NFL rookie takeaways after first week of OTAs: Jayden Daniels among first-round QBs making early impression

Organized team activities have started around the NFL, and with these organized events, we get a look at the new faces in new places. Another fun facet of OTAs is that we see rookies take the field to practice with veterans. Plenty of first-year players are expected to make immediate impacts in 2024, but which ones appear to be making an impact from the jump? 

Below we will break down a few rookies making headlines early at OTAs. We will discuss some notable names, key injuries and then also some players to keep an eye on as we progress through training camp and the preseason. Let’s start with the quarterbacks selected in the first round.

Football games aren’t won and lost in May, but No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams has made an impact for the Chicago Bears at OTAs. He’s one of the many rookies putting these “highlight-reel plays” on film that make the rounds on social media, but you can’t put much stock into those. What you can put stock into is how head coach Matt Eberflus says both the rookies and veterans have rallied around the USC product. 

“Once [Tony] Romo got hurt,…


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Author : Jordan Dajani

Publish date : 2024-05-27 13:29:58

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