Last NFL season saw the African conversation dominated by New Orleans Saints rookie Alvin Kamara, with a bit of Nelson Agholor of the Eagles thrown in, but what will 2018 hold?
With kickoff right around the corner, on Thursday 6 September, here are the African players to keep tabs on this season.
Don't sleep on these rookies
Duke Ejiofor (Outside linebacker, Houston Texans)
Houstonian Duke Ejiofor finds himself suiting up for his hometown Houston Texans. The Wake Forest University graduate slipped in the 2018 NFL draft due to injury concerns as he recovered from labrum surgery.