Who’s ready to make a leap?

ESPN NFL insider Field Yates, who co-hosts ESPN’s “Fantasy Football Now,” weighed in with Yardbarker recently on NFL players who could have standout seasons in their second year in the league.

“Year 1 to Year 2 is … one of the biggest, if not the biggest years of growth, in football,” Yates said.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams and wide receiver Rome Odunze

Yates mentioned two 2024 top-10 picks first.

“Caleb and Rome both get the Ben Johnson bump," Yates said of these Bears, selected with the Nos. 1 and 9 overall picks, respectively.

In his three seasons in charge of Detroit's offense, new Bears HC Johnson's unit finished in the top five in total yards and scoring each season. As the starting quarterback, Williams, Yates said, clearly should ben

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