When the New York Giants open training camp later this month in East Rutherford, NJ, they’ll do so with the hopes of putting their recent injury woes behind them and returning to the sort of success they’re used to.

Additionally, they’ll also be aiming to get new players — acquired via both free agency and the NFL Draft — acclimated prior to their Week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys.

All in all, there will be a lot to absorb for the team and fans alike. They’ve got new high-priced free agents, talented rookies with high ceilings, returning veterans and a whole slew of players coming off of serious injuries.

Ultimately, there will be a lot to watch and much to process. But which players will be worthy of the most attention? The answer to that is obviously subjective, but for the sake of debate, we’ll take a look at a few over the next several days.

Linebacker, Kelvin Sheppard

On the surface, Sheppard appears to be little more than a veteran addition to the revolving door that is Big Blue’s linebacker corps. However, as we inch closer to the start of camp, there seems to be some hype evolving around him.

Sheppard, who spent the last two seasons as a member of the Miami Dolphins, had a career year in 2015, recording 105 tackles, two passes defensed and an impressive 14 stuffs. Despite that, he never really earned the honor of being listed among the league’s best linebackers, often just drawing a “solid player” label.

Still, for the oft-injured New York Giants, “solid” would be a welcomed addition. But there are some — like retired punter Jeff Feagles — who expect greater things from Sheppard in 2016.

“My surprise player would be Kelvin Sheppard,” Feagles told Giants.com. “Last year he had 13 starts and over 100 tackles, so don’t be surprised if he’s in that starting lineup.”

Sheppard will potentially enter camp in competition at both WILL and MIKE. In the middle, he’ll battle it out with Keenan Robinson and presumptive starter Jasper Brinkley, while his competition at WILL will consist of J.T. Thomas and Jonathan Casillas, both of whom the team signed a year ago.

Whether or not he lands a starting job as Feagles predicted remains to be seen, but the opportunity is most certainly there and if nothing else, he’ll provide the Giants with quality veteran depth. Which, ironically, is exactly how Jasper Brinkley got started with Big Blue and he finished last season having started nine consecutive games.