• Malik Nabers leads the Giants to an upset victory: The rookie shined on his way to season highs in receiving yards (171) and a PFF receiving grade (93.0).
• Brock Bowers sets several rookie records: He broke Puka Nacua’s rookie reception record and Mike Ditka’s receiving yardage record by a rookie tight end in Week 17.
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Week 17 was dominated by rookie receivers — Malik Nabers, Brian Thomas Jr. and Brock Bowers among them.
Here's how those three and the rest of the 2024 rookie first-rounders panned out this past week, with PFF grades, primary matchups, snap counts and analysis.
Pick No. 1: Chicago Bears: QB Caleb Williams
Overall Rookie Grade: 67.7 (Rank: 4/5)
Principal Opponent: N/A
Week 17 Snaps: 61
Week 17 Grade: 59.1
Williams struggled to get much going on Thursday against Seattle, especially when working downfield. He completed just eight of his 19 non-screen passes while compiling a 54.0 PFF passing grade on the night. He officially completed just one pass thrown at least 7 yards in the air, though his best throw was a touchdown strike while rolling to his left that was called back due to a holding penalty.
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