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Jets rookie report card vs. Atlanta Falcons | Grading Sam Darnold, Nathan Shepherd, Trenton Cannon in NFL preseason debut

Definitely his TD pass to Charles Johnson at the end of the first half. On third-and-goal, he stepped up in the pocket, then rolled to his right, stayed behind the line of scrimmage and fired a strike to Johnson while on the run for a 15-yard score.

That play capped a terrific 10-play, 75-yard drive during which Darnold went 7-of-8 passing for 66 yards over 1:45. He showed great poise and command running the two-minute drill and capped it off with a beautiful, athletic play for the score.

Sure, Darnold could have been a bit sharper in the second half, when he went just 4-of-7 for 22 yards.