Casey Hayward, Chandler Jones, Robert Griffin III Among Top 10 Rookies in 2012 NFL Season (Photos)

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Oct 14, 2012

Casey Hayward, Chandler Jones, Robert Griffin III Among Top 10 Rookies in 2012 NFL Season (Photos)The season is young, but we've seen enough football to see which rookies are already playing at a near-elite NFL level.

This year, certain positions like quarterback, running back and linebacker have seen an influx in rookie talent already playing at a high level. Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Ryan Tannehill have all been impressive as rookie signal callers already outplaying the veterans that were starting on their respective rosters last season.

Every year we see a few rookie running backs tear up the field, this year's crop includes Trent Richardson, Brandon Bolden and Alfred Morris.

Linebacker is typically a very difficult position to learn as a rookie since there's so many different roles in the middle of the defense, but we're already seeing many players like Bobby Wagner, Dont'a Hightower and Mychal Kendricks starting and excelling.

Not all of those players could make our top 10 rookie list and some like the Eagles' Brandon Boykin and Bills left tackle Cordy Glenn just missed the list.

Check out the top 10 rookies in the NFL>>

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