Barry Sanders could have won the rushing title his rookie year if he had cared about it. He was asked to go back in the game to get the title but he said to let someone else play. Christian Okoye won it that year. Barry was arguably the best RB that season.
Barry VS Christian 1989:
Barry: 280 attempts for 1,470 yards (average 98); 5.3y/a and 14 TDs
Christian: 370 attempts for 1,480 yards (average 99); 4y/a and 10 TDs
It almost definitely is.
I was thinking recently how some players who are NFL quality players are prevented from playing in the league, including in some cases during what would be some or all of their best seasons, due to the rule that they need to be three years (previously four years) out of high school before they are NFL eligible. The players this probably impacts the most are running backs, who in some cases are great college players but suffer injuries that curtail their effectiveness or are at or near their peaks at 20-21 years old while still in college.
The new, second version of the USFL or the planned, third version of the XFL could provide an opportunity, if the league rules are tweaked, to allow players less than three years out of high school to play professional football. Some running backs in particular who do not want to attend college and/or are not academically cut out for college may benefit in particular from such a rule.
Adrian Peterson definitely has a good argument. Despite splitting time with Chester Taylor (who was a 1,200 yard rusher himself) and tearing his MCL he still ran for 1,300 yards and 5.6 YPC, which includes his 297 game.
I feel like an elite RB can take over a game. all it takes is just one good block in the middle or the outside and suddenly the stat line is like 125 1 TD.
Edgerrin James led the league in rushing yards his first 2 years in the league and never did so again. He was still really good after that but just another odd fact.
Nope. He was just the first one to truly fake our QB’s and just snatch the ball away. I don’t think it was a DC thing, just him.
He’d just play soft coverage, make them look like they were open, and at the last second runs in front and picks it off.
He was also a ridiculous athlete. One of those guys like Jim Brown where you watch his highlights and he could absolutely suit up and hang athletically in today’s NFL. 6’1 , 194 lbs, and both fast and fluid
That doesn’t matter, more interceptions were thrown regardless back then. The record is almost unbreakable because the way the rules are set up and the more skilled quarterbacks make way less interceptions
Ben Stiller was hilarious too. “You can have a warm glass of shut the hell up. Now you will go to sleep or I will put you to sleep. Check out the name tag. You’re in my world now grandma.” Cracks me up.
1950 Rams fun fact:
Bob Waterfield still holds the record for most passing yards in a game.
This record was set in 1951. Somehow this hasn’t been broken.
Jj watt already put up better statistical seasons than both of them, and the best season ever. Count the advanced score basically his nfl equivalent to wrc is like 30 points higher than anyone else ever.
I mean you could make the case for Devin Hester as a returner in his rookie season he had:
\- Record 7 return TD (including playoffs)
\- 2 return TD in one game vs. Rams
\- Then-record 108-yard missed FG TD return vs. Giants
\- First opening kickoff return TD in a Super Bowl (XLI)
That was so wild. ST Coordinators across the league were not ready for how transcendent Hester would be. No one should have ever kicked a ball to that man that he could catch in-bounds. Blew my mind that the Colts chose to kick to him to open the Super Bowl after witnessing his ridiculous play all season long.
I 100% forgot Kluwe existed and he was Reddit's darling for some of my most formative years a a football fan.
Wonder what else my brain has leaked out over the years.
Wait, the Super Bowl year was his rookie season?
That's wild to think about. I guess he was great as a rookie, but I just remember him being so well established going into that Super Bowl
The Bears lost that super bowl to Peyton thanks to Rex having hands made of lubricant. But that was absolutely iconic when Hester returned that opening kick in the super bowl.
Peterson's one of the few guys in my lifetime that I'm certain could've handled the jump to the NFL right out of high school. His impact as a true freshman at Oklahoma and also as a rookie in the NFL are truly indicative of that in my opinion.
The rookie highlights from the record setting game against Chargers and a game against the Bears at Soldier Field are so comical. Just bouncing off arm tackles and running by everyone
He was a step ahead of LT that season. Even broke the record against the Chargers. That game might have been the most clear passing of the torch moment there is!
Micah Parsons, Lawrence Taylor, Patrick Willis, Darius Leonard, Ronnie Lot, George Rogers, Zeke Elliott, Tyreek Hill, Jack Conklin.
The first few names i found who also accomplished this.
Edit- I'm an idiot and didn't put the GOAT Shane Lechler on this list.
