#rookies

#rookies

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.

Daniels and Nix were fantasy starters as rookies. Daniels and Nix didn't enter their rookie season with especially notable supporting casts, but that didn't stop either from using a combination of terrific passing and rushing production en route to a top-10 fantasy campaign.

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 is me more opening up to my new teammates. Them getting chance to know me. I already know X [former Miami and current Titans teammate Xavier Restrepo] and have a connection with him."

"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."

I thought we did a pretty good job. He got himself in trouble with some walks, but we were missing kind of a big hit all night. We did put pressure on him, that we needed to, but he made pitches. Especially in the third inning when we had bases loaded and one out, and he made pitches there. So give him credit. We made him throw strikes, and he struggled a little bit with that. The stuff is really good, but I thought we did a good job of executing our game plan there.

"I liked [Sarr's] aggressiveness early, attacking the rim. We missed a ton of those little chippy shots in the paint that may have helped us, but sometimes that's how it goes. But our connectivity and focus wasn't as high as it has been."