The National Football League Rookie of the Year Award (NFL ROTY) refers to any number of awards presented by various entities to the top American football rookie(s) in the National Football League (NFL).
Associated Press NFL ROTY Award [edit]
The AP NFL Rookie of the Year award is an annual award given since 1967 to the top offensive and defensive rookie players in the NFL.[1][2] Winners are selected by a nationwide panel of 50 members of the Associated Press who regularly cover the league.[3] Ballots are cast at the end of the regular season, before the playoffs. Since 2011, winners of the AP Rookie of the Year awards are announced at the NFL Honors show the night before the Super Bowl along with the Pepsi Rookie of the Year award.[4]
Offensive ROTY Winners (1967–present) [edit]
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Defensive ROTY Winners (1967–present) [edit]
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Trivia [edit]
Pepsi NFL ROTY Award [edit]
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.[7] More than 350,000 votes were cast for the inaugural award in 2002,[8] 1.002 million votes in 2009, and more than 1.59 million votes in 2010.[9] 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 along with the AP Rookie of the Year awards.[4]
Winners (2002–present) [edit]
| Season |
Player |
Team |
Position |
| 2002 |
Shockey, JeremyJeremy Shockey |
New York Giants |
Tight end |
| 2003 |
Davis, DomanickDomanick Davis |
Houston Texans |
Running back |
| 2004 |
Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Quarterback |
| 2005 |
Williams, CadillacCadillac Williams |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Running back |
| 2006 |
Young, VinceVince Young |
Tennessee Titans |
Quarterback |
| 2007 |
Peterson, AdrianAdrian Peterson |
Minnesota Vikings |
Running back |
| 2008 |
Flacco, JoeJoe Flacco |
Baltimore Ravens |
Quarterback |
| 2009 |
Harvin, PercyPercy Harvin |
Minnesota Vikings |
Wide receiver |
| 2010 |
Suh, NdamukongNdamukong Suh |
Detroit Lions |
Defensive Tackle |
| 2011 |
Newton, CamCam Newton |
Carolina Panthers |
Quarterback |
| 2012 |
Wilson, RussellRussell Wilson[10] |
Seattle Seahawks |
Quarterback |
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. The winners are chosen by PFW writers/editors and PFWA members.
Offensive ROTY Winners (1969–present) [edit]
| Season |
Player |
Team |
Position |
| 1969 |
Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill (NFL) |
Dallas Cowboys |
Running back |
| 1969 |
Cook, GregGreg Cook (AFL) |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Quarterback |
| 1970 |
Shaw, DennisDennis Shaw |
Buffalo Bills |
Quarterback |
| 1971 |
Plunkett, JimJim Plunkett |
New England Patriots |
Quarterback |
| 1972 |
Harris, FrancoFranco Harris |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Running back |
| 1973 |
Foreman, ChuckChuck Foreman |
Minnesota Vikings |
Running back |
| 1974 |
Woods ! Don Woods |
San Diego Chargers |
Running back |
| 1975 |
Thomas !Mike Thomas co-winner |
Washington Redskins |
Running back |
| 1975 |
Bartkowski, SteveSteve Bartkowski co-winner |
Atlanta Falcons |
Quarterback |
| 1976 |
White ! Sammy White |
Minnesota Vikings |
Wide receiver |
| 1977 |
Dorsett, TonyTony Dorsett |
Dallas Cowboys |
Running back |
| 1978 |
Campbell !Earl Campbell |
Houston Oilers |
Running back |
| 1979 |
Anderson ! Ottis Anderson |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Running back |
| 1980 |
Sims ! Billy Sims |
Detroit Lions |
Running back |
| 1981 |
Rogers ! George Rogers |
New Orleans Saints |
Running back |
| 1982 |
Allen ! Marcus Allen |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Running back |
| 1983 |
Dickerson ! Eric Dickerson |
Los Angeles Rams |
Running back |
| 1984 |
Lipps ! Louis Lipps |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Wide receiver |
| 1986 |
Mayes ! Rueben Mayes |
New Orleans Saints |
Running back |
| 1987 |
Stradford !Troy Stradford |
Miami Dolphins |
Running back |
| 1988 |
Stephens ! John Stephens co-winner |
New England Patriots |
Running back |
| 1988 |
Woods, IckeyIckey Woods co-winner |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Running back |
| 1989 |
Sanders ! Barry Sanders |
Detroit Lions |
Running back |
| 1990 |
Smith ! Emmitt Smith |
Dallas Cowboys |
Running back |
| 1991 |
Russell ! Leonard Russell |
New England Patriots |
Running back |
| 1992 |
Hanson, JasonJason Hanson |
Detroit Lions |
Placekicker |
| 1993 |
Bettis ! Jerome Bettis |
Los Angeles Rams |
Running back |
| 1994 |
Faulk ! Marshall Faulk |
Indianapolis Colts |
Running back |
| 1995 |
Martin ! Curtis Martin |
New England Patriots |
Running back |
| 1996 |
George ! Eddie George |
Houston Oilers |
Running back |
| 1997 |
Dunn ! Warrick Dunn |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Running back |
| 1998 |
Moss ! Randy Moss |
Minnesota Vikings |
Wide receiver |
| 1999 |
James ! Edgerrin James |
Indianapolis Colts |
Running back |
| 2000 |
Anderson ! Mike Anderson |
Denver Broncos |
Running back |
| 2001 |
Thomas ! Anthony Thomas |
Chicago Bears |
