5 NFL players who have too much hype around them ahead of 2022-23 season

With the draft being done and the NFL Schedule for the 2022-23 season set, the focus now turns to the rosters and who will come out as world champions at the end of the season. In achieving their objectives, each franchise will be trusting in their players to deliver for them.

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However, the questions are, which players should be trusted, and who should not? While we will not know until the games begin to separate the meat from the bones, we do know some players who are being hyped, who may not be all that they are. Here, we look at players who we we believe may not live up to the hype in the 2022-23 season.

Players who may not live up to expectations in the 2022-23 season

#1 - Chase Young, DE, Washington Commanders

Chase Young was the 2020 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and made the Pro Bowl after he accumulated 7.5 sacks in 15 games. Much was expected of him in the 2021 season, but that ended prematurely after nine games due to an ACL tear. The hype and hope around him is that he has recovered for the 2022-23 season and will return to his previous form.

But what was his previous form? While his rookie year was great, he did not kick on from there in 2021, as one would expect a rookie to get better. In the nine games he played, he had only 1.5 sacks, which, over a 17-game season, would have been less than three. The effect of the injury may slow him down more, too.

#2 - Kirk Cousins, QB, Minnesota Vikings

When Kirk Cousins signed with Minnesota, he became the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL at the time. Much has already been expected from him, and he is certainly hyped by the team personnel who threw so much money at him. He has signed a $35 million extension for the 2022-23 season.

But his performances have been less than stellar. The Vikings have missed the playoffs completely in the last couple of seasons, and in each season, they have lost nine games and finished with a losing record. This is in a division that is historically poor, with the Detroit Lions being one of the weakest teams in the league and the Chicago Bears struggling to get going. If he cannot do it on as flat a track as this, he might not change much in the 2022-23 season.