NFL_Rookie_of_the_Year

NFL Rookie of the Year Award

National Football League 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

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Offensive ROTY winners (1967–present)

Season	Player	Team	Position	Ref.
1967	Mel Farr	Detroit Lions	Running back	^[2]
1968	Earl McCullouch	Detroit Lions	Wide receiver	^[3]
1969	Calvin Hill	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1970	Dennis Shaw	Buffalo Bills	Quarterback
1971	John Brockington	Green Bay Packers	Running back
1972	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running back
1973	Chuck Foreman	Minnesota Vikings	Running back
1974	Don Woods	San Diego Chargers	Running back
1975	Mike Thomas	Washington Redskins	Running back
1976	Sammy White	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1977	Tony Dorsett	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1978	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	Running back
1979	Ottis Anderson	St. Louis Cardinals	Running back
1980	Billy Sims	Detroit Lions	Running back
1981	George Rogers	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1982	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	Running back
1983	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1984	Louis Lipps	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide receiver
1985	Eddie Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver
1986	Rueben Mayes	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1987	Troy Stradford	Miami Dolphins	Running back
1988	John Stephens	New England Patriots	Running back
1989	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	Running back
1990	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1991	Leonard Russell	New England Patriots	Running back
1992	Carl Pickens	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver
1993	Jerome Bettis	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1994	Marshall Faulk	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
1995	Curtis Martin	New England Patriots	Running back
1996	Eddie George	Houston Oilers	Running back
1997	Warrick Dunn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Running back
1998	Randy Moss	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1999	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
2000	Mike Anderson	Denver Broncos	Running back
2001	Anthony Thomas	Chicago Bears	Running back
2002	Clinton Portis	Denver Broncos	Running back
2003	Anquan Boldin	Arizona Cardinals	Wide receiver
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Quarterback
2005	Cadillac Williams	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Running back
2006	Vince Young	Tennessee Titans	Quarterback
2007	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Running back
2008	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Quarterback
2009	Percy Harvin	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
2010	Sam Bradford	St. Louis Rams	Quarterback
2011	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	Quarterback	^[4]
2012	Robert Griffin III	Washington Redskins	Quarterback	^[5]
2013	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers	Running back	^[6]
2014	Odell Beckham Jr.	New York Giants	Wide receiver	^[7]
2015	Todd Gurley	St. Louis Rams	Running back	^[8]
2016	Dak Prescott	Dallas Cowboys	Quarterback	^[9]
2017	Alvin Kamara	New Orleans Saints	Running back	^[10]
2018	Saquon Barkley	New York Giants	Running back	^[11]
2019	Kyler Murray	Arizona Cardinals	Quarterback	^[12]
2020	Justin Herbert	Los Angeles Chargers	Quarterback	^[13]
2021	Ja'Marr Chase	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver	^[14]
2022	Garrett Wilson	New York Jets	Wide receiver	^[15]
2023	C. J. Stroud	Houston Texans	Quarterback	^[16]

Defensive ROTY winners (1967–present)