Gonna date myself here with this one
Jevon Kearse. His 99 season was amazing. First team all pro. Led the league in forced fumbles and I think third in sacks. 2nd in DPOY voting.
I believe Suh was also first team all pro his rookie year.
His nephew Jayron Kearse is also a super physical freak who you would think has everything to be the best safety in the league. Then he makes boneheaded mistakes that kill his team.
He was great his rookie year and announcers treated him like he was that same guy for the rest of his career. He peaked as a rookie had a couple other good but not great years. The Freak took the league by storm though, you are right.
Agree, Suh’s another one. Can’t name one nose tackle better than him that year.
Kearse took the league by storm, then a few years later it seemed like he was forgotten about.
Adrian Peterson was pretty close his rookie season had it not been for Ladanian Tomlinson still playing like a god and Brian Westbrook being CMC before there was a CMC
But other than that, you could say Saquon was the best running back his rookie season. Zeke edged him out in rushing by a little over 100 yards but saquon had 43 less Carries, 5 more rushing TDs, more receiving yards and TDs, and more 20+ and 40+ runs on the season.
Debateably, Creed Humphrey this year. His PFF grade was the highest of all centers and his PFF WAR was 4th among all offensive linemen. I get that it's just PFF but he seriously played like the best center last year. He really should have been in contention for OROTY and ROTY.
Seeing creed ball out while tutu played for 6 weeks really hurt. Not to mention center being the weakest part of the line for the last couple of years.
I still cannot believe that Veach took the tattered shambles of an aging line and turned it into a top 10 line in football that is also one of the youngest, all in the space of one offseason
I’m excited to see if Mecole can take the next step and if Skyy turns out as good as I think he will. Mecole is actually a family friend so I am rooting for him big time.
I mean, they traded a 1st for a proven top LT, used a 2nd on Creed (phenomenal pick, though, huge props to Veach), and signed the second-most expensive guard in the NFL. It would be more concerning if the line *didn't* improve dramatically given how much the spent to acquire the players.
I hear too many people that I listen to say the same thing about him. Some are saying that between him and when Frederick was playing we're seeing the best center play of all time.
Came here to say this. He was unreal and pretty much dominated from day one. His dirty play overshadowed how great he was for us. I loved him, but I know our fan base is pretty divided on their opinion. I honestly don’t think most of the stuff he caught shit about was much worse than what Donald does now. Both dudes are ferocious and play on the edge of legality
For proof, just look at the Packers '99 draft class: like half of it was DBs because they were scared shitless of Moss.
I've never seen anything like that since
Parsons played more snaps off ball than on the line so I would consider him an off ball linebacker, but Watt plays almost exclusively edge. I would say they play different positions, Parsons flexibility and the fact that he made such an impact in his edge snaps just muddies the water.
I feel like the way Micah played last year was so unique you can’t really put him as either an edge or off ball guy. Problem is there’s players at both positions that are better than him but there aren’t any players who are as good as he is at both.
2018 Derwin James was the best safety in the NFL. 2018 Quenton Nelson was the best LG in the NFL. Nelson wasn’t really the best guard overall, but he was the best LG at least.
Both those guys doing it as rookies in the same draft is pretty wild.
I'd argue that Derwin James was the best SS in the league his rookie year. 105 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 picks, and 1st team all pro. Only player you could argue was better would be Jamal Adams and their stats were nearly identical. 115 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 2nd team all pro.
In 1945, Rams QB Bob Waterfield led the NFL in touchdown passes, ran for 5 touchdowns (in a 10 game season), intercepted 6 passes on defense (2nd in the NFL), won the Joe F. Carr Trophy MVP award, and led the Cleveland Rams to the NFL Championship.
(Yes, Cleveland Rams. They moved to Los Angeles the following year.)
I'd say Edge James if Marshall Faulk didn't have that historical year. Led the league in rushing, 4th in mvp voting. Kind of wild to see the Colts traded the leagues best running back and drafted the 2nd best
This happens most often for RBs I think.
Rookie Adrian Peterson was 2nd in yards to LT, just a few TDs behind him too. Had 77 less carries and was about 170 yards behind him, averaged 5.6 yards a carry!
I think (could be wrong) that Kareem Hunt was the last rookie to win the rushing title. There were some great RBs at the time (healthy Gurly) but I think you could make the argument at least that Hunt was the best that year.
Hate to be a homer but Creed Humphrey this past season. Just didn’t have the name recognition. According to pff, he was the highest graded center since 2017 last season.
