2021 NFL Preseason Week 1 Which rookies shined and which disappointed in their NFL debuts
2021 NFL Preseason Week 1 Which rookies shined and which disappointed in their NFL debuts
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The start of the 2021 NFL regular season is still a few weeks away. But lucky for us, there is some actual football on our television screens this weekend.Each team will play three preseason games this year (except for the and , who will play four, including the already-completed Hall of Fame Game), and this weekend marks the first of them for most teams. In fact, there are 22 teams playing their first preseason game on Saturday.Because most teams don't play most of their starters in the early preseason contests, we've got our eye on the rookies at the moment. In the space below, we're going to chart some of the notable highs and lows of the 2021 rookie cla s as they see their first real NFL action.For a full breakdown of Fields' performance, as well as those of fellow rookies Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, and , check out Cody Benjamin's . rookie Justin Fields showed exactly why he was such a highly touted prospect. He finished his debut game 14 of 20 for 142 yards and a touchdown through the air, while adding five carries for 33 yards and another score on the ground. His performance from LeBron James, as well as just about everybody who was watching. Endzone, meet . : Fox32 & | Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) Backpedalling right into the endzone. | : Fox32 & Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) Waddle, the No. 6 overall selection, played 19 snaps of 23 with the starters (in the absence of and ) but was largely uninvolved in the offense during his preseason debut. However, he showed off his gamebreaking skill set with a 24-yard punt return that at first looked like it was going nowhere before he abruptly reversed field and hit the , turning the corner for a big gain to give the Dolphins good field position. Waddle with Nick Bellore Jersey a solid punt return to kick off his debut. | : on (or check local listings): NFL (@NFL) The ' first two draft picks helped spearhead a 33-6 blowout against the Kirk Cousins-le s . Patrick Surtain II had a nice pa s breakup early in the game, reading eyes on a slant to before breaking on the ball and knocking it away to force fourth down. Later, he jumped an under-thrown out route from Browning to Smith-Marsette, picking it off and taking it to the house. PS2 said, "Nah." | : Denver Broncos (@Broncos) PS2 with the PICK-6 Not a bad debut, ! : Denver Broncos (@Broncos) It was a somewhat quieter debut for Denver's second-round pick, though Williams did get most of the work with the starters in the absence of . Williams carried five times for 29 yards, showing good burst and decisive quickne s that should make him a strong contributor for the Broncos offense throughout this season.In the same game, Vikings rookie quarterback struggled to throw the ball (6 of 16 for 56 yards) but made some plays with his legs, including a scramble that picked up a first down. (Smith-Marsette, who was the intended receiver on Surtain's two big plays, had two catches for 16 yards on six targets.) Undrafted running back out of Kentucky was the lone star of the day for the Vikings, rushing for 100 yards on 25 carries, This cut by : on (or check local listings): NFL (@NFL) The No. 1 overall pick was strip-sacked on the first snap of his career by defensive tackle . Luckily, Lawrence recovered the ball himself to avoid the turnover. He later completed his first pa s to . on a smoke screen, then stood tall on a third down and found on a curl route to pick up a new set of downs. Just getting started.: on NFLN #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) Jacksonville was forced to punt on that drive, but Lawrence came back on the next series and picked up another third-down conversion with another pa s to Jones -- this one for 35 yards on third-and-10. Lawrence had plenty of time in the pocket, stepped to his right and then up, and delivered the ball over the top of the defender to Jones, who climbed the ladder and plucked it out of the air. Trevor Lawrence with the highlight of the game so far. John Shipley (@_John_Shipley) Lawrence's former Clemson teammate, Travis Etienne, was notably absent from the proceedings on the team's first drive. He was not on the field for any of the eight snaps, with Warren Moon Jersey five going to and three to . Etienne did play five snaps of the next drive and had one carry for 2 yards. Lawrence finished his debut 6 of 9 for 71 with two sacks. Once the backups came in, Browns rookie picked up a sack of on an up-the-middle blitz. Not a great start for the Jacksonville offensive line. . getting after the quarterback | Cleveland Browns (@Browns) Two of the ' big offseason acquisitions combined to take down Tom Brady on the first drive of the preseason. beat Bucs left tackle around the edge on one side of the line, while third-round pick Joseph O sai beat with an inside move on the other. They arrived at the quarterback at the same time and took Brady to the ground on third-and-10, ending Tampa's drive. Pretty good start to & Trey Hendrickson's time in Cincinnati. WATCH: Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) O sai would later add two more tackles after Brady left the game. First-round pick , meanwhile, picked up his first catch on a that he was able to take for a 16-yard gain thanks to good blocking in front of him. Cincy's drive was ultimately cut short by a fumble.No. 2 overall pick had a solid debut for the Jets. He targeted free agent signing early and often, throwing to Davis all four times he dropped back on the team's first drive. Wilson made a couple nice throws on third downs, and finished his night 6 of 9 for 63 yards. Wilson-to-Davis. Right on time. on WNBC & New York Jets (@nyjets) Rookie running back worked in a timeshare with veteran , with the pair splitting carries and snaps with the first-team offense. Johnson outcarried Carter 7-5 and outgained him 30-17. On the other side of the ball, first-round pick , but second-round pick made a nice play, a block from stud left tackle to bring Carter to the ground for a short gain on one of his carries. A couple of the Jets' defensive rookies combined for a nice play as well, with forcing a red-zone fumble by , and jumping on the ball for the recovery. The rooks making it happen! OUR BALL! on WNBC & New York Jets (@nyjets) Lance, like Fields, Michael Dickson Jersey has his team insisting that he'll begin the season on the bench behind a veteran starter. In this case, . Lance came on in relief of Jimmy G in the ' preseason opener, and all he did was throw an 80-yard score on his second career pa s attempt. (It was his third dropback of the night, as he was sacked on the first.) TREY LANCE. 80 YARDS. NFL (@NFL) The throw came on a familiar concept for observers of Kyle Shanahan's offense. Lance faked a handoff to fellow rookie (who acted as San Francisco's lead ballcarrier for the first and second units with sitting out), then bootlegged out to his left. Lance planted his feet and let it fly back acro s his body to , who was streaking past the defense on a deep over route. Gorgeous football. Lance finished the night 5 for 14 for 128 yards and was sacked four times.
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