Season	Player	Team	Position	Ref.
1967	Lem Barney	Detroit Lions	Cornerback	^[2]
1968	Claude Humphrey	Atlanta Falcons	Defensive end	^[3]
1969	Joe Greene	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive tackle
1970	Bruce Taylor	San Francisco 49ers	Cornerback
1971	Isiah Robertson	Los Angeles Rams	Linebacker
1972	Willie Buchanon	Green Bay Packers	Cornerback
1973	Wally Chambers	Chicago Bears	Defensive tackle
1974	Jack Lambert	Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebacker
1975	Robert Brazile	Houston Oilers	Linebacker
1976	Mike Haynes	New England Patriots	Cornerback
1977	A. J. Duhe	Miami Dolphins	Defensive end
1978	Al Baker	Detroit Lions	Defensive end
1979	Jim Haslett	Buffalo Bills	Linebacker
1980	Buddy Curry co-winner Al Richardson co-winner	Atlanta Falcons	Linebacker
1981	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants	Linebacker
1982	Chip Banks	Cleveland Browns	Linebacker
1983	Vernon Maxwell	Baltimore Colts	Linebacker
1984	Bill Maas	Kansas City Chiefs	Defensive tackle
1985	Duane Bickett	Indianapolis Colts	Linebacker
1986	Leslie O'Neal	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end
1987	Shane Conlan	Buffalo Bills	Linebacker
1988	Erik McMillan	New York Jets	Safety
1989	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs	Linebacker
1990	Mark Carrier	Chicago Bears	Safety
1991	Mike Croel	Denver Broncos	Linebacker
1992	Dale Carter	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback
1993	Dana Stubblefield	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive tackle
1994	Tim Bowens	Miami Dolphins	Defensive tackle
1995	Hugh Douglas	New York Jets	Defensive end
1996	Simeon Rice	Arizona Cardinals	Defensive end
1997	Peter Boulware	Baltimore Ravens	Linebacker
1998	Charles Woodson	Oakland Raiders	Cornerback
1999	Jevon Kearse	Tennessee Titans	Defensive end
2000	Brian Urlacher	Chicago Bears	Linebacker
2001	Kendrell Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebacker
2002	Julius Peppers	Carolina Panthers	Defensive end
2003	Terrell Suggs	Baltimore Ravens	Linebacker
2004	Jonathan Vilma	New York Jets	Linebacker
2005	Shawne Merriman	San Diego Chargers	Linebacker
2006	DeMeco Ryans	Houston Texans	Linebacker
2007	Patrick Willis	San Francisco 49ers	Linebacker
2008	Jerod Mayo	New England Patriots	Linebacker
2009	Brian Cushing	Houston Texans	Linebacker
2010	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	Defensive tackle
2011	Von Miller	Denver Broncos	Linebacker	^[17]
2012	Luke Kuechly	Carolina Panthers	Linebacker	^[18]
2013	Sheldon Richardson	New York Jets	Defensive end	^[19]
2014	Aaron Donald	St. Louis Rams	Defensive tackle	^[20]
2015	Marcus Peters	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback	^[21]
2016	Joey Bosa	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end	^[22]
2017	Marshon Lattimore	New Orleans Saints	Cornerback	^[23]
2018	Shaquille Leonard	Indianapolis Colts	Linebacker	^[24]
2019	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive end	^[25]
2020	Chase Young	Washington Football Team	Defensive end	^[26]
2021	Micah Parsons	Dallas Cowboys	Linebacker	^[27]
2022	Sauce Gardner	New York Jets	Cornerback	^[28]
2023	Will Anderson Jr.	Houston Texans	Defensive end	^[29]

Pepsi NFL ROTY Award

Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year is an award given to the best performing rookie player in the National Football League (NFL). It was first awarded in 2002 and is sponsored by Pepsi. Winners are chosen among five finalists tallied from total votes given to Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week winners by an online vote on the NFL's official website. The award is sometimes named after other varieties of Pepsi, such as Diet Pepsi and Pepsi Zero.

Winners (2002–present)

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Season	Player	Team	Position	Ref.
2002	Jeremy Shockey	New York Giants	Tight end	^[30]
2003	Domanick Davis	Houston Texans	Running back
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Quarterback
2005	Cadillac Williams	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Running back
2006	Vince Young	Tennessee Titans	Quarterback
2007	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Running back
2008	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens	Quarterback
2009	Percy Harvin	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
2010	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	Defensive tackle
2011	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	Quarterback
2012	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks	Quarterback
2013	Keenan Allen	San Diego Chargers	Wide receiver	^[31]
2014	Teddy Bridgewater	Minnesota Vikings	Quarterback	^[32]
2015	Jameis Winston	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Quarterback	^[33]
2016	Dak Prescott	Dallas Cowboys	Quarterback	^[34]
2017	Alvin Kamara	New Orleans Saints	Running back
2018	Saquon Barkley	New York Giants	Running back	^[35]
2019	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive end	^[36]
2020	Justin Herbert	Los Angeles Chargers	Quarterback	^[37]
2021	Ja'Marr Chase	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver	^[38]
2022	Aidan Hutchinson	Detroit Lions	Defensive end	^[39]
2023	C. J. Stroud	Houston Texans	Quarterback	^[40]

Pro Football Writers of America NFL ROTY Award

The Pro Football Writers of America (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.^[41] The winners are chosen by Pro Football Weekly writers/editors and PFWA members.