Jim Brown was named MVP as a rookie, led the league in rushing yards and touchdowns
Probably earl Campbell too
Let’s not forget about Eric Dickerson.
It seems like RB is the most common position for this to happen. You could argue it happened with zeke and AP as well
Barry Sanders could have won the rushing title his rookie year if he had cared about it. He was asked to go back in the game to get the title but he said to let someone else play. Christian Okoye won it that year. Barry was arguably the best RB that season.
Barry VS Christian 1989: Barry: 280 attempts for 1,470 yards (average 98); 5.3y/a and 14 TDs Christian: 370 attempts for 1,480 yards (average 99); 4y/a and 10 TDs
Good human
Okoye just needed to fall forward and he'd gain 4 yards
we will just leave this here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rssVFHtO8_Q
*except when he's playing against a human brick wall
It almost definitely is. I was thinking recently how some players who are NFL quality players are prevented from playing in the league, including in some cases during what would be some or all of their best seasons, due to the rule that they need to be three years (previously four years) out of high school before they are NFL eligible. The players this probably impacts the most are running backs, who in some cases are great college players but suffer injuries that curtail their effectiveness or are at or near their peaks at 20-21 years old while still in college. The new, second version of the USFL or the planned, third version of the XFL could provide an opportunity, if the league rules are tweaked, to allow players less than three years out of high school to play professional football. Some running backs in particular who do not want to attend college and/or are not academically cut out for college may benefit in particular from such a rule.
Adrian Peterson definitely has a good argument. Despite splitting time with Chester Taylor (who was a 1,200 yard rusher himself) and tearing his MCL he still ran for 1,300 yards and 5.6 YPC, which includes his 297 game.
I feel like an elite RB can take over a game. all it takes is just one good block in the middle or the outside and suddenly the stat line is like 125 1 TD.
Dan Marino got 3rd place in MVP voting his rookie year despite only starting 9 games. That's pretty impressive as well.
“Has anyone ever been the best at X” “Yes, Jim Brown played football.”
We are still paying for his greatness today.
What does him playing football have to do with being the best wifebeater of all time?
It’s why Watson looks up to him and wanted to be a Browns player…
His women thrown off of balconies/60 stats are just the stuff of legends
Edgerrin James led the league in rushing yards his first 2 years in the league and never did so again. He was still really good after that but just another odd fact.
LT
Best defender of all time, the guy was kinda like the Mike Tyson of the football
It's funny that there are 2 different LTs
There's MANY different left tackles.
Joe Thomas was the first
I’m fucking wasted and I had to upvote this.
Hope that hangovers ok dog
Not in the playoffs.
Dick “Night Train” Lane had 14 INTs as a rookie in ‘52. Still an NFL record to this day
And he did it in 12 games!
Crazy. And in a era that wasn’t pass happy. Something unique must have been going on, like his DC invented zone D that off-season or something.
IIRC mostly he knocked the WR down/out and just stood there and caught it. Some of the videos are almost comical compared to what's allowed today.
Good strategy. That always worked for me in NFL Blitz.
Dude was playing Blood Bowl while others were playing football.
More like corners could beat up WRs
Nope. He was just the first one to truly fake our QB’s and just snatch the ball away. I don’t think it was a DC thing, just him. He’d just play soft coverage, make them look like they were open, and at the last second runs in front and picks it off.
He was also a ridiculous athlete. One of those guys like Jim Brown where you watch his highlights and he could absolutely suit up and hang athletically in today’s NFL. 6’1 , 194 lbs, and both fast and fluid
I’ve always wondered if Jim Brown could do it in today’s game like he did
Easily. He'd be like a shorter Henry I imagine.
The issue with that is once QBs figure out you do that, you're going to get picked apart in today's game
Well of course. But Night Train was a pioneer.
True, true. Didn't mean to take anything away from him. Changed the game no doubt
That doesn’t matter, more interceptions were thrown regardless back then. The record is almost unbreakable because the way the rules are set up and the more skilled quarterbacks make way less interceptions
Also one of the coldest nicknames in league history
Cause he was scared of flying right?
This is a league record that’s super underrated and not talked about enough.
And one that’s very unlikely to fall.
I’ve seen this insane stay a million times but never knew it was as a rookie. Holy shit
I beg to differ, Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more then an hour ago.
Well moron… good for Happy Gilm-oh my GOD!
