Week eight of the 2023 National Football League regular season is now complete. Here are the top five performances by rookies on winning teams.
5) Brandon Aubrey
The Dallas Cowboys undrafted rookie kicker from Notre Dame made field goals from 27 and 58 yards, to go along with five converts on Sunday in a 43-20 Cowboys win over the Los Angeles Rams. Aubrey of St. Louis, Missouri, a former soccer player, has made all 18 field goals he has attempted this season, and 17 of 18 converts.
4) Jordan Addison
The Minnesota Vikings rookie wideout from Frederick, Maryland was the Vikings’ first round pick, 23rd overall, in the 2023 NFL Draft. On Sunday, he caught seven passes for 82 yards and one touchdown in a 24-10 Vikings win over the Green Bay Packers. Addison had a 20 yard touchdown pass from Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins in the third quarter before Cousins tore his Achilles.
3) Bryce Young
Bryce Young of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, won his first game as a NFL starting quarterback on Sunday. He completed 22 of 31 passes for 235 passing yards and one touchdown, along with 11 rushing yards, as the Carolina Panthers beat the Houston Texans 15-13.
2) Jahmyr Gibbs
On Monday Night Football, Jahmyr Gibbs of Dalton, Georgia was finally the running back Detroit Lions were expecting to start the year. With David Montgomery out with a rib injury, Gibbs was electrifying against the Las Vegas Raiders. He had 26 rushes for 152 rushing yards and one touchdown, along with five catches for 37 receiving yards in a 26-14 Detroit win. The Lions are now 6-2 and lead the NFC North.
1) Will Levis
In September, Will Levis made NFL headlines when he broke up with Instagram model Gia Duddy. On Sunday, Levis, the Tennessee Titans’s second round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, did his talking on the field. With Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill out with an ankle injury, Levis, a native of Newton, Massachusetts, who attended the University of Kentucky, made his NFL debut on Sunday, and completed 19 of 29 passes for 238 passing yards and four touchdowns, along with seven rushes for 11 yards in a 28-23 Tennessee win over the Atlanta Falcons. Three touchdowns went to DeAndre Hopkins, who had four catches for 128 yards.
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