NFL Preseason 2015: Report Card Grades for All 1st-Round Rookies After Week 1

August 18, 2015   ·   Dan Hope   ·   Jump to comments

After months of preparation on their part and hype from everyone else, NFL rookies finally had the opportunity to take the field for live game action this past week as the league had its first of four full slates of preseason games for all 32 teams.
While the box scores of preseason outings are ultimately meaningless and forgettable, the games constitute important experience for young players, especially rookies. As such, a majority of the 2015 NFL draft’s top picks—including No. 1 overall pick Jameis Winston and No. 2 overall pick Marcus Mariota—received a significant portion of playing time in Week 1.
Eight first-round picks were unable to play in their preseason openers because of injuries. We have graded the other 24 based on how well (or not well) they performed within their allotments of snaps in Week 1.
Not all 24 of those rookies had equal opportunities in Week 1—some played only two or three series with first-team units, while others work...

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