Rookie QB Aidan O’Connell was one of the biggest surprises of the preseason and he was among the highest-graded rookies in the NFL. However, he was not the highest-graded player for the Raiders in Week 1 of the preseason.
That honor belongs to TE Cole Fotheringham, who had a monster day as a receiver for the Raiders. He finished the game with a grade of 94.3, which was the highest among all tight ends in the NFL in the first week of the preseason. Here is what Pro Football Focus had to say about the veteran tight end from Week 1:
