| NFL Rookie of the Year Awards The Associated Press has awarded two annual Rookie of the Year Awards to NFL American football players.
One to the player considered the offensive player rookie of the year and
one to the player considered the defensive player rookie of the year.
Offensive Rookies of the Year
| Season | Player | Team | Position |
| 1967 | Mel Farr |
Detroit Lions | Running back |
| 1968 | Earl McCullouch |
Detroit Lions | Offensive end |
| 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 |
Oakland 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 | Carnell Williams | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Running back |
| 2006 | Vince Young | Tennessee Titans | Quarterback |
Defensive Rookies of the Year
| Season | Player | Team | Position |
| 1967 | Lem Barney |
Detroit Lions | Cornerback |
| 1968 | Claude Humphrey |
Atlanta Falcons | Defensive end |
| 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 & Al Richardson |
Atlanta Falcons | Linebackers |
| 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 |
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