Which 2019 1st-round pick has had the best preseason?

The 2019 NFL preseason is coming to an end, so how have some of this year’s first-round picks performed?

The NFL preseason doesn’t tell us much about a player, and it tells us even less about a particular team. The reasons are obvious: coaches don’t gameplan, starters don’t play much (if at all), and the psychological impact of winning and losing simply isn’t present.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t find reasons to be excited about rookies — especially first-rounders — who excel.

Pro Football Focus recently graded each first-round pick’s performance through three preseason games, and the results were pretty surprising.

The best rookie so far has been Brian Burns (PFF grade: 87), whom the Panthers selected No. 16 overall to add a quick-twitch pass rush off the edge. He’s flashed the ability to do that this summer, registering four sacks in 25 pass-rush snaps, per PFF.

Jacksonville’s Josh Allen isn’t far behind with a grade of 81.0. He registered five pressures in Week 3’s preseason game against the Dolphins and is trending in the right direction as the 2019 regular season approaches.

As for the quarterbacks? Arizona’s Kyler Murray leads the way with a 72.1 grade. The No. 1 overall pick posted two impressive games in Weeks 1 and 3, and while his Week 2 performance against the Raiders was forgettable, he’s still flashed the kind of exciting playmaking upside that made him the most-coveted quarterback in 2019.

Daniel Jones may be the biggest winner of the entire preseason, however. The Giants’ controversial first-rounder registered a 70.7 grade; he’s looked poised, accurate and flashed the kind of arm strength many draft analysts suggested he lacked throughout the 2019 draft process. He isn’t going to unseat Eli Manning anytime soon, but he’s definitely provided New York with hope for the post-Eli era.

On the other end of the spectrum is Raiders’ first-round pick, Clelin Ferrell. The No. 4 pick had one of the worst grades from PFF — 52.8 — and has just two hurries to his name.

The worst preseason grade belongs to Texans first-rounder, Tytus Howard. The small-school offensive tackle is playing like one with a 49.7 grade despite sliding inside at guard to allow him a chance to adapt to NFL speed. Houston rolled the dice on Howard, and his preseason performance hasn’t exactly mustered any confidence in the pick.