Overall ROTY winners (2013–2021)

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Season	Player	Team	Position	Ref.
2013	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers	Running back	^[42]
2014	Odell Beckham Jr.	New York Giants	Wide receiver
2015	Todd Gurley	St. Louis Rams	Running back
2016	Ezekiel Elliott	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
2017	Kareem Hunt	Kansas City Chiefs	Running back
2018	Baker Mayfield	Cleveland Browns	Quarterback
2019	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive end
2020	Justin Herbert	Los Angeles Chargers	Quarterback
2021	Micah Parsons	Dallas Cowboys	Linebacker
2022	Sauce Gardner	New York Jets	Cornerback
2023	C. J. Stroud	Houston Texans	Quarterback

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Offensive ROTY winners (1969–present)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1969	Calvin Hill (NFL)	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1969	Greg Cook (AFL)	Cincinnati Bengals	Quarterback
1970	Dennis Shaw	Buffalo Bills	Quarterback
1971	Jim Plunkett	New England Patriots	Quarterback
1972	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running back
1973	Charle Young	Philadelphia Eagles	Tight end
1974	Don Woods	San Diego Chargers	Running back
1974	Mike Thomas	Washington Redskins	Running back
1975	Steve Bartkowski	Atlanta Falcons	Quarterback
1976	Sammy White^[43]	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1977	Tony Dorsett	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1978	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	Running back
1979	Ottis Anderson	St. Louis Cardinals	Running back
1980	Billy Sims	Detroit Lions	Running back
1981	George Rogers	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1982	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	Running back
1983	Eric Dickerson^[44]	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1984	Louis Lipps	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide receiver
1986	Rueben Mayes	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1987	Troy Stradford	Miami Dolphins	Running back
1988	John Stephens	New England Patriots	Running back
1988	Ickey Woods	Cincinnati Bengals	Running back
1989	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	Running back
1990	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1991	Leonard Russell	New England Patriots	Running back
1992	Jason Hanson	Detroit Lions	Placekicker
1993	Jerome Bettis	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1994	Marshall Faulk	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
1995	Curtis Martin	New England Patriots	Running back
1996	Eddie George	Houston Oilers	Running back
1997	Warrick Dunn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Running back
1998	Randy Moss	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1999	Edgerrin James	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
2000	Mike Anderson	Denver Broncos	Running back
2001	Anthony Thomas	Chicago Bears	Running back
2002	Clinton Portis	Denver Broncos	Running back
2003	Anquan Boldin	Arizona Cardinals	Wide receiver
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Quarterback
2005	Cadillac Williams	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Running back
2006	Vince Young	Tennessee Titans	Quarterback
2007	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Running back
2008	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Quarterback
2009	Percy Harvin	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
2010	Sam Bradford	St. Louis Rams	Quarterback
2011	Cam Newton^[45]	Carolina Panthers	Quarterback
2012	Robert Griffin III^[46]	Washington Redskins	Quarterback
2013	Keenan Allen^[47]	San Diego Chargers	Wide receiver
2014	Odell Beckham Jr.^[48]	New York Giants	Wide receiver
2015	Todd Gurley	St. Louis Rams	Running back
2016	Ezekiel Elliott^[49]	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
2017	Kareem Hunt	Kansas City Chiefs	Running back
2017	Alvin Kamara	New Orleans Saints	Running back
2018	Saquon Barkley	New York Giants	Running back
2019	Kyler Murray	Arizona Cardinals	Quarterback
2020	Justin Herbert^[50]	Los Angeles Chargers	Quarterback
2021	Ja'Marr Chase^[51]	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver
2022	Garrett Wilson^[52]	New York Jets	Wide receiver
2023	C.J. Stroud^[53]	Houston Texans	Quarterback

