• Jared Verse celebrates a promising debut: The Rams rookie In total, he was pressed by the quarterback five times and scored his first career sack against the Lions.

• Taliese Fuaga proves his value as a left tackle: Although Fuaga was never a left tackle in college, did not lose any of his 28 pass block repetitions and achieved an outstanding PFF pass block grade of 87.3.

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The quarterbacks may have struggled in their regular season debut, but there were many other key first-round picks who played well in Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season.

We will follow the development of all 32 first-round picks this season, including their PFF classes and main antagonist.

Tip No. 1: Chicago Bears: QB Caleb Williams

Overall score for rookies: 47.4 (rank: 2/3)
Main antagonist: N/A
Snaps Week 1: 56
Grade week 1: 47.4

Williams struggled to find his rhythm in his first game of the regular season. He threw for just 95 yards on the day and posted a 48.4 passing grade. He also committed two turnovers that would have been worth a turnover. Williams struggled to make plays within a structure, which will likely be his biggest adjustment playing in the NFL. He managed to complete just eight of his 20 passes thrown on his first faceoff.

Chicago’s offense hasn’t been great, so the team, including Williams, will need to get things under control quickly if they want to win in Houston next week.

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