NFL Rookie of the Year Winners by NFL Teams and Colleges

The AP NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards were first presented in 1967
The first Associated Press ROY awards were presented to Detroit Lion Mel Farr (offense) and Detriot Lion (defense). The interesting fact that both
players were from the same team is just one of the fascinating components of this award. Included in this year-by-year analysis is information on
which ROY's earned Pro Football Hall of Fame honors along with which pro teams and colleges have produced the most ROY's.

TheHeismanWinners.com - Heisman Trophy Winners - Heisman Trophy Candidates - Heisman Trophy HistoryNFL Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year
discover which NFL teams and Colleges have produced the most winners.

Year	AP NFL Offensive ROY	Pos.	Pro Team	College
1967	Mel Farr	RB	Detroit Lions	UCLA
1968	Earl McCullouch	WR	Detroit Lions	USC
1969	Calvin Hill	RB	Dallas Cowboys	Yale
1970	Dennis Shaw	QB	Buffalo Bills	San Diego State
1971	John Brockington	RB	Green Bay Packers	Ohio State
1972	Franco Harris	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Penn State
1973	Chuck Foreman	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Miami
1974	Don Woods	RB	San Diego Chargers	New Mexico
1975	Mike Thomas	RB	Washington Redskins	UNLV
1976	Sammy White	WR	Minnesota Vikings	Grambling
1977	Tony Dorsett	RB	Dallas Cowboys	Pittsburgh
1978	Earl Campbell	RB	Houston Oilers	Texas
1979	Otis Anderson	RB	St. Louis Cardinals	Miami
1980	Billy Sims	RB	Detroit Lions	Oklahoma
1981	George Rogers	RB	New Orleans Saints	South Carolina
1982	Marcus Allen	RB	Los Angeles Raiders	USC
1983	Eric Dickerson	RB	Los Angeles Rams	SMU
1984	Louis Lipps	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	Southern Miss
1985	Eddie Brown	WR	Cincinnati Bengals	Miami
1986	Rueben Mayes	RB	New Orleans Saints	Washington State
1987	Troy Stradford	RB	Miami Dolphins	Boston College
1988	John Stephens	RB	New England Patriots	Northwestern St.
1989	Barry Sanders	RB	Detroit Lions	Oklahoma State
1990	Emmit Smith	RB	Dallas Cowboys	Florida
1991	Leonard Russell	RB	New England Patriots	Arizona State
1992	Carl Pickens	WR	Cincinnati Bengals	Tennessee
1993	Jerome Bettis	RB	Los Angeles Rams	Notre Dame
1994	Marshall Faulk	RB	Indianapolis Colts	San Diego State
1995	Curtis Martin	RB	New England Patriots	Pittsburgh
1996	Eddie George	RB	Houston Oilers	Ohio State
1997	Warrick Dunn	RB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Florida State
1998	Randy Moss	WR	Minnesota Vikings	Marshall
1999	Edgerrin James	RB	Indianapolis Colts	Miami
2000	Mike Anderson	RB	Denver Broncos	Utah
2001	Anthony Thomas	RB	Chicago Bears	Michigan
2002	Clinton Portis	RB	Denver Broncos	Miami
2003	Anquan Boldin	WR	Arizona Cardinals	Florida State
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	QB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Miami (Ohio)
2005	Carnell Williams	RB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Auburn
2006	Vince Young	QB	Tennessee Titans	Texas
2007	Adrian Peterson	RB	Minnesota Vikings	Oklahoma
2008	Matt Ryan	QB	Atlanta Falcons	Boston College
2009	Percy Harvin	WR	Minnesota Vikings	Florida
2010	Sam Bradford	QB	St. Louis Rams	Oklahoma
2011	Cam Newton	QB	Carolina Panthers	Auburn

College Football Programs That Have Produced the Most NFL Rookies of the Year Through the 2010 Season Miami and USC lead the way
Top College - ROY Award Winners	# of ROY's
Miami Chuck Foreman, Otis Anderson, Eddie Brown, Edgerrin James, Clinton Portis, Jonathan Vilma	6
USC Earl McCullouch, Marcus Allen, Chip Banks, Duane Bickett, Mark Carrier, Brian Cushing	6
Arizona State Leonard Russell, Mike Haynes, Vernon Leroy Maxwell, Terrell Suggs	4
Florida Emmit Smith, Percy Harvin, Jevon Kearse	3
Florida State Warrick Dunn, Anquan Boldin, Peter Boulware	3
North Carolina Buddy Curry, Lawrence Taylor & Julius Peppers	3
Oklahoma Billy Sims, Adrian Peterson & Sam Bradford	3
Pittsburgh Tony Dorsett, Curtis Martin, Bill Maas	3
San Diego State Dennis Shaw, Marshall Faulk, Willie Buchannon	3
Tennessee Carl Pickens, Dale Carter, Jerod Mayo	3

The Detroit Lions swept the inaugural AP Rookie of the Year
awards in 1967 when Mel Farr garnered the offensive award
and Lem Barney gained defensive honors.

