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#rookies

Receiver Konata Mumpfield and running back Jarquez Hunter demonstrated significant skills during training camp, with evaluations pending until live-tackling situations in games occur.

On his first target of training camp on Tuesday, he wasn't on the same page as quarterback Dak Prescott when he kept running on what Prescott thought was a curl route. Since then, each target for Pickens has found his hands.

Fan excitement is highest for the drafted rookies, overshadowing returning second-year players, with RB Bill Croskey-Merritt generating notable buzz despite limited prior performance. When asked about which player fans wanted to return in 2026, Deebo Samuel dominated the votes, indicating strong interest in his potential impact compared to veterans like Bobby Wagner and Austin Ekeler.

I feel like just the vibes in the clubhouse have been really good. We've got a lot of good guys in there. I feel like it starts in there and we bring it out on the field together.

I'm going to embrace it and have fun, but it's not going to be easy," Hunter said. "I expect to learn and grow as much as possible this season."

It's really difficult to predict that someone is going to be successful out of the gate," Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow told ESPN this week. "You're making these long-term, probabilistic bets that guys who perform the way Kristian and Marcelo and Roman have tend to be productive big leaguers."

"Michkov had 26 goals and 37 assists for points in 80 games... He led all rookies in goal scoring and tied Celebrini in points for second."