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Winners: Keanu Neal, Atlanta Falcons (12 votes); and Karl Joseph, Oakland Raiders (11 votes)

So far, we've seen everything from top-five draft picks to undrafted free agents. Draft slot is not a guarantee of NFL success.

At the safety position, though, the word of the day is chalk. The first two players drafted at the position in 2016 made our all-rookie team.

Karl Joseph was the first true safety drafted in 2016, at No. 14 by the Oakland Raiders. It took the former West Virginia star a little while to work his way into the starting lineup, but as he told ESPN.com's Paul Gutierrez, with each passing week he gets more at ease at the back end of the Oakland defense.

"Every week I go out there, I get a little more comfortable. I’m just trusting the process. Still battling with the knee a little bit, so I’ve just got to keep trusting the process and keep growing and keep getting better every week."

Three picks after Joseph was selected, the Atlanta Falcons drafted Florida's Keanu Neal. Preseason knee surgery slowed Neal's path to playing time, but of late he's become a key defensive component for the NFC South leaders.

Neal spent time in the offseason training with Seattle's Kam Chancellor, who told John Boyle of the Seahawks' website that he was impressed with what he saw from his rookie protege: "Anytime I see guys that’s compared to me or guys that say they model themselves after my game I reach out to them. Just to give them little tidbits, little insights on the things that I’ve experienced through my seven years now. Just anything to give him an edge."

Neal, for his part, said he learned X's and O's aren't necessarily the key to greatness in the NFL: "It’s all about having willpower. There’s a lot of talent in the NFL, but what separates the good from the great is their willpower. Having that grit and that want no matter what. That’s definitely one thing I am going to carry with me for the rest of my career."

Having the next Chancellor wouldn't be a bad thing for the Falcons.

And having a talented pair of versatile first-year safeties isn't a bad thing for our squad.

Others receiving votes: Vonn Bell, New Orleans Saints (1 vote)