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Former Auburn and Heisman winning QB Cam Newton delivered excitement to Carolina fans while also setting NFL records. Bradford threw 18 TD
passes vs. only 15 Int's. On the heels of being the 2009 collegiate defensive player of the year, Suh became a devastating force for the Detroit
Lions in 2010. Suh recorded 66 tackles, 10 sacks and a Int.

Year	AP NFL Defensive ROY	Pos.	Pro Team	College
1967	Lem Barney	CB	Detroit Lions	Jackson State
1968	Claude Humphrey	DE	Atlanta Falcons	Tennessee State
1969	Joe Greene	DT	Pittsburgh Steelers	North Texas St.
1970	Bruce Tayloer	CB	San Francisco 49ers	Boston University
1971	Isiah Robertson	RB	Los Angeles Rams	Southern
1972	Willie Buchanon	CB	Green Bay Packers	San Diego State
1973	Wally Chambers	DT	Chicago Bears	Eastern Kentucky
1974	Jack Lambert	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kent State
1975	Robert Brazile	LB	Houston Oilers	Jackson State
1976	Mike Haynes	CB	New England Patriots	Arizona State
1977	A.J. Duhe	DE	Miami Dolphins	LSU
1978	Al Baker	DE	Detroit Lions	Colorado State
1979	Jim Haslett	LB	Buffalo Bills	IUP
1980	Buddy Curry Al Richardson	LB	Atlanta Falcons	North Carolina Georgia Tech
1981	Lawrence Taylor	LB	New York Giants	North Carolina
1982	Chip Banks	LB	Cleveland Browns	USC
1983	Vernon Leyroy Maxwell	LB	Baltimore Colts	Arizona State
1984	Bill Maas	DT	Kansas City Chiefs	Pittsburgh
1985	Duane Bickett	LB	Indianapolis Colts	USC
1986	Leslie O'Neal	DE	San Diego Chargers	Oklahoma State
1987	Shane Conlan	RB	Buffalo Bills	Penn State
1988	Erik McMillan	S	New York Jets	Missouri
1989	Derrick Thomas	LB	Kansas City Chiefs	Alabama
1990	Mark Carrier	S	Chicago Bears	USC
1991	Mike Croel	LB	Denver Broncos	Nebraska
1992	Dale Carter	CB	Kansas City Chiefs	Tennessee
1993	Dana Stubblefield	DT	San Francisco 49ers	Kansas
1994	Tim Bowens	DT	Miami Dolphins	Ole Miss
1995	Hugh Douglas	DE	New York Jets	Central State
1996	Simeon Rice	DE	Arizona Cardinals	Illinois
1997	Peter Boulware	LB	Baltimore Ravens	Florida State
1998	Charles Woodson	CB	Oakland Raiders	Michigan
1999	Jevon Kearse	DE	Tennessee Titans	Florida
2000	Brian Urlacher	LB	Chicago Bears	New Mexico
2001	Kendrell Bell	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers	Georgia
2002	Julius Peppers	DE	Carolina Panthers	North Carolina
2003	Terrell Suggs	LB	Baltimore Ravens	Arizona State
2004	Jonathan Vilma	LB	New York Jets	Miami
2005	Shawne Merriman	LB	San Diego Chargers	Maryland
2006	DeMeco Ryans	LB	Houston Texans	Alabama
2007	Patrick Willis	LB	San Francisco 49ers	Ole Miss
2008	Jerod Mayo	LB	New England Patriots	Tennessee
2009	Brian Cushing	LB	Houston Texans	USC
2010	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Detroit Lions	Nebraska
2011	Von Miller	LB	Denver Broncos	Texas A&M

NFL franchises That Have Produced the Most AP NFL Rookies of the Year Through the 2011 season Miami and USC lead the way
Top Professional - ROY Award Winners by team	# of ROY's
Detroit Lions	7
Pittsburgh Steelers	6
Minnesota Vikings	5
New England Patriots	5
Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans	5
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts	4
Chicago Bears	4
Denver Broncos	4

NFL franchises That Haven't Produced an
AP Rookie of the Year Winner
These pro teams are still seeking a special
impact rookie season

Jacksonville Jaguars

Philadelphia Eagles

Seattle Seahawks

Heisman Trophy Winners That Became
NFL Rookie of the Year

Tony Dorsett - 1977

Earl Campbell 1978

George Rogers - 1981

Marcus Allen - 1982

Barry Sanders - 1989

Eddie George - 1996

Charles Woodson - 1998

Sam Bradford - 2010

Cam Newton - 2011

2011 Winners
Cam Newton and Von Miller
Cam Newton set an NFL record for touchdowns
rushing in a season by a quarterback with 14 and
became the first player in NFL history to pass for 4,000
yards and rush for 500.
Von Miller spearheaded the Denver Broncos defensive
resurgence after being selected 2nd in the NFL Draft

Tony Dorsett became the first Heisman
Trophy winner to win NFL ROY honors when
he won the award with the Dallas Cowboys
in 1977.

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