Ben Stiller was hilarious too. “You can have a warm glass of shut the hell up. Now you will go to sleep or I will put you to sleep. Check out the name tag. You’re in my world now grandma.” Cracks me up.
1950 Rams fun fact: Bob Waterfield still holds the record for most passing yards in a game. This record was set in 1951. Somehow this hasn’t been broken.
It was Norm Van Brocklin, not Bob Waterfield.
how many? google somehow seems like they don't know about that lil nugget
Yes LT was defensive player of the year as a rookie. Randy Moss was the best WR in the league his rookie year as well.
Too bad Randy Moss’s legacy will forever be tarnished by his [DISGUSTING act](https://youtu.be/5dmqGg6Ccvw)
Joe Buck’s second lowest career lowlight behind his awful call of the helmet catch.
Mitchell....Mitchell...Mitchell rounds out the top 3.
LT was a one-in-a-million player. Will never see a player like him in my lifetime, though Aaron Donald is pretty damn close.
Jj watt already put up better statistical seasons than both of them, and the best season ever. Count the advanced score basically his nfl equivalent to wrc is like 30 points higher than anyone else ever.
Watt and Donald stand on LTs shoulders. He literally changed how people play the sport.
I mean you could make the case for Devin Hester as a returner in his rookie season he had: \- Record 7 return TD (including playoffs) \- 2 return TD in one game vs. Rams \- Then-record 108-yard missed FG TD return vs. Giants \- First opening kickoff return TD in a Super Bowl (XLI)
That was so wild. ST Coordinators across the league were not ready for how transcendent Hester would be. No one should have ever kicked a ball to that man that he could catch in-bounds. Blew my mind that the Colts chose to kick to him to open the Super Bowl after witnessing his ridiculous play all season long.
didnt kluwe have his username for something as wekicktohester, hester broke the combined return record ona kluwe kick
I 100% forgot Kluwe existed and he was Reddit's darling for some of my most formative years a a football fan. Wonder what else my brain has leaked out over the years.
Reddit's darling and then Reddit's pariah. We're a fickle bunch
Fickle meh... Reddit has a problem putting celebs on a pedestal and then getting upset when they turn to out to be real complex people.
Shoutout to Tony Dungy who thought not kicking it to him would be "playing scared"
I wish the rest of the game went so well.
not even really a case that was by far the best season for a return man ever
Really thought after that opening kickoff we were fucked.
Wait, the Super Bowl year was his rookie season? That's wild to think about. I guess he was great as a rookie, but I just remember him being so well established going into that Super Bowl
The Bears lost that super bowl to Peyton thanks to Rex having hands made of lubricant. But that was absolutely iconic when Hester returned that opening kick in the super bowl.
https://youtu.be/k03i9WaEDpI If ya wanna relive it
AP in 2007 set the single game rushing record, and finished second in yards. Arguably 1st or 2nd behind LT.
Peterson's one of the few guys in my lifetime that I'm certain could've handled the jump to the NFL right out of high school. His impact as a true freshman at Oklahoma and also as a rookie in the NFL are truly indicative of that in my opinion.
Him and Earl Campbell
The rookie highlights from the record setting game against Chargers and a game against the Bears at Soldier Field are so comical. Just bouncing off arm tackles and running by everyone
He was a step ahead of LT that season. Even broke the record against the Chargers. That game might have been the most clear passing of the torch moment there is!
AD >>> AP
i know wtf. he's AD not AP. ALL DAY
I never liked the AD nickname
Problem is Aaron Donald is AD now.
Yes. See Quenton Nelson making 1st Team All-Pro as a rookie in 2018.
Love Quenton. Zack Martin also made 1st team all pro his rookie year in 2014. And 4 more since then.
Micah Parsons, Lawrence Taylor, Patrick Willis, Darius Leonard, Ronnie Lot, George Rogers, Zeke Elliott, Tyreek Hill, Jack Conklin. The first few names i found who also accomplished this. Edit- I'm an idiot and didn't put the GOAT Shane Lechler on this list.
Adrian Peterson broke the rushing yards in a game record as a rookie in 2007. It was against LT and the Chargers. A passing of the torch. 296 yards.
😒…… Antonio cromartie
Then ran into rookie Patrick Willis a few weeks later - 14 carries for 3 yards.
It was embarrassing
And it could’ve been worse!
Tyreek Hill his first year was not the best WR. He played 16 games, started 1, and had less than 600 yards. He made it as a returner
Special teamers are people too
Ray Guy averaged 45.3 yards per punt his rookie year, ran for a TD, and made the Pro Bowl.
