National Football League Rookie of the Year Award

history

Since 1967 The Associated Press has given two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players: one for an offensive player and one for a defensive player. These two are often regarded as the "official" awards. However, the league recognizes multiple other awarding agencies including, but not limited to, The Sporting News, Pro Football Weekly, Sports Illustrated, and Diet Pepsi.

AP Offensive Rookies of the Year==

{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efef" ! Season !! Player !! Team !! Position !! College |- |align=center|1967 ||Mel Farr || Detroit Lions || Running back || UCLA |- |align=center|1968 ||Earl McCullouch || Detroit Lions || Wide receiver || USC |- |align=center|1969 ||Calvin Hill || Dallas Cowboys || Running back || Yale |- |align=center|1970 ||Dennis Shaw || Buffalo Bills || Quarterback || San Diego State |- |align=center|1971 ||John Brockington || Green Bay Packers ||Running back || Ohio State |- |align=center|1972 || Franco Harris || Pittsburgh Steelers || Running back || Penn State |- |align=center|1973 || Chuck Foreman || Minnesota Vikings ||Running back || Miami |- |align=center|1974 || Don Woods || San Diego Chargers ||Running back || New Mexico |- |align=center|1975 || Mike Thomas || Washington Redskins || Running back || UNLV |- |align=center|1976 || Sammy White || Minnesota Vikings || Wide receiver || Grambling State |- |align=center|1977 || Tony Dorsett || Dallas Cowboys ||Running back || Pitt |- |align=center|1978 || Earl Campbell || Houston Oilers || Running back || Texas |- |align=center|1979 || Ottis Anderson || St. Louis Cardinals ||Running back || Miami |- |align=center|1980 || Billy Sims || Detroit Lions || Running back || Oklahoma |- |align=center|1981 || George Rogers || New Orleans Saints || Running back || South Carolina |- |align=center|1982 || Marcus Allen || Los Angeles Raiders || Running back || USC |- |align=center|1983 || Eric Dickerson || Los Angeles Rams || Running back || Southern Methodist |- |align=center|1984 || Louis Lipps || Pittsburgh Steelers || Wide receiver || Southern Mississippi |- |align=center|1985 || Eddie Brown || Cincinnati Bengals || Wide receiver || Miami |- |align=center|1986 || Rueben Mayes || New Orleans Saints ||Running back || Washington State |- |align=center|1987 || Troy Stradford || Miami Dolphins || Running back || Boston College |- |align=center|1988 || John Stephens || New England Patriots || Running back || Northwestern State |- |align=center|1989 || Barry Sanders || Detroit Lions || Running back || Oklahoma State |- |align=center|1990 || Emmitt Smith || Dallas Cowboys || Running back || Florida |- |align=center|1991 || Leonard Russell || New England Patriots || Running back || Arizona State |- |align=center|1992 || Carl Pickens || Cincinnati Bengals || Wide receiver || Tennessee |- |align=center|1993 || Jerome Bettis || Los Angeles Rams || Running back || Notre Dame |- |align=center|1994 || Marshall Faulk || Indianapolis Colts || Running back || San Diego State |- |align=center|1995 || Curtis Martin || New England Patriots || Running back || Pitt |- |align=center|1996 || Eddie George || Houston Oilers || Running back || Ohio State |- |align=center|1997 || Warrick Dunn || Tampa Bay Buccaneers || Running back || Florida State |- |align=center|1998 || Randy Moss || Minnesota Vikings || Wide receiver || Marshall |- |align=center|1999 || Edgerrin James || Indianapolis Colts || Running back || Miami |- |align=center|2000 || Mike Anderson || Denver Broncos || Running back || Utah |- |align=center|2001 || Anthony Thomas || Chicago Bears || Running back || Michigan |- |align=center|2002 || Clinton Portis || Denver Broncos || Running back || Miami |- |align=center|2003 || Anquan Boldin || Arizona Cardinals ||Wide receiver || Florida State |- |align=center|2004 || Ben Roethlisberger || Pittsburgh Steelers || Quarterback || Miami (Ohio) |- |align=center|2005 || Carnell "Cadillac" Williams || Tampa Bay Buccaneers || Running back || Auburn |- |align=center|2006 || Vince Young || Tennessee Titans || Quarterback || Texas |- |align=center|2007 || Adrian Peterson || Minnesota Vikings || Running back || Oklahoma |- |align=center|2008 || Matt Ryan || Atlanta Falcons || Quarterback || Boston College |- |align=center|2009 || Percy Harvin || Minnesota Vikings || Wide receiver || Florida |- |}

