Top five rookies from week three of 2021 NFL season

4 years ago - Sportingbase

The National Football League completed the third week of its season on Monday. Here are the top five offensive rookies on winning teams. It just so happens that three of the five rookies are with the Carolina Panthers.

5) Terrance Marshall Jr.–Carolina Panthers

The native of Bossier City, Louisiana, who was the Panthers’ second round pick, 59th overall, in the 2021 NFL Draft, had four catches for 48 yards in the Panthers’ 24-9 win over the Houston Texans on Thursday. Marshall Jr. now has 10 catches for 91 yards on the season, as the Panthers are 3-0.

4) Chuba Hubbard–Carolina Panthers

The Canadian running back who attended Oklahoma State, will get plenty of playing time in the weeks ahead with Christian McCaffrey out with a hamstring injury. On Thursday, Hubbard had 11 rushes for 52 yards, along with three catches for 27 yards. Hubbard now has 62 rushing yards and 31 receiving yards after three games.

3) Tommy Tremble–Carolina Panthers

The Panthers’ third round draft pick in the 2021 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame recorded his first NFL touchdown on Thursday. With McCaffrey out of the game, Tremble had a seven-yard rushing major which put the Panthers up 14-6. The tight end from Johns Creek, Georgia, also caught his first career NFL pass on a 30-yard reception from Carolina quarterback Sam Darnold.

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2) Javonte Williams–Denver Broncos

The Denver tailback from Wallace, North Carolina, had 12 rushes for 29 yards and a touchdown along with three catches for 33 yards in a 26-0 Denver shutout over the New York Jets. Williams’ touchdown was the first of his career, and opened the scoring with 4:05 left in the first quarter.

1)Ja’Marr Chase–Cincinnati Bengals

The fifth overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft was spectacular on Sunday for the Bengals. Chase had four catches for 65 yards and two touchdowns in a 24-10 Cincinnati win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. It only took Chase three NFL games to have his first multi-touchdown contest.