Predicting Every NFL Team's Most Surprising Starter Ahead of Training CampBy Kristopher Knox , Featured Columnist Jul 2, 2014 
Everybody loves a pleasant surprise. This is especially true in the NFL, where an unexpected star can help change the fortunes of a franchise in a hurry.The best recent example is probably Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, a former third-round draft pick who snatched the starting job away from Seattle's high-priced free agent as a rookie and helped deliver a Super Bowl title less than two years later.Unfortunately for franchises not situated in the Pacific Northwest, stories like Wilson's don't unfold on a very regular basis.However, this doesn't mean that each NFL team can't see a surprise starter emerge from training camp and make his mark on the regular season.Just for the fun of it, we are going to take a look at recent reports, rumors and trends around the league to try to predict each team's 2014 surprise starter before training camp battles get underway. 
Atlanta FalconsFS Dwight LoweryThough his NFL career got off to a promising start (seven interceptions and two touchdowns in his first three years), safety Dwight Lowery has slipped toward obscurity due to injuries in recent years.However, it appears that Lowery will be given a chance to jump back into the national spotlight as a member of the Atlanta Falcons in 2014. ESPN's Vaughn McClure reported back in May that he was already working with the No. 1 defense at free safety.Lowery has made 41 NFL starts in his career, so he definitely has the experience needed to make an impact in Atlanta's secondary. However, it is still a surprise to see such an unheralded free agent thrust directly into a starting role.According to Daniel Cox of AtlantaFalcons.com, Lowery has said that Atlanta was the only team to show him any interest this offseason. Now, he will have a chance to make the Falcons look smart for doing so. 
Carolina PanthersG Trai TurnerIt can be a risky proposition to thrust a rookie into a starting role along an NFL offensive line, especially when that rookie is an early-exit third-rounder.However, LSU product Trai Turner has the size (6'2", 310 pounds) and the pedigree to step in at guard for the Carolina Panthers almost immediately."The newcomer here is LSU's Trai Turner, chosen No. 92 overall and a strong bet to open the year inside at right guard alongside rock-solid center Ryan Kalil." NFL.com's Marc Sessler recently wrote in an evaluation of the team's potential starting lineup.The good news is that starting next to a Pro Bowl center in Kalil should help allow Turner to disguise his rookie deficiencies. At just 21 years old, Turner will also have plenty of room for improvement. 
New Orleans SaintsCB Stanley Jean-BaptisteBack in May, NFL.com's Marc Sessler predicted that veteran free agent Champ Bailey would earn a starting cornerback job opposite Keenan Lewis.However, rookie second-round pick Stanley Jean-Baptiste may just have an opportunity to pry that job away form the near-legendary veteran if he can adapt to the NFL game quickly enough.Injuries limited Bailey to just five games a year ago, and he has notched just four interceptions over the past three seasons. He was ranked 141st overall among NFL cornerbacks in 2013 by Pro Football Focus.If Bailey can regain his Pro Bowl form after injury, then Jean-Baptiste will likely have an opportunity to come along slowly. However, he made numerous plays during OTAs and has flashed impressive potential, according to ESPN's Mike Triplett. If Jean-Baptiste does get an early opportunity to work with the starters, don't be too surprised if he never relinquishes the job.
Tampa Bay BuccaneersOG Patrick OmamehIf you're not a die-hard Michigan Wolverine or Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan (and perhaps even if you are a Bucs fan), the name Patrick Omameh probably doesn't ring a bell.Signed as an undrafted free agent in 2013, Omameh has yet to appear in a regular-season NFL game. However, he could be holding down one of the starting guard spots for the Buccaneers in Week 1.According to ESPN's Pat Yasinskas, Omameh has spent most of the offseason working with the first-team unit. He will, of course, have to beat out the likes of Oniel Cousins and Jamon Meredith to keep the starting job.For what it's worth, Meredith and Cousins were ranked 64th and 71st, respectively, by Pro Football Focus for the 2013 season.For every team.....link
