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Breakout Player of the Year

49ers HB Thomas Rawls

The 49ers were in a cap crunch and had to cut or simply not re-sign several veteran members of their offense, including inconsistent former first round pick HB Giovanni Bernard. Instead of taking one of the falling HB prospects in the first round, the 49ers had a HB competition in the preseason, in which Rawls won. Coming in with a 3.7 career YPC and 6 TDs on around 750 rushing yards, Rawls had arguably the most productive season by a non-Tatum Bell HB in franchise history with nearly 1800 total yards and 16 TDs on 3.9 rushing YPC to help carry the offense to a 12-4 record and the franchise's first #1 conference seed.

Jets C Maurkice Pouncey

The first ever C taken in the first round, Pouncey had bouts of injury (missed 11 games in S10 and S12) and pass protection woes (40 sacks allowed in S11, S13, and S14). In a contract year while blocking primarily for a sub-80, 33-year-old HB, Pouncey had far and away his best season shatter his previous highs in blocks (75 vs 50 before) while allowing just 7 sacks (10.7 blocks per sack allowed is great, phenomenal even for an interior OL) as HB Selvin Young had career highs in yards and touchdowns to help the offense score enough points to avoid double digit losses for the first time since S11.

49ers OLB Ryan Shazier

Coming back to the 49ers, they had won between 6-8 games each season from S9 to S14, so the franchise was long mirred in mediocrity and at a crossroad given the financial woes making their future core murky. Things didn't look good when long-time stud LBs Korey Norton and Zach Orr went down early (both played seven games) for a team needing a breakthrough. Shazier more than stepped up recording 157 tackles, 6 sacks, 4 INTs, 4 FFs, and a FR as a LB, Def Player, and MVP candidate as the 49ers won a franchise-best 12 games.

Orcas DT Aaron Donald

Donald had a modest start to his career being primarily a run-stuff with the occasional sack (7 in his first 32 games). Given some new front seven supporting cast around him, Donald became a wrecking ball this season with 13 sacks (tied for 3rd in league), 6 FFs (lead league and tied for most in B8NFLL history), and 2 FRs as he helped the Orcas defense finish in the Top 5 in both sacks and FFs as they made the playoffs for the first time since S2 and their first division crown.

Express FS Jeff Heath

An under-the-radar AI draft day trade in S14, Heath was to supplant retired former 1st round pick Pat Watkins, who didn't do much to stand out in his career. Heath didn't do much to stand out either with 32 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT, and 1 FR. He entered S15 with 41 tackles and the lone sack, INT, and FR. He finally gave the Express production from a FS that they had never seen before as his 58 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INTs, and 4 FRs far exceeded what he gave the team last season as he helped the Express finish in the Top 5 in total defense, pass defense, and turnover differential as they matched a career best 12-4 record despite being near the top of the league in starters games lost due to injury.
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