AP Defensive Rookies of the Year==

{| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efef" ! Season !! Player !! Team !! Position !! College |- |align=center|1967 || Lem Barney || Detroit Lions || Cornerback || Jackson State |- |align=center|1968 || Claude Humphrey || Atlanta Falcons || Defensive end || Tennessee State |- |align=center|1969 || Joe Greene || Pittsburgh Steelers || Defensive tackle || North Texas State |- |align=center|1970 || Bruce Taylor || San Francisco 49ers || Cornerback || Boston College |- |align=center|1971 || Isiah Robertson || Los Angeles Rams || Linebacker || Southern |- |align=center|1972 || Willie Buchanon || Green Bay Packers || Cornerback || San Diego State |- |align=center|1973 || Wally Chambers|| Chicago Bears || Defensive tackle || Eastern Kentucky |- |align=center|1974 || Jack Lambert || Pittsburgh Steelers || Linebacker || Kent State |- |align=center|1975 || Robert Brazile|| Houston Oilers || Linebacker || Jackson State |- |align=center|1976 || Mike Haynes || New England Patriots || Cornerback || Arizona State |- |align=center|1977 || A.J. Duhe || Miami Dolphins || Defensive end || LSU |- |align=center|1978 || Al Baker || Detroit Lions || Defensive end || Colorado State |- |align=center|1979 || Jim Haslett || Buffalo Bills || Linebacker || IUP |- |align=center|1980 || Buddy Curry & Al Richardson || Atlanta Falcons || Linebackers || UNC (Curry) & Georgia Tech (Richardson) |- |align=center|1981 || Lawrence Taylor || New York Giants || Linebacker || UNC |- |align=center|1982 || Chip Banks || Cleveland Browns || Linebacker || USC |- |align=center|1983 || Vernon Leroy Maxwell || Baltimore Colts || Linebacker || Arizona State |- |align=center|1984 || Bill Maas || Kansas City Chiefs || Defensive tackle || Pitt |- |align=center|1985 || Duane Bickett || Indianapolis Colts || Linebacker || USC |- |align=center|1986 || Leslie O'Neal || San Diego Chargers || Defensive end || Oklahoma State |- |align=center|1987 || Shane Conlan || Buffalo Bills || Linebacker || Penn State |- |align=center|1988 || Erik McMillan || New York Jets || Safety || Missouri |- |align=center|1989 || Derrick Thomas || Kansas City Chiefs || Linebacker || Alabama |- |align=center|1990 || Mark Carrier || Chicago Bears || Safety || USC |- |align=center|1991 || Mike Croel || Denver Broncos || Linebacker || Nebraska |- |align=center|1992 || Dale Carter || Kansas City Chiefs || Cornerback || Tennessee |- |align=center|1993 || Dana Stubblefield || San Francisco 49ers || Defensive tackle || Kansas |- |align=center|1994 || Tim Bowens || Miami Dolphins || Defensive tackle || Ole Miss |- |align=center|1995 || Hugh Douglas || New York Jets || Defensive end || Central State |- |align=center|1996 || Simeon Rice || Arizona Cardinals || Defensive end || Illinois |- |align=center|1997 || Peter Boulware || Baltimore Ravens || Linebacker || Florida State |- |align=center|1998 || Charles Woodson || Oakland Raiders || Cornerback || Michigan |- |align=center|1999 || Jevon Kearse || Tennessee Titans || Defensive end || Florida |- |align=center|2000 || Brian Urlacher || Chicago Bears || Linebacker || New Mexico |- |align=center|2001 || Kendrell Bell || Pittsburgh Steelers || Linebacker || Georgia |- |align=center|2002 || Julius Peppers || Carolina Panthers || Defensive end || UNC |- |align=center|2003 || Terrell Suggs || Baltimore Ravens || Linebacker|| Arizona State |- |align=center|2004 || Jonathan Vilma || New York Jets || Linebacker|| Miami |- |align=center|2005 || Shawne Merriman || San Diego Chargers || Linebacker || Maryland |- |align=center|2006 || DeMeco Ryans || Houston Texans || Linebacker || Alabama |- |align=center|2007 || Patrick Willis || San Francisco 49ers || Linebacker || Ole Miss |- |align=center|2008 || Jerod Mayo || New England Patriots || Linebacker || Tennessee |- |align=center|2009 || Brian Cushing || Houston Texans || Linebacker || USC |- |}

Statistics

  • Players from the University of Miami have won the award the most times (six): Chuck Foreman, Ottis Anderson, Eddie Brown, Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis, and Jonathan Vilma.
  • The Detroit Lions and the Pittsburgh Steelers have both won a total of six Rookie of the Year awards. Detroit has won four offensive ROTYs and two defensive ROTYs, Pittsburgh has three of each.
  • Running backs have won 30 out of 43 Offensive ROTY awards, or 70%.
  • Linebackers have won half of the Defensive ROTY awards (21 out of 42)
  • Ben Roethlisberger, 2004 Offensive ROTY, was only the second quarterback to win the award, and the first since Dennis Shaw in 1970, a 34 year span. Two years later, the Titans' Vince Young became the third quarterback to win the award, and two years after him, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was named the 2008 Offensive Rookie of the Year. .
  • The Eagles, Jaguars, and Seahawks are the only franchises to never have a player win either award.
  • 1967 marked the only year that one team won both awards, as the Lions took home the Offensive (Mel Farr) and Defensive (Lem Barney) trophies.
  • Buddy Curry & Al Richardson are the only co-winners; both Atlanta Falcons linebackers won the 1980 Defensive ROTY award.
  • Thirteen players who have won the ROTY award are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Offense: Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Earl Campbell, Marcus Allen, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, and Emmitt Smith. Defense: Lem Barney, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, Mike Haynes, Lawrence Taylor and Derrick Thomas.

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