The Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the top offensive and defensive first-year players in the National Football League (NFL) as adjudged by the Associated Press (AP). Winners are selected by a nationwide panel of 50 members of the AP who regularly cover the league.[1] The AP has chosen an offensive rookie of the year since 1957 and a defensive rookie of the year since 1967.
| Awarded for | Rookie of the year in the National Football League |
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| Presented by | Associated Press |
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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 presentation the night before the Super Bowl along with the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award and other AP awards.[2] While several organizations recognize their own NFL Rookie of the Year, the NFL considers the award given by the AP to be its official honor,[3] with the winners listed in the league's annual Record and Fact Book.[4] Quarterback C. J. Stroud and defensive end Will Anderson Jr., both of the Houston Texans, were respectively named AP Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year for the 2023 season.
Winners
See also
- NFL Rookie of the Year Award for an overview of similar awards by other organizations
References
- General
- Gellerman, Jacob; Drexler, Sam; Marini, Matt; Cocchiaro, Nicolas; Zerkel, Alex, eds. (2016). 2018 Official NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. pp. 525–525. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- "AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- "AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- Footnotes