Defensive ROTY winners (1969–present)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1969	Joe Greene (NFL)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Defensive tackle
1969	Jim Marsalis (AFL)	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback
1970	Bruce Taylor	San Francisco 49ers	Cornerback
1971	Isiah Robertson	Los Angeles Rams	Linebacker
1972	Sherman White	Cincinnati Bengals	Defensive end
1973	Wally Chambers	Chicago Bears	Defensive tackle
1974	Jack Lambert	Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebacker
1975	Robert Brazile	Houston Oilers	Linebacker
1976	Mike Haynes	New England Patriots	Cornerback
1977	A. J. Duhe	Miami Dolphins	Defensive end
1978	Al Baker	Detroit Lions	Defensive end
1979	Jesse Baker	Houston Oilers	Defensive end
1980	Buddy Curry	Atlanta Falcons	Linebacker
1981	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants	Linebacker
1982	Chip Banks	Cleveland Browns	Linebacker
1983	Vernon Maxwell	Baltimore Colts	Linebacker
1984	Tom Flynn	Green Bay Packers	Safety
1986	Leslie O'Neal	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end
1986	John Offerdahl	Miami Dolphins	Linebacker
1987	Shane Conlan	Buffalo Bills	Linebacker
1988	Erik McMillan	New York Jets	Safety
1989	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs	Linebacker
1990	Mark Carrier	Chicago Bears	Safety
1991	Mike Croel	Denver Broncos	Linebacker
1992	Dale Carter	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback
1993	Dana Stubblefield	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive tackle
1994	Tim Bowens	Miami Dolphins	Defensive tackle
1995	Hugh Douglas	New York Jets	Defensive end
1996	Simeon Rice	Arizona Cardinals	Defensive end
1997	Peter Boulware	Baltimore Ravens	Linebacker
1998	Charles Woodson	Oakland Raiders	Cornerback
1999	Jevon Kearse	Tennessee Titans	Defensive end
2000	Brian Urlacher	Chicago Bears	Linebacker
2001	Kendrell Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebacker
2002	Julius Peppers	Carolina Panthers	Defensive end
2003	Terrell Suggs	Baltimore Ravens	Linebacker
2004	Dunta Robinson	Houston Texans	Cornerback
2005	Shawne Merriman	San Diego Chargers	Linebacker
2006	DeMeco Ryans	Houston Texans	Linebacker
2007	Patrick Willis	San Francisco 49ers	Linebacker
2008	Jerod Mayo	New England Patriots	Linebacker
2009	Brian Cushing	Houston Texans	Linebacker
2010	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	Defensive tackle
2011	Aldon Smith^[54]	San Francisco 49ers	Outside linebacker
2012	Luke Kuechly^[55]	Carolina Panthers	Linebacker
2013	Kiko Alonso^[47]	Buffalo Bills	Linebacker
2014	Aaron Donald^[48]	St. Louis Rams	Defensive tackle
2015	Marcus Peters	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback
2016	Joey Bosa^[49]	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end
2017	Marshon Lattimore	New Orleans Saints	Cornerback
2018	Shaquille Leonard	Indianapolis Colts	Linebacker
2019	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive end
2020	Chase Young^[50]	Washington Football Team	Defensive end
2021	Micah Parsons^[51]	Dallas Cowboys	Linebacker
2022	Sauce Gardner^[56]	New York Jets	Cornerback
2023	Will Anderson Jr.^[57]	Houston Texans	Defensive end

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,^[58] 632 voters in 2011,^[59] and over 800 voters in 2012.^[60]

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NFL ROTY winners (1955–1959)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1955	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	Fullback
1956	J. C. Caroline	Chicago Bears	Defensive back
1957	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Fullback
1958	Bobby Mitchell	Cleveland Browns	Halfback
1959	Nick Pietrosante^[61]	Detroit Lions	Fullback

AFL ROTY winners (1960–1969)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1960	Abner Haynes	Dallas Texans	Halfback
1961	Earl Faison	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end
1962	Curtis McClinton	Dallas Texans	Fullback
1963	Billy Joe	Denver Broncos	Fullback
1964	Matt Snell	New York Jets	Fullback
1965	Joe Namath	New York Jets	Quarterback
1966	Bobby Burnett	Buffalo Bills	Halfback
1967	Dickie Post	San Diego Chargers	Halfback
1968	Paul Robinson	Cincinnati Bengals	Running back
1969	Carl Garrett	Boston Patriots	Halfback