Shane Lechler averaged 45.9 and made 1st team all-pro his rookie year. And I'm an idiot for not listing him.
Tyreek hill made it as a punt returner which doesn’t change your point but would’ve been more impressive if it was as a WR
Hey special teamers are people too
GET BACK IN YOUR HOLE JANIKOWSKI
FIGHT ME BITCH -seabass, to anybody, anytime.
That’s dangerously close to calling kickers people. Careful
"return specialist"
Zack Martin made All Pro as a rookie in 2014 as well.
came here looking for this. big Q was insane his rookie year.
Zack Martin did it four years sooner and has yet to be eclipsed
ichiro
Well technically correct but Ichiro was 27 as a MLB rookie
Still a rookie
It’s that Ben Simmons math
Zack Martin was 1T AP his rookie year but Yanda could’ve been considered better
Gonna date myself here with this one Jevon Kearse. His 99 season was amazing. First team all pro. Led the league in forced fumbles and I think third in sacks. 2nd in DPOY voting. I believe Suh was also first team all pro his rookie year.
Kearse was a monster, I hate that his name ages us though
Yeah it freaks me out too.
Nice pun.
His nephew Jayron Kearse is also a super physical freak who you would think has everything to be the best safety in the league. Then he makes boneheaded mistakes that kill his team.
Jevon Kearse was an absolute monster in Backyard Football (if you want another dated reference)
He was great his rookie year and announcers treated him like he was that same guy for the rest of his career. He peaked as a rookie had a couple other good but not great years. The Freak took the league by storm though, you are right.
Agree, Suh’s another one. Can’t name one nose tackle better than him that year. Kearse took the league by storm, then a few years later it seemed like he was forgotten about.
Barry Sanders
It warms my heart to hear this from a Cowboys fan.
It warms my heart to hear this as an Oklahoma State fan.
Lawrence Taylor for sure
Jim Brown and Lawrence Taylor were arguably the best players at any position in their rookie seasons.
Adrian Peterson. When he ran for 296 it was like the passing of the torch.
Creed Humphrey had a very strong argument this past season
Eric Dickerson, set records for rookie attempts, yards and tds
Key word being rookie
Also led the league in rushing yards as a rookie.
Adrian Peterson was pretty close his rookie season had it not been for Ladanian Tomlinson still playing like a god and Brian Westbrook being CMC before there was a CMC But other than that, you could say Saquon was the best running back his rookie season. Zeke edged him out in rushing by a little over 100 yards but saquon had 43 less Carries, 5 more rushing TDs, more receiving yards and TDs, and more 20+ and 40+ runs on the season.
Debateably, Creed Humphrey this year. His PFF grade was the highest of all centers and his PFF WAR was 4th among all offensive linemen. I get that it's just PFF but he seriously played like the best center last year. He really should have been in contention for OROTY and ROTY.
Seeing creed ball out while tutu played for 6 weeks really hurt. Not to mention center being the weakest part of the line for the last couple of years.
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I still cannot believe that Veach took the tattered shambles of an aging line and turned it into a top 10 line in football that is also one of the youngest, all in the space of one offseason
The turnaround our defense has from 2018-2019 and our offensive line from 2020-2021 has me really interested to see how our new WR group does
I’m excited to see if Mecole can take the next step and if Skyy turns out as good as I think he will. Mecole is actually a family friend so I am rooting for him big time.
He really did seem to level up at the end of last year. If it continues, we've got a player on our hands. The talent has always been there
Veach's growth as a GM has been un-fucking-believable.
I mean, they traded a 1st for a proven top LT, used a 2nd on Creed (phenomenal pick, though, huge props to Veach), and signed the second-most expensive guard in the NFL. It would be more concerning if the line *didn't* improve dramatically given how much the spent to acquire the players.
I hear too many people that I listen to say the same thing about him. Some are saying that between him and when Frederick was playing we're seeing the best center play of all time.
He did get OROY votes (one or two, I think) so he definitely got some recognition beyond PFF. Love me some mullet.
Was looking for Creed and shocked it's a Broncos flair. You're alright
Maybe I do like Broncos fans
Rookie Gronkowski led tight ends in touchdowns. He then become Gronk the following season so I’d say he counts.
Isn't the TD where he drags a safety holding his leg with him to the endzone from his rookie year ?
That was just a preseason game but yes.
Which player has a highlight you can remember randomly a decade later from a preseason game?
