Ranking NFL Week 4 rookie performances: Ex-LSU duo still dominating; AFC North OL exceeding early expectations

A year ago, the narrative was that C.J. Stroud was playing well beyond his years and that no one had seen a season like his from a rookie quarterback. NFL fans did not have to wait long for another rookie quarterback to make his own mark on the league. Jayden Daniels, like Stroud, is turning an overlooked franchise into a legitimate threat when the roster around him suggests it shouldn’t be. 

Daniels is not the only rookie making plays, however. Here are the top-10 rookies from Week 4 of the NFL season:

1. QB Jayden Daniels (Commanders)

Daniels is setting records left and right early in his NFL career. On Sunday, he became the first quarterback in NFL history with an 85% completion percentage in back-to-back games. He has the highest completion percentage in a four-game span (82.1%) — of all players, let alone rookies — in a season since 1970. 

Washington punter Tress Way has punted just once in the past three weeks. Meanwhile, Daniels has led more scoring drives (23) than incompletions thrown (19). 

Daniels is putting together a special season one year after…


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Author : Josh Edwards

Publish date : 2024-10-01 14:42:46

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