Eight rookies dressed for the New England Patriots in the week one disappointing 20-13 loss to the Raiders. Some didn't play much, if at all, yet a few are worth talking about. Rookies in recent years, other than Drake Maye, who was foolishly precluded from any first-team reps for the entire 2024 preseason, and not until game four of the regular season, have not done much.
Talking about the 2024 draft, except for Maye, none of the other players have proven they can play at all in the NFL, and several are already gone, with more to follow.