NFL ROTY winners (1960–1969)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1960	Gail Cogdill	Detroit Lions	Wide receiver
1961	Mike Ditka^[62]	Chicago Bears	Tight end
1962	Ronnie Bull	Chicago Bears	Halfback
1963	Paul Flatley	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1964	Charley Taylor^[63]	Washington Redskins	Wide receiver
1965	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	Halfback
1966	Tommy Nobis	Atlanta Falcons	Linebacker
1967	Mel Farr	Detroit Lions	Halfback
1968	Earl McCullouch^[64]	Detroit Lions	Wide receiver
1969	Calvin Hill	Dallas Cowboys	Halfback

AFC ROTY winners (1970–1979)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1970	Dennis Shaw	Buffalo Bills	Quarterback
1971	Jim Plunkett	New England Patriots	Quarterback
1972	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fullback
1973	Boobie Clark	Cincinnati Bengals	Fullback
1974	Don Woods	San Diego Chargers	Halfback
1975	Robert Brazile	Houston Oilers	Linebacker
1976	Mike Haynes	New England Patriots	Cornerback
1977	A.J. Duhe	Miami Dolphins	Defensive end
1978	Earl Campbell^[65]	Houston Oilers	Running back
1979	Jerry Butler	Buffalo Bills	Wide receiver

NFC ROTY winners (1970–1979)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1970	Bruce Taylor	San Francisco 49ers	Cornerback
1971	John Brockington	Green Bay Packers	Fullback
1972	Chester Marcol	Green Bay Packers	Placekicker
1973	Charle Young	Philadelphia Eagles	Tight end
1974	Wilbur Jackson	San Francisco 49ers	Running back
1975	Steve Bartkowski	Atlanta Falcons	Quarterback
1976	Sammy White^[66]	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1977	Tony Dorsett^[67]	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1978	Al Baker	Detroit Lions	Defensive end
1979	Ottis Anderson^[68]	St. Louis Cardinals	Running back

NFL ROTYS winners (1980–present)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1980	Billy Sims	Detroit Lions	Running back
1981	George Rogers	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1982	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	Running back
1983	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	Quarterback
1984	Louis Lipps	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide receiver
1985	Eddie Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver
1986	Reuben Mayes	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1987	Robert Awalt	St. Louis Cardinals	Tight end
1988	Keith Jackson	Philadelphia Eagles	Tight end
1989	Barry Sanders^[69]	Detroit Lions	Running back
1990	Richmond Webb	Miami Dolphins	Offensive tackle
1991	Mike Croel	Denver Broncos	Linebacker
1992	Santana Dotson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Defensive tackle
1993	Jerome Bettis	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1994	Marshall Faulk^[70]	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
1995	Curtis Martin^[71]	New England Patriots	Running back
1996	Eddie George^[72]	Houston Oilers	Running back
1997	Warrick Dunn^[73]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Running back
1998	Randy Moss	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1999	Edgerrin James^[74]	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
2000	Brian Urlacher	Chicago Bears	Linebacker
2001	Kendrell Bell	Pittsburgh Steelers	Linebacker
2002	Clinton Portis^[75]	Denver Broncos	Running back
2003	Anquan Boldin	Arizona Cardinals	Wide receiver
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers	Quarterback
2005	Shawne Merriman	San Diego Chargers	Linebacker
2006	Vince Young	Tennessee Titans	Quarterback
2007	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Running back
2008	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Quarterback
2009	Percy Harvin	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
2010	Ndamukong Suh	Detroit Lions	Defensive tackle
2011	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	Quarterback
2012	Robert Griffin III	Washington Redskins	Quarterback
2013	Eddie Lacy	Green Bay Packers	Running back
2014	Odell Beckham Jr.	New York Giants	Wide receiver
2015	Todd Gurley	St. Louis Rams	Running back
2016	Ezekiel Elliott	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
2017	Alvin Kamara	New Orleans Saints	Running back
2018	Saquon Barkley	New York Giants	Running back
2019	Nick Bosa	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive end
2020	Justin Jefferson^[76]	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
2021	Ja'Marr Chase^[77]	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver
2022	Sauce Gardner	New York Jets	Cornerback
2023	Puka Nacua	Los Angeles Rams	Wide receiver

