Players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft have had a few months to get acclimated to their new cities and teammates -- now it's time to see how they handle the best competition they've ever faced.

I've graded the performance of one notable rookie from each of this past week's 16 preseason contests to get a feel for how some of these newbies stack up at the start of their respective professional careers.

These evaluations are not predictions of how players will fare this upcoming season, nor are they long-term career projections. Each mark simply takes stock of how the rookie played in Week 1 of the 2024 preseason.