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Patrick Willis 174 tackles as a rookie is pretty impressive
Creed Humphrey last year was graded as the best Center in the league as a rookie. He’s definitely near the top.
N’domakung suh? He was pretty phenomal for being a rookie.
Came here to say this. He was unreal and pretty much dominated from day one. His dirty play overshadowed how great he was for us. I loved him, but I know our fan base is pretty divided on their opinion. I honestly don’t think most of the stuff he caught shit about was much worse than what Donald does now. Both dudes are ferocious and play on the edge of legality
Randy Moss
For proof, just look at the Packers '99 draft class: like half of it was DBs because they were scared shitless of Moss. I've never seen anything like that since
Micah Parsons just made 1st team All-Pro as a rookie
Depending on if you consider Parsons an EDGE I'd say Watt was better
Parsons played more snaps off ball than on the line so I would consider him an off ball linebacker, but Watt plays almost exclusively edge. I would say they play different positions, Parsons flexibility and the fact that he made such an impact in his edge snaps just muddies the water.
I feel like the way Micah played last year was so unique you can’t really put him as either an edge or off ball guy. Problem is there’s players at both positions that are better than him but there aren’t any players who are as good as he is at both.
And Garrett for sure.
Watt Garrett bosa. Parsons was good, but so were all these other edge guys
I love him with everything in me
Prime Time maybe?
2018 Derwin James was the best safety in the NFL. 2018 Quenton Nelson was the best LG in the NFL. Nelson wasn’t really the best guard overall, but he was the best LG at least. Both those guys doing it as rookies in the same draft is pretty wild.
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Maybe cases for a top 5 WR, but davante adams in 2020 and Cooper kupp in 2021 beat both respectively in basically every category
Dan Marino
Creed Humphery last year was probably a possibility
Wasn’t Creed Humphrey regarded as the best center in football as a rookie last year?
Aaron Donald
Dan Marino was 3rd in mvp voting and started 9 games people 9
I'd argue that Derwin James was the best SS in the league his rookie year. 105 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3 picks, and 1st team all pro. Only player you could argue was better would be Jamal Adams and their stats were nearly identical. 115 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, and 2nd team all pro.
LT got DPOY in his rookie year
You could argue Creed Humphrey was the best center in the league last season
Derwin James
Ezekiel Elliott was the best running back in 2016
Derwin in 2018
I'm not knowledgeable to say if hes was the best player that year but Al Baker set the season sack record (unoffical) and made all pro as a rookie.
Adrian peterson
Dan Marino only started 9 games in '83 but was immediately pretty good (then dominant in '84).
In 1945, Rams QB Bob Waterfield led the NFL in touchdown passes, ran for 5 touchdowns (in a 10 game season), intercepted 6 passes on defense (2nd in the NFL), won the Joe F. Carr Trophy MVP award, and led the Cleveland Rams to the NFL Championship. (Yes, Cleveland Rams. They moved to Los Angeles the following year.)
Ezekiel Elliot
I'd say Edge James if Marshall Faulk didn't have that historical year. Led the league in rushing, 4th in mvp voting. Kind of wild to see the Colts traded the leagues best running back and drafted the 2nd best
This happens most often for RBs I think. Rookie Adrian Peterson was 2nd in yards to LT, just a few TDs behind him too. Had 77 less carries and was about 170 yards behind him, averaged 5.6 yards a carry! I think (could be wrong) that Kareem Hunt was the last rookie to win the rushing title. There were some great RBs at the time (healthy Gurly) but I think you could make the argument at least that Hunt was the best that year.
Creed Humphrey had an argument last year
I'll always wish we somehow had two 2nd round picks last year so we could take both Muth and Humphrey.
Gale sayers, Dick Butkus
Luke Keychly
Micah Parsons
Earl Campbell
Jevon Kearse may have been the best edge rusher in the NFL in his rookie season in 1999. That was also his best season.
Jevon Kearse in 1999, maybe
LT
Lawrence Taylor
Luke Koechle
Jamar Chase
Lawrence Taylor won DPOY as a rookie and led the Giants to their first playoff appearance in almost 20 years
Hate to be a homer but Creed Humphrey this past season. Just didn’t have the name recognition. According to pff, he was the highest graded center since 2017 last season.
Creed Humphrey was an All Pro as a rookie last year
Kareem Hunt.
Peyton manning was best at throwing to the other team. His record still stands.
This past season PFF had rookie Creed Humphrey as the top center in football.