Defunct awards

United Press International NFL ROTY Award

United Press International (UPI) awarded an annual NFL Rookie of the Year award from 1955 to 1959 and two annual awards from 1960 to 1996. From 1960 to 1969 the awards went to a rookie from the NFL and American Football League (AFL), and after the AFL–NFL merger in 1970, the awards went to a rookie from the National Football Conference (NFC) and American Football Conference (AFC).

NFL winners (1955–1969)

Season	Player	Team	Position	Ref.
1955	Alan Ameche	Baltimore Colts	Fullback	^[78]
1956	Lenny Moore	Baltimore Colts	Halfback	^[79]
1957	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Fullback	^[80]
1958	Jimmy Orr	Pittsburgh Steelers	End	^[81]
1959	Boyd Dowler	Green Bay Packers	End	^[82]
1960	Gail Cogdill	Detroit Lions	End	^[83]
1961	Mike Ditka	Chicago Bears	Tight end	^[84]
1962	Ronnie Bull	Chicago Bears	Fullback	^[85]
1963	Paul Flatley	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1964	Charley Taylor	Washington Redskins	Wide receiver
1965	Gale Sayers	Chicago Bears	Running back	^[86]
1966	Johnny Roland	St. Louis Cardinals	Halfback
1967	Mel Farr	Detroit Lions	Running back
1968	Earl McCullough	Detroit Lions	Flanker
1969	Calvin Hill	Dallas Cowboys	Running back	^[87]

AFL winners (1960–1969)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1960	Abner Haynes	Dallas Texans	Halfback
1961	Earl Faison	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end
1962	Curtis McClinton	Dallas Texans	Fullback
1963	Billy Joe	Denver Broncos	Fullback
1964	Matt Snell	New York Jets	Fullback
1965	Joe Namath	New York Jets	Quarterback
1966	Bobby Burnett	Buffalo Bills	Halfback
1967	George Webster	Houston Oilers	Linebacker
1968	Paul Robinson	Cincinnati Bengals	Running back
1969	Greg Cook	Cincinnati Bengals	Quarterback

NFC winners (1970–1996)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1970	Bruce Taylor	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive back
1971	John Brockington	Green Bay Packers	Running back
1972	Chester Marcol	Green Bay Packers	Placekicker
1973	Charle Young	Philadelphia Eagles	Tight end
1974	John Hicks	New York Giants	Guard
1975	Mike Thomas	Washington Redskins	Running back
1976	Sammy White	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1977	Tony Dorsett	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1978	Al Baker	Detroit Lions	Defensive end
1979	Ottis Anderson	St. Louis Cardinals	Running back
1980	Billy Sims	Detroit Lions	Running back
1981	George Rogers	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1982	Jim McMahon	Chicago Bears	Quarterback
1983	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1984	Paul McFadden	Philadelphia Eagles	Placekicker
1985	Jerry Rice^[88]	San Francisco 49ers	Wide receiver
1986	Rueben Mayes	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1987	Robert Awalt	St. Louis Cardinals	Tight end
1988	Keith Jackson	Philadelphia Eagles	Tight end
1989	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	Running back
1990	Mark Carrier	Chicago Bears	Safety
1991	Lawrence Dawsey	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Wide receiver
1992	Robert Jones	Dallas Cowboys	Linebacker
1993	Jerome Bettis	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1994	Bryant Young	San Francisco 49ers	Defensive tackle
1995	Rashaan Salaam	Chicago Bears	Running back
1996	Simeon Rice	Arizona Cardinals	Defensive end

