{"id":30779,"date":"2025-08-18T22:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30779"},"modified":"2025-08-18T22:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T22:57:09","slug":"breaking-news-patriots-rookie-receives-nfls-only-a-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30779","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS :  Patriots&#8217; Rookie Receives NFL&#8217;s Only &#8216;A&#8217; Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229664993-e1755557611397.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229664993-e1755557611397.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229664993-e1755557611397.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229664993-e1755557611397.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots' Rookie Receives NFL's Only 'A' Grade\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New England Patriots struck gold on their second round pick with Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson. Henderson exploded onto the scene in Week 1 with an unforgettable 100 yard kick return to start his NFL career. He followed up his viral debut with an impressive offensive outing this weekend that earned him the highest spot in NFL.com\u2019s rookie grades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHenderson continued to show off his multifaceted skill set in the win over the Vikings, playing one quarter of action,\u201d wrote analyst Chad Reuter. \u201cHe looked fast returning the opening kickoff and on his first two carries, though free defenders stopped his progress early on those offensive snaps. Henderson later converted a third-and-10, accelerating through a large hole up the middle, and then bounced off multiple defenders to score a touchdown on his final tote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Reuter did keep the rookie honest, using the latter half of his write up to comment on where he came up short in Week 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe could not rein in an underthrown wheel route on his only target as a receiver. Henderson missed his punch in pass pro against a blitzing corner on the first play but recovered well and stood up to defenders on other plays.,\u201d Reuter concludes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>TreVeyon Henderson Speaks After Patriots Win<\/h2>\n<p>Henderson is an old school Bible Belt Christian. Born in Virginia, he led multiple prayer groups during his time at Ohio State. I say that to say this, every time he gets in front of a microphone his gratitude is palpable and he is constantly highlighting his teammates performances. As was the case in the locker room after the rookie\u2019s standout afternoon in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe biggest thing is: I just want to stay focused, continue to connect with my teammates and try to earn a spot on this team, we will see what God has in store,\u201d Henderson told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about how much fun it was to showcase the team\u2019s progress on Saturday, a smile crossed his face as he spoke about the work he and the team has done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was pretty fun, I enjoyed it with my guys. I\u2019m enjoying being on this team. Building bonds with the guys on this team, going out there and competing,\u201d Henderson continued. \u201cThose guys they\u2019ve been doing a lot of dirty work. They\u2019re handling business up front\u2026 Those guys are getting better, we\u2019re all as a team getting better.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Final Running Back Room Projections<\/h2>\n<p>Henderson was being humble when he mentioned a \u201chope\u201d to make this football team. He has earned his jersey throughout his first training camp, but the same cannot be said for the other two players competing for the last spot in the running back room.<\/p>\n<p>Henderson will join Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson as Week 1 contributors, but the fourth and final depth spot is currently still in contention. It will be between veteran JaMycal Hasty, and second year back Terrell Jennings.<\/p>\n<p>NBC Boston and 98.5 have differing opinions on the decision. The Sports Hub thinks the spot is Hasty\u2019s to take.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though he didn\u2019t re-sign with the team until Aug. 5, Hasty has been used like a roster player since he returned to camp and preseason games,\u201d wrote Alex Barth for 98.5. \u201cHis ability to make plays in the kicking game both in coverage and as a returner, as well as his fit in multiple running back roles on offense make him an intriguing depth option \u2013 especially if Stevenson is dealing with an injury early in the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While NBC Boston sees the battle favoring the six-foot-even bruiser.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJaMycal Hasty could be the fourth, but Jennings runs hard and has some kicking-game ability. He just needs to get healthy. He missed both days of joint work,\u201d wrote Phil Perry for NBC.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England Patriots&#8217; rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson received the leagues only &#8216;A&#8221; in NFL.com&#8217;s rookie grading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING NEWS : Patriots&#039; Rookie Receives NFL&#039;s Only &#039;A&#039; Grade - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30779\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING NEWS : Patriots&#039; 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