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2017 NFL season: Top 10 week 1 rookie performances

By Sayre Bedinger

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CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 10: DeShone Kizer #7 of the Cleveland Browns eludes T.J. Watt #90 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – SEPTEMBER 10: DeShone Kizer #7 of the Cleveland Browns eludes T.J. Watt #90 of the Pittsburgh Steelers at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 10, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /

4. T.J. Watt, OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers

You want to impress as an NFL rookie?

Put a move like this on the best left tackle in the NFL:

https://twitter.com/LedyardNFLDraft/status/907271023422304258

T.J. Watt, the first round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, had himself a day in his NFL debut against the Cleveland Browns.

As is the case with any rookie performance, it wasn’t all perfect (Watt had a couple missed tackles) but it was extremely impressive as the younger brother of J.J. Watt had two sacks and an interception in his NFL debut.

Unlike his brother, who is a terror on the defensive line, T.J. is capable of dropping back in coverage and moving around the front seven in a few different ways. Of course, J.J. is probably athletic enough I should just eat those words, but the interception we saw from Watt is one of the most athletic plays we saw in all of week one.

This guy is going to be a force for the Steelers this season.

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