defensive rookie of the year over last 25 years

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

	NAME	DROY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Kendrell Bell K. Bell	1	2001	PIT	11	0		0	0	0.0	0
2	Julius Peppers J. Peppers	1	2002	CAR	12	21		0	0	0.0	0
3	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	1	2003	BAL	16	11		0	0	0.0	0
4	Jonathan Vilma J. Vilma	1	2004	NYJ	16	58		1	0	0.0	0
5	Shawne Merriman S. Merriman	1	2005	SD	15	0		0	0	0.0	0
6	DeMeco Ryans D. Ryans	1	2006	HOU	16	16		0	0	0.0	0
7	Patrick Willis P. Willis	1	2007	SF	16	0		0	0	0.0	0
8	Jerod Mayo J. Mayo	1	2008	NE	16	0		0	0	0.0	0
9	Brian Cushing B. Cushing	1	2009	HOU	16	26		0	0	0.0	0
10	Ndamukong Suh N. Suh	1	2010	DET	16	20		1	0	0.0	0
11	Von Miller V. Miller	1	2011	DEN	15	0		0	0	0.0	0
12	Luke Kuechly L. Kuechly	1	2012	CAR	16	22		0	0	0.0	0
13	Sheldon Richardson S. Richardson	1	2013	NYJ	16	4		2	4	0.3	2
14	Aaron Donald A. Donald	1	2014	STL	16	0		0	0	0.0	0
15	Marcus Peters M. Peters	1	2015	KC	16	280		2	0	0.0	0
16	Joey Bosa J. Bosa	1	2016	SD	12	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Marshon Lattimore M. Lattimore	1	2017	NO	13	85	6.5	1	0	0.0	0
18	Shaquille Leonard S. Leonard	1	2018	IND	15	38	2.5	0	0	0.0	0
19	Nick Bosa N. Bosa	1	2019	SF	16	52	3.3	0	0	0.0	0
20	Chase Young C. Young	1	2020	WAS	15	57	3.8	1	0	0.0	0
21	Micah Parsons M. Parsons	1	2021	DAL	16	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Sauce Gardner S. Gardner	1	2022	NYJ	17	19	1.1	0	0	0.0	0
23	Will Anderson Jr. W. Anderson Jr.	1	2023	HOU	15	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Jared Verse J. Verse	1	2024	LAR	17	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Carson Schwesinger C. Schwesinger	1	2025	CLE	16	16	1.0	0	0	0.0	0

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PASS

1,699

Rodgers

RUSH

561

Warren

REC

374

Metcalf

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PPG

21.9

22nd

OPP PPG

19.7

5th

RUSH YDS/G

106.1

20th

PASS YDS/G

242.7

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	5	2	.714
Browns	5	2	.714
Bengals	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

5 - 2

Final

Saints

2 - 5

Sun 25 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	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)
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

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