Running back |
| 2002 |
Portis ! Clinton Portis |
Denver Broncos |
Running back |
| 2003 |
Boldin ! Anquan Boldin |
Arizona Cardinals |
Wide receiver |
| 2004 |
Roethlisberger ! Ben Roethlisberger |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Quarterback |
| 2005 |
Williams ! Carnell "Cadillac" Williams |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Running back |
| 2006 |
Young ! Vince Young |
Tennessee Titans |
Quarterback |
| 2007 |
Peterson ! Adrian Peterson |
Minnesota Vikings |
Running back |
| 2008 |
Ryan ! Matt Ryan |
Atlanta Falcons |
Quarterback |
| 2009 |
Harvin ! Percy Harvin |
Minnesota Vikings |
Wide receiver |
| 2010 |
Bradford ! Sam Bradford |
St. Louis Rams |
Quarterback |
| 2011 |
Newton, CamCam Newton[11] |
Carolina Panthers |
Quarterback |
| 2012 |
Griffin III, RobertRobert Griffin III[12] |
Washington Redskins |
Quarterback |
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Defensive ROTY Winners (1969–present) [edit]
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Sporting News NFL ROTY Award [edit]
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The Sporting News NFL Rookie of the Year award is chosen annually by NFL players, coaches, and executives. There were 617 voters in 2010,[15] 632 voters in 2011,[16] and over 800 voters in 2012.[17]
Winners (2010–present) [edit]
United Press International NFL ROTY Award [edit]
United Press International (UPI) awarded an annual NFL Rookie of the Year award from 1955-1959 and two annual awards from 1960 to 1996. From 1960 to 1969 the awards went to a rookie from the NFL and 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).[18][19]
NFL Winners (1955–1969) [edit]
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AFL Winners (1960–1969) [edit]
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NFC Winners (1970–1996) [edit]
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AFC Winners (1970-1996) [edit]
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NEA NFL ROTY Award [edit]
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) [edit]
| Season |
Player |
Team |
Position |
| 1964 |
Taylor, CharleyCharley Taylor |
Washington Redskins |
Wide receiver |
| 1965 |
Sayers, GaleGale Sayers |
Chicago Bears |
Running back |
| 1966 |
Nobis, TommyTommy Nobis |
Atlanta Falcons |
Linebacker |
| 1967 |
Farr, MelMel Farr |
Detroit Lions |
Running back |
| 1968 |
McCullouch, EarlEarl McCullouch |
Detroit Lions |
Wide receiver |
| 1969 |
Hill, CalvinCalvin Hill |
Dallas Cowboys |
Running back |
| 1970 |
Chester, RaymondRaymond Chester |
Oakland Rainders |
Tight end |
| 1971 |
Plunkett, JimJim Plunkett (AFC) |
New England Patriots |
Quarterback |
| 1971 |
Brockington, JohnJohn Brockington (NFC) |
Green Bay Packers |
Running back |
| 1972 |
Harris, FrancoFranco Harris (AFC) |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Running back |
| 1972 |
Buchanon, WillieWillie Buchanon (NFC) |
Green Bay Packers |
Cornerback |
| 1973 |
Clark, BoobieBoobie Clark (AFC) |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Running back |
| 1973 |
Foreman, ChuckChuck Foreman (NFC) |
Minnesota Vikings |
Running back |
| 1974 |
Woods ! Don Woods |
San Diego Chargers |
Running back |
| 1975 |
Brazile, RobertRobert Brazile (AFC) |
Houston Oilers |
Linebacker |
| 1975 |
Bartkowski, SteveSteve Bartkowski (NFC) |
Atlanta Falcons |
Quarterback |
| 1976 |
Haynes ! Mike Haynes (AFC) |
New England Patriots |
Cornerback |
| 1976 |
White ! Sammy White (NFC) |
Minnesota Vikings Patriots |
Wide receiver |
| 1977 |
Dorsett, TonyTony Dorsett |
Dallas Cowboys |
Running back |
| 1978 |
Campbell !Earl Campbell |
Houston Oilers |
Running back |
| 1979 |
Anderson ! Ottis Anderson |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Running back |
| 1980 |
Sims ! Billy Sims |
Detroit Lions |
Running back |
| 1981 |
Taylor, Lawrence Lawrence Taylor |
New York Giants |
Outside linebacker |
| 1982 |
Allen ! Marcus Allen |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Running back |
| 1983 |
Dickerson ! Eric Dickerson |
Los Angeles Rams |
Running back |
| 1984 |
Lipps ! Louis Lipps |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Wide receiver |
| 1985 |
Brown ! Eddie Brown |
Cincinnati Bengals |
Wide receiver |
| 1986 |
Mayes ! Rueben Mayes |
New Orleans Saints |
Running back |
| 1987 |
Jackson, BoBo Jackson |
Los Angeles Raiders |
Running back |
| 1988 |
Stephens ! John Stephens |
New England Patriots |
Running back |
| 1989 |
Sanders ! Barry Sanders |
Detroit Lions |
Running back |
| 1990 |
Green ! Eric Green |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Tight end |
| 1991 |
Croel, Mike Mike Croel |
Denver Broncos |
Outside linebacker |
| 1992 |
Carter, Dale Dale Carter |
Kansas City Chiefs |
Cornerback |
| 1993 |
Bettis ! Jerome Bettis |
Los Angeles Rams |
Running back |
| 1994 |
Faulk ! Marshall Faulk |
Indianapolis Colts |
Running back |
| 1995 |
Galloway, Joey Joey Galloway |
Seattle Seahawks |
Wide receiver |
| 1996 |
George ! Eddie George |
Houston Oilers |
Running back |
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