PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Every year new players breakout in the NFL and become stars.

ESPN.com ranked their top 25 breakout prospects for 2016 and there was one Philadelphia Eagles player on the list: second-year linebacker Jordan Hicks. Hicks was ranked as the sixth most likely breakout candidate.

"Hicks played an immediate role for the Eagles, with the highest run-stop rate among all linebackers on the team last year," Rivers McCown wrote for ESPN.com. "Going forward, he projects as a true three-down linebacker."

In eight games as a rookie with the Eagles, Hicks tallied 42 tackles, two interceptions (one for a touchdown), three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, and a sack.

Hicks' only question, as noted by McCown, is his health. Dating back to his time at Texas, three of Hicks' last four seasons have been cut short due to season-ending injuries.

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To be eligible for this list, the requirements are: drafted in the third round or later, entered the NFL between 2013 and 2015, fewer than 500 career snaps, have not signed a contract extension, and age 26 or younger in 2016.

Ranking ahead of Hicks (from No. 5 to No. 1) was New York Giants DE Owamagbe Odighizuwa, Seattle Seahawks RB Thomas Rawls, Indianapolis Colts DE Henry Anderson, Minnesota Vikings DE Danielle Hunter, and Arizona Cardinals RB David Johnson.

You can see the full list here.