2025 NFL All-Breakout Team, Offense: Rome Odunze, Xavier Worthy to lead Bears, Chiefs passing attacks

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Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks knows the ins and outs of this league, providing keen insight in his notebook. In today’s installment, he spotlights 11 offensive players poised to make noise in 2025.

The start of NFL training camps is just a few weeks away, with a host of players set to make the jump from role players to key contributors this season. Although most breakout performers tease the football world before ascending to stardom, we have watched a handful of young players in the past make their marks after settling in as second or third-year players.

Last year in this space, I accurately identified Jaxson Smith-Njiba, Khalil Shakir, Matthew Bergeron, and Joe Tippmann as offensive players who were ready to break out in 2024. And although Bryce Young‘s breakout season was a bit of a bumpy ride, the former No. 1 overall pick also validated his spot on my list with a strong sophomore campaign that has fans buzzing in Charlotte heading into this season.

Given some time to take an extended look at some of the second- and third-year players around the league, here is my list of offensive breakout players to watch in 2025.

Falcons fans should be excited about the offense’s potential with Penix at the helm, despite the small sample size by which we can judge the QB so far — he started just three games and appeared in five as a rookie last season. The left-hander has a wealth of playmakers at his disposal, with the size (Drake London), speed (Darnell Mooney), athleticism (Kyle Pitts) and explosiveness (Bijan Robinson) to score from anywhere on the field. As offensive coordinator Zac Robinson tweaks the scheme to build around Penix’s big arm and gunslinger mentality, the Falcons could become a scoring machine, with a spectacular sophomore dropping bombs in a vertical-based passing game designed to produce more explosive plays.

After rushing for 839 yards as a rookie, the fifth-round running back has an opportunity to surpass the 1,200-yard mark in an offense that features more efficient quarterback play with veteran leader Russell Wilson set to take over from  Daniel Jones  . The improved passing game will lead to more light boxes (six or fewer defenders) and wider lanes for the former college wide receiver to scoot through on off-tackle runs and designed cut-back plays. With Wilson also expected to target Tracy frequently on swing, screen and option routes in the pass game, the Giants’ unheralded RB1 could put up massive scrimmage yard totals as a multi-purpose threat from the backfield.

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