Week 1 of the NFL Preseason is in the books. Half the league won. Half the league lost. What a concept.
And while the wins and specific statistics carry little meaning in many cases, for most players this is their only shot to sit atop the leaderboard. For rookies, it may be just the beginning.
Here are the rookies sitting among the leaders in each major statistical category for Week of the NFL preseason.
| Player | Team | Yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Rush | Dallas | 191 | 2 |
| DeShone Kizer | Cleveland | 184 | 1 |
| Deshaun Watson | Houston | 179 | 0 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | Chicago | 166 | 1 |
| Nathan Peterman | Buffalo | 112 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| D'Onta Foreman | Houston | 76 | 0 |
| Justin Davis | LA Rams | 70 | 0 |
| Joe Williams | San Francisco | 60 | 0 |
| De'Angelo Henderson | Denver | 54 | 1 |
| Akeem Judd | Tennessee | 53 | 0 |
| Player | Team | Receptions | Yards | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommylee Lewis | New Orleans | 10 | 124 | 1 |
| Damore-ea Stringfellow | Miami | 2 | 116 | 1 |
| Cody Hollister | New England | 7 | 116 | 0 |
| Keelan Cole | Jacksonville | 2 | 108 | 1 |
| Kendrick Bourne | San Francisco | 4 | 88 | 1 |
| Player | Team | Sacks |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Barnett | Philadelphia | 2.0 |
| Treyvon Hester | Oakland | 2.0 |
| LaTroy Lewis | Oakland | 2.0 |
| T.J. Watt | Pittsburgh | 2.0 |
| Mitchell Loewen | New Orleans | 1.5 |
| Player | Team | Int |
|---|---|---|
| Demetrius Cox | Cincinnati | 1 |
| Tyler Harris | Seattle | 1 |
| Jaylen Hill | Baltimore | 1 |
| Desmond King | LA Chargers | 1 |
| Jamor Jones | Atlanta | 1 |
| Joe Powell | Buffalo | 1 |
