National Football League Rookie of the Year Award

Various entities present a National Football League Rookie of the Year Award each season to the top rookie(s) in the National Football League (NFL). The NFL considers the (rookie) of the year awards by the Associated Press (AP) to be its official honor.[1] The AP awards and Pepsi's rookie of the year award are presented each year at the NFL Honors.

Associated Press NFL ROTY Award
Main article: Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award

Pepsi NFL ROTY Award

The Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year award is an annual award given since 2002 to the top rookie in the NFL. The winner is selected by fans through an online voting process at NFL.com.

Every week during the NFL regular season, five finalists are chosen for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award, and the winner is determined by fan voting online. Those results are used to help determine the finalists for the Rookie of the Year award. Voting occurs throughout the postseason and concludes the week before the Super Bowl.[22] More than 350,000 votes were cast for the inaugural award in 2002,[23] 1.002 million votes in 2009, and more than 1.59 million votes in 2010.[24] Since 2011, the winner of the Pepsi Rookie of the Year award is announced at the NFL Honors show the night before the Super Bowl.[25]

Winners (2002–present)
SeasonPlayerTeamPositionRef.
2002Jeremy ShockeyNew York GiantsTight end[26]
2003Domanick DavisHouston TexansRunning back
2004Ben RoethlisbergerPittsburgh SteelersQuarterback
2005Cadillac WilliamsTampa Bay BuccaneersRunning back
2006Vince YoungTennessee TitansQuarterback
2007Adrian PetersonMinnesota VikingsRunning back
2008Joe FlaccoBaltimore RavensQuarterback
2009Percy HarvinMinnesota VikingsWide receiver
2010Ndamukong SuhDetroit LionsDefensive tackle
2011Cam NewtonCarolina PanthersQuarterback
2012Russell WilsonSeattle Seahawks
2013Keenan AllenSan Diego ChargersWide receiver[27]
2014Teddy BridgewaterMinnesota VikingsQuarterback[28]
2015Jameis WinstonTampa Bay Buccaneers[29]
2016Dak PrescottDallas Cowboys[30]
2017Alvin KamaraNew Orleans SaintsRunning back
2018Saquon BarkleyNew York Giants[31]
2019Nick BosaSan Francisco 49ersDefensive end[32]

Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America NFL ROTY Award

The Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers Association (PFW/PFWA) Rookie of the Year awards have been given annually to an offensive and defensive rookie in the NFL since 1969, except in 1985. In 2013, PFWA began selecting an overall NFL rookie of the year in addition to its offensive and defensive honors.[33] The winners are chosen by Pro Football Weekly writers/editors and PFWA members.

Overall ROTY winners
SeasonPlayerTeamPositionRef.
2013Eddie LacyGreen Bay PackersRunning back[34]
2014Odell Beckham Jr.New York GiantsWide receiver[35]
2015Todd GurleySt. Louis RamsRunning back[36]
2016Ezekiel ElliottDallas Cowboys[37]
2017Kareem HuntKansas City Chiefs[38]
2018Baker MayfieldCleveland BrownsQuarterback
2019Nick BosaSan Francisco 49ersDefensive end[39]

Sporting News NFL ROTY Award

The Sporting News NFL Rookie of the Year award is chosen annually by NFL players, coaches, and executives. There were 617 voters in 2010,[46] 632 voters in 2011,[47] and over 800 voters in 2012.[48]

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