What 2010 NFL first-round draft choices must step it up in 2011? Clifton Brown, of the Sporting News, lists five that he thinks the jury is still out on.

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San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews

It's way too early to call any of these guys busts, and Brown doesn't, but I do agree that 2011 will be pivotal for these players.

Bryant has more off-the-filed concerns than anything, while Mathews and McCoy suffered through injury-plagued season, so they need to be given a little bit of the benefit of the doubt.

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