AFC winners (1970–1996)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1970	Dennis Shaw	Buffalo Bills	Quarterback
1971	Jim Plunkett	New England Patriots	Quarterback
1972	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running back
1973	Boobie Clark	Cincinnati Bengals	Running back
1974	Don Woods	San Diego Chargers	Running back
1975	Robert Brazile	Houston Oilers	Linebacker
1976	Mike Haynes	New England Patriots	Defensive back
1977	A. J. Duhe	Miami Dolphins	Defensive end
1978	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	Running back
1979	Jerry Butler	Buffalo Bills	Wide receiver
1980	Joe Cribbs	Buffalo Bills	Running back
1981	Joe Delaney	Kansas City Chiefs	Running back
1982	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	Running back
1983	Curt Warner	Seattle Seahawks	Running back
1984	Louis Lipps	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide receiver
1985	Kevin Mack	Cleveland Browns	Running back
1986	Leslie O'Neal	San Diego Chargers	Defensive end
1987	Shane Conlan	Buffalo Bills	Linebacker
1988	John Stephens	New England Patriots	Running back
1989	Derrick Thomas	Kansas City Chiefs	Linebacker
1990	Richmond Webb	Miami Dolphins	Offensive tackle
1991	Mike Croel	Denver Broncos	Linebacker
1992	Dale Carter	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback
1993	Rick Mirer	Seattle Seahawks	Quarterback
1994	Marshall Faulk	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
1995	Curtis Martin	New England Patriots	Running back
1996	Terry Glenn	New England Patriots	Wide receiver

NEA NFL ROTY Award

The NEA NFL Rookie of the Year award was founded in 1964 by the Newspaper Enterprise Association and was created by Murray Olderman, the senior sports editor for the NEA. From 1971 through 1976 winners for both the American Football Conference and National Football Conference were chosen, except in 1974. The award was discontinued after the 1996 season. Winners were awarded the Bert Bell Memorial Trophy in honor of former NFL commissioner Bert Bell.

Winners (1964–1996)

Season	Player	Team	Position
1964	Charley Taylor	Washington Redskins	Wide receiver
1965	Gale Sayers^[89]	Chicago Bears	Running back
1966	Tommy Nobis	Atlanta Falcons	Linebacker
1967	Mel Farr	Detroit Lions	Running back
1968	Earl McCullouch	Detroit Lions	Wide receiver
1969	Calvin Hill	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1970	Raymond Chester	Oakland Rainders	Tight end
1971	Jim Plunkett (AFC)	New England Patriots	Quarterback
1971	John Brockington (NFC)	Green Bay Packers	Running back
1972	Franco Harris (AFC)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running back
1972	Willie Buchanon (NFC)	Green Bay Packers	Cornerback
1973	Boobie Clark (AFC)	Cincinnati Bengals	Running back
1973	Charle Young (NFC)	Philadelphia Eagles	Tight end
1974	Don Woods	San Diego Chargers	Running back
1975	Robert Brazile (AFC)	Houston Oilers	Linebacker
1975	Steve Bartkowski (NFC)	Atlanta Falcons	Quarterback
1976	Mike Haynes (AFC)	New England Patriots	Cornerback
1976	Sammy White (NFC)	Minnesota Vikings	Wide receiver
1977	Tony Dorsett	Dallas Cowboys	Running back
1978	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	Running back
1979	Ottis Anderson	St. Louis Cardinals	Running back
1980	Billy Sims	Detroit Lions	Running back
1981	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants	Outside linebacker
1982	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	Running back
1983	Eric Dickerson	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1984	Louis Lipps	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wide receiver
1985	Eddie Brown	Cincinnati Bengals	Wide receiver
1986	Rueben Mayes	New Orleans Saints	Running back
1987	Bo Jackson	Los Angeles Raiders	Running back
1988	John Stephens	New England Patriots	Running back
1989	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	Running back
1990	Eric Green	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tight end
1991	Mike Croel	Denver Broncos	Outside linebacker
1992	Dale Carter	Kansas City Chiefs	Cornerback
1993	Jerome Bettis	Los Angeles Rams	Running back
1994	Marshall Faulk	Indianapolis Colts	Running back
1995	Joey Galloway	Seattle Seahawks	Wide receiver
1996	Eddie George	Houston Oilers	Running back

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