CBS breaks down every 1st round pick post training camp

[Triumph]

The C + grade for Lomu is fair and accurate.

Next Thursday, Seattle is starting their 2026 1st pick in RB Price. He comes in cold with zero preseason game action.

2026 NFL rookie grades: How Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson and every first-round pick performed in preseason

Which first-round picks look ready for Week 1? We break down the preseason snaps and performance of all 32 rookies

www.cbssports.com

 

[sb1]

"Price deals with "upper leg soreness" and did not make him available for the preseason."

That sounds like it might matter for the opener.

 

[mgteich]

The C + grade for Lomu is fair and accurate.

Next Thursday, Seattle is starting their 2026 1st pick in RB Price. He comes in cold with zero preseason game action.

2026 NFL rookie grades: How Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson and every first-round pick performed in preseason

Which first-round picks look ready for Week 1? We break down the preseason snaps and performance of all 32 rookies

www.cbssports.com

C+ is reasonable for a first rounder who isn't ready to start or perhaps even contribute early in his rookie year.

We did hope that he could be a swing OT early; I'm not sure why. He is a raw rookie OL with lots to learn.

 

[Pape]

only two A grades in the entire first round... a running back in the desert and a LT converting to RT in carolina... overall a weak draft class?

Lomu had some pretty high pre-camp expectations here, which he did not live up to... the C grade is a fair assessment of how he performed...

this it was good enough to have him penciled in as the swing tackle, especially in light of the lack of depth on the O Line right now

 

[TommyD4207]

only two A grades in the entire first round... a running back in the desert and a LT converting to RT in carolina... overall a weak draft class?

Lomu had some pretty high pre-camp expectations here, which he did not live up to... the C grade is a fair assessment of how he performed...

this it was good enough to have him penciled in as the swing tackle, especially in light of the lack of depth on the O Line right now

Nobody's played an actual game yet...

 

[Pape]

Nobody's played an actual game yet...

yeah, i get that... that's why its a question and not a statement...

limited reps to zero reps for a lot of players... did anyone really flash talent?

just tossing up a topic of discussion before the game starts for real...

 

[Ross12]

Nobody's played an actual game yet...

Yeah I have no idea how or why you would give out grades before any game action has even happened. Preseason is not real. These grades should happen near or at the end of the season, or even better, after 4 years.

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

limited reps to zero reps for a lot of players... did anyone really flash talent?

From things I read/seen, there are some guys standing out.
Bailey
Tate
Downs
Bain
Concepcion.

I’m sure more.

 

[Pape]

Yeah I have no idea how or why you would give out grades before any game action has even happened. Preseason is not real. These grades should happen near or at the end of the season, or even better, after 4 years.

it's the only measuring stick that we have to work with.

there may be a limited data set - number of reps, complexity of the play calls etc, but it is absolutely real

 

[BTTA]

The corruption and unpredictable nature of the standard grading scheme makes it close to useless.

Get off my lawn.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

From things I read/seen, there are some guys standing out.
Bailey
Tate
Downs
Bain
Concepcion.

I’m sure more.

Bain will be a problem

 

[BennyBledsoe]

Bain will be a problem

For Batman.

Aaaaaaaaaaanyway. It's a little different with the modern preseason. Functionally, it's more like the old training camp. I still tune in anyway, but it's definitely a different feel.

 

[Rob0729]

I think draft day grades are one of the most useless things ever..... Until I saw a regrade of the first round before any of the picks played a single game in the NFL.

I get that writers are desperate for content to get eyeballs, but who cares about grades about how the first round picks performed in the preseason?

 

[DoubleDeluxe]

but who cares about grades about how the first round picks performed in the preseason?

Unfortunately enough people to keep articles like these alive.