The NFL Draft has passed, rookies have pretty much all signed their contracts and training camps are finally getting under way. You know what that means? Football is right around the corner. In a week or so time, the Colts and Packers will take the field for the first NFL preseason game of the 2016 season. Following that, the rest of the NFL's 32 teams will play their first preseason match-ups. As always, this time of year brings loads of excitement. During the progression of the preseason, we start to look at our team and figure out who may or may not make an impact. That leads us straight to the rookies, whose preseason is filled with a lot more pressure than a veteran. Rookies need to impress from the start, and then continue to impress through the season. With that said, here are some NFL rookies I think you need to look out for in 2016.

Jared Goff, QB, Los Angeles Rams

This is clearly the most obvious, due to Goff being the number 1 overall pick. The 6 foot 4 inch California-born QB out of the University of California was taken first overall after the Rams traded multiple picks to the Titans in order to move to the top of the draft. As the first pick, Goff has a lot of pressure on him to start and have an immediate impact this year. I personally think he can do it. Goff is given a little bit of a boost coming into the league because he is playing for a team that won 7 games last year. That is not typical of a team who holds the number 1 overall pick. With that, Goff has a team to work around. He has a solid defense behind him, but the questions arise in his receiving core. He does have veteran WR Kenny Britt and slot receiver Tavon Austin in his arsenal, but at TE, a position that often acts as a blanket for rookie QBs, the team is very weak. That being said, I think that the running game behind Goff helps his ability to perform. Gurley, one of the league's top running backs last year, will help Goff buy time with the play action and give him plenty of time to throw the ball. That will allow him to find his receivers down the field and make those beautiful throws he was known for at Cal. In my opinion, a quarterback who throws for 43 touchdowns in one season and has been consistent in his accuracy will translate to the NFL just fine, especially with the team he has around him. Now he does have to play the Seahawks and Cardinals twice a year, which could prove to be very tough tests. But I think that the rookie QB will show the league that the Rams were right to trade up to draft him.

My predictions for Goff are he will throw 25 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 2016 while leading the team to a .500 record this season.

Ezekiel Elliot, RB, Dallas Cowboys

Elliott may have been the most talked about rookie coming out of the draft this year. The RB was a standout at Ohio State and led the team to an improbable national championship a couple years ago. Elliott may not have won the Heisman Trophy, but he was easily one of the nation's top RBs each of the last two years. He is still fresh, only taking on about 250-300 carries each year and he is very versatile coming out of the backfield. Not only can he run the ball efficiently with breakaway speed, but the former Buckeye has caught almost 30 balls out of the backfield each of the last couple years as well. In terms of this translating to the Cowboys, like most of the NFL's top analysts, I think that it is a perfect fit. We all watched how talented the Cowboys offense was two years ago when DeMarco Murray was in the backfield and Tony Romo was healthy. The running and passing game fed off of each other. The pieces are already there. A QB that when healthy, is a true talent in the league. A talented offensive line that is heralded as one of the best in the NFL, and a couple of players in the receiving core in Dez Bryant and Jason Witten, who will open up the run game just like they did two years ago. I think Elliott fits right in and will produce smaller, but equally, as effective numbers as DeMarco Murray did not so long ago. Especially if Romo gets hurt. It is hard for me to see the rookie RB from Ohio State not playing well this year in the Cowboys offense.

My prediction for Elliott in 2016: 1,300 rushing yards, 8 TDs, 10 receptions, 80 receiving yards

A'Shawn Robinson, DL, Detroit Lions

I feel like A'Shawn Robinson is a player that is not really talked about in regards to making an impact for his this team this year and I am not quite sure why. I personally think that the second-round pick out of Alabama will be very key to the Lions defense this year. The Lions have a lot to deal with this season with the Packers and Vikings both looking impressive on paper and having solid running backs coming out of the backfield along with good passing games. They lost DT Ndamukong Suh before last year to the Miami Dolphins in free agency and did not have much of a presence in the middle of their defensive line last year. I think Robinson will step up and fill in that role very well. The 6 foot 4, 312 lb Defensive Lineman had close to 50 total tackles each of the last two seasons and was a presence for the Alabama defense that won the national championship last year. I think that in a defense that needs everything it can get to put pressure on quarterbacks and control the run game, Robinson helps sure up the middle of the Lions defensive line and fill in for the loss of Suh. Robinson undoubtedly will be a force for offensive lines to deal with in 2016.

My predictions for Robinson in 2016: 30 tackles, 6 Tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

Sterling Shepard, WR, New York Giants

I think Shepard was one of the best picks in the 2016 draft. I think that the drafting of a WR is one of the smartest things that the Giants could have done, especially with the talent pool left on the board when they picked in the second round. Shepard, a talented WR out of Oklahoma, was one of the most touted wide-receiving products coming out of college this year. The second round pick had 86 receptions for 1288 yards and 11 touchdowns last year for an Oklahoma team that was a bit of surprise last year, but that is not the reason I think this is such a smart move. The reason being is because of Victor Cruz. With the taking of Shepard in the second round, whose talent matches up with some of the top WRs in this draft, the Giants have now provided a safety blanket for Victor Cruz. What I mean by this is that Victor Cruz is still a question. The WR has barely played any games in the last 2 years and it remains to be seen if he can still be as effective as he was before the injury. If Cruz is not what he used to be and cannot provide in the way the Giants need to, they have Shepard there to take control of that number 2 WR position, or maybe even fill that role before the season starts. If Cruz does perform well, then the Giants have three solid WR options for Eli Manning, as well as a host of running backs to work with. Shepard was most likely not taken earlier in the draft because of his height, but I think that he will perform and show us his top-tier capabilities, giving the Giants everything they could possibly want out of him and more. He definitely will make the offense more powerful.

My predictions for Shepard in 2016: 45 receptions, 500 yards, 6 TDs