WR Mecole Hardman

Who would have thought that the Chiefs would have been able to snag one of the most impressive rookies in the NFL this season at pick No. 56 in the 2019 NFL draft? Mecole Hardman has earned the nickname “Jet” after showcasing his impressive speed on a weekly basis.

If you doubt Hardman’s speed, he has two of the top-10 fastest speeds by a ball carrier in 2019. According to NFL’s Next Gen Stats, Hardman leads the NFL in average separation with 4.5 yards. That means that the nearest defender is 4.5 yards from Hardman on average when he makes a catch or incompletion.

Through 10 games to start the season, Hardman has 21 catches, 437 yards and five touchdowns. That’s good for the fourth-most receiving yardage by a rookie this season trailing only D.K. Metcalf, Terry McLaurin and A.J. Brown. He’s currently tied with Metcalf and McLaurin for the most touchdowns by a rookie receiver with five.