The 2020 NFL rookie class at wide receiver carried a pile of expectations into a strange, unprecedented season long before the first pass was thrown.
Despite no on-field work in the offseason due to COVID-19 restrictions, no preseason games and a slew of largely virtual-only meetings with their position coaches, the group did exactly what people in the league believed it would -- have immediate, even historical, impact.
Eight rookies topped 50 receptions this past season, five topped 800 receiving yards and seven caught at least five touchdown passes. According to ESPN Stats & Information, the five rookies with at least 800 yards receiving tied for the most in a season, equalling the 2014 group -- Odell Beckham Jr.