2025 NFL Preseason Week 2 rookie grades: TreVeyon Henderson, Ashton Jeanty run hard; Tre Harris excels

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NFL rookies had some time to get acclimated to their new cities and teammates, but now we all get to see how they handle the best competition they’ve ever faced.

Below, I’ve graded the performance of one rookie from each game in the second full week of preseason action. Some of these players are well-known to football fans, while others are trying to make names for themselves on the professional gridiron.

These evaluations are not predictions of how players will fare in this upcoming season, nor are they long-term career projections. Each mark simply takes stock of how the rookie played in Week 2 of the 2025 preseason.

Tennessee Titans

The No. 1 overall pick played better against the Falcons than his 2-for-7 passing line indicates. Ward was on the move for his first completion, hitting the crossing Elic Ayomanor for a 35-yard gain. Unfortunately, he faced hard luck on three third-down incompletions: Van Jefferson dropped a dart Ward put in a tight window, an unblocked defender forced an awkward screen pass, and Chimere Dike stopped his inside route short instead of crossing the field. Ward overthrew one sideline ball on his final series and then made a better throw on a similar route, though Ayomanor could not separate to grab the pass.

B+

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