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Dave Holcomb

Dave Holcomb began working as a sports writer in 2013 after graduating from Syracuse University. Over the past six years, he has covered the NFL, NHL, MLB, fantasy sports, college football and basketball, and New Jersey high school sports for numerous print and online publications. Follow Holcomb on Twitter at @dmholcomb.

The most electric players in the NFL

To spread the love, we didn't include two players from the same team on our list. Performance from the first five weeks of the 2019 season, and not previous seasons, also carried the most weight.

The most surprising player on every NFL team so far

Whether it be an up-and-coming young player or a veteran avoiding Father Time, there is someone who emerges as a surprise on every NFL team each year. Here is the most surprising player on every team in the league through five weeks:

Brett Favre: Career retrospective

On Thursday, Brett Favre turns 50 years old. Here is a look back at his NFL career and life after football.

Ranking the NFL uniforms from worst to best

Fair warning: I'm a sucker for the old, classic looks, but I did my best to give some of the newer, modern-looking uniforms their fair standing too. It's also worth noting that while all uniform combinations were considered, my grading scale was mostly based off each team's primary home uniform.

The 25 hardest hitters in the NFL

Even with more emphasis on player safety than ever previously in NFL history, fans still love a good hit. Nothing can get them out of their seats or shouting "Ohhhh" more than a great body blow.

The 10 best trash talkers in the NFL

There's a fair share of great trash talkers in the NFL, so it's hard to narrow it down to just 10. To make this list, as the saying goes, you have to walk the walk in addition to talking the talk.

College quarterbacks most likely to be NFL stars

Since 2016, at least 10 quarterbacks have been drafted each year, including at least three every year in the first round. During the 2018 NFL Draft, a record five signal-callers heard their names called in the first round. So the question is...who's going to be next?

Ranking the NFL front offices heading into the season

There's obviously a lot of subjectivity involved in ranking the NFL front offices. Wins and losses are heavily influential, but we also weighed draft picks, free agent signings and trades, along with professionalism and classiness, as measurements for our list.

Ranking the NFL coaches heading into 2019

For our list, recent success and total body of work were both big factors, but I also attempted to keep an eye on which coaches could have the most success this upcoming season.

NFL records and noteworthy achievements that could happen in 2019

New NFL records are set every year, but 2019 could be a truly special season. Here are 10 records or milestones that could be reached this fall.

The 25 best NFL defensive players of the 2010s

It's hard to believe, but the second decade of the 21st century is nearly complete. With the 2019 season, there is still time to influence who lands where among a list of the best NFL defenders of the decade.

The 25 best wide receivers and tight ends of the 2010s

It's hard to believe, but the second decade of the 21st century is nearly complete. With the 2019 season, there is still time to influence who lands where among a list of the best wide receivers and tight ends of the decade.

The 25 best running backs of the 2010s

It's hard to believe, but the second decade of the 21st century is nearly complete. With the 2019 season, there is still time to influence who lands where among a list of the best running backs of the decade.

The 25 best quarterbacks of the 2010s

It's hard to believe, but the second decade of the 21st century is nearly complete. But with the 2019 season, there is still time to influence who lands where among a list of the best signal-callers of this decade.

The biggest flaws for every NFL team early in training camp

No team is perfect, but the best teams improve or hide their biggest weakness. Here is each NFL squad's most glaring flaw early in training camp.

Every NFL team's most exciting young player

The NFL is a star-driven league. Despite quarterbacks playing longer than ever before, most of those stars are younger than 25. Here are the most exciting young players on each team in the NFL:

The best playmaker on every NFL team

Whether it is a dual-threat quarterback or a once-in-a-generation defender, every franchise in today's NFL has at least one playmaker. Here is the best playmaker on each NFL team heading into the 2019 season.

The 30 best NFL players in their 30s

Football is a young man's game, but there are several 30-year-olds still getting the job done in the NFL. Here are the top 30 NFL players in their 30s.

The 25 best NFL players under the age of 25

In the NFL, it doesn't take long for rookies to be able to make an impact. Then by their second or third years, those players are some of the best in the league.

Banned by MLB, 'Shoeless Joe' Jackson has Hall of Fame-like shrine where he died

Dave Holcomb tells the story of the house-turned-museum in Greenville, S.C., where the lifetime .356 hitter lived until 1951. 

The best athlete celebrations

Fans of a sport will know all the good athletes. But an athlete can become a cultural icon with a great celebration. Here are some of the best athlete celebrations of the last 60 years.

Which players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play. As far as heralded accomplishments that can be achieved in one contest, it doesn't get much better than the four-homer game.

Athletes and charity

Athletes do plenty of good on the field, but they also do tremendous work off of it as well. Here we highlight the athletes who do inspiring charity work away from the game. 

MLB players who played in the College World Series

With the 2019 College World Series starting Saturday, let's take a look back at 25 current major leaguers who played on the biggest stage at the college level.

The most important draft pick for every MLB franchise

Drafting isn't any less important in baseball than in any other sport. It's just a slower process, but the best way to build a World Series team is through the draft. Here are the most important draft picks for every MLB franchise in the history of the baseball draft, which dates back to 1965.