defensive rookie of the year last 25 years

Kendrell Bell won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award once in 2001.

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	NAME	DROY	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Kendrell Bell K. Bell	1	2001	PIT	14	62	11	73	9.0	84	0	0	0	1	0	0
2	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	1	2002	CAR	12	29	7	36	12.0	78	1	21	0	5	0	0
3	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	1	2003	BAL	16	19	8	27	12.0	97	1	11	0	6	4	0
4	Jonathan Vilma J. Vilma	1	2004	NYJ	16	77	31	108	2.0	13	3	58	1	0	1	0
5	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	1	2005	SD	15	43	14	57	10.0	61	0	0	0	2	0	0
6	DeMeco Ryans D. Ryans	1	2006	HOU	16	126	30	156	3.5	30.5	1	16	0	1	1	0
7	Patrick Willis P. Willis	1	2007	SF	16	136	38	174	4.0	9	0	0	0	2	1	0
8	Jerod Mayo J. Mayo	1	2008	NE	16	100	28	128	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
9	Brian Cushing B. Cushing	1	2009	HOU	16	86	47	133	4.0	30.5	4	26	0	2	0	0
10	Ndamukong Suh N. Suh	1	2010	DET	16	49	17	66	10.0	47.5	1	20	0	1	1	1
11	Von Miller V. Miller	1	2011	DEN	15	50	14	64	11.5	77	0	0	0	2	0	0
12	Luke Kuechly L. Kuechly	1	2012	CAR	16	103	61	164	1.0	4	2	22	0	0	3	0
13	Sheldon Richardson S. Richardson	1	2013	NYJ	16	42	36	78	3.5	29	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	Aaron Donald A. Donald	1	2014	STL	16	38	10	48	9.0	68	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	Marcus Peters M. Peters	1	2015	KC	16	53	7	60	0.0	0	8	280	2	1	0	0
16	Joey Bosa J. Bosa	1	2016	SD	12	29	12	41	10.5	71.5	0	0	0	1	0	0
17	Marshon Lattimore M. Lattimore	1	2017	NO	13	43	9	52	0.0	0	5	85	1	1	1	0
18	Shaquille Leonard S. Leonard	1	2018	IND	15	107	47	154	7.0	48	2	38	0	3	2	0
19	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	1	2019	SF	16	32	15	47	9.0	77	1	46	0	1	2	0
20	Chase Young C. Young	1	2020	WAS	15	32	12	44	7.5	34.5	0	0	0	4	3	1
21	Micah Parsons M. Parsons	1	2021	DAL	16	64	20	84	13.0	119.5	0	0	0	3	0	0
22	Sauce Gardner S. Gardner	1	2022	NYJ	17	51	24	75	0.0	0	2	19	0	0	0	0
23	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	1	2023	HOU	15	29	16	45	7.0	48	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	Jared Verse J. Verse	1	2024	LAR	17	36	30	66	4.5	44.5	0	0	0	2	2	0
25	Carson Schwesinger C. Schwesinger	1	2025	CLE	16	67	89	156	2.5	25	2	16	0	0	0	0

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PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

23rd

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667
Steelers	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

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