every nfl defensive rookie of the year starting from year 2000

The Chicago Bears have won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award once in the NFL since 2000.

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	TEAM	DROY	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Bears	1	18,927	19,514	6,479	25,993	942.0	421	6,547	55	430	610	19
2	Cardinals	0	18,874	19,723	6,449	26,172	943.0	370	6,084	43	374	586	32
3	Packers	0	19,022			26,228	1,036.0	447	6,731	49		510	22
4	Giants	0	18,929	19,811	7,998	27,809	996.0	378	5,293	32	406	577	22
5	Lions	1	18,985	19,109	7,172	26,281	902.0	351	5,024	35	385	491	20
6	Commanders	1	18,817	18,563	8,062	26,625	959.0	349	4,453	26	375	555	12
7	Eagles	0	19,013	19,096	6,529	25,625	1,101.0	384	5,264	40	419	570	33
8	Steelers	1	18,902	18,341	7,831	26,172	1,162.0	402	5,338	39	407	560	20
9	Rams	2	18,893	19,385	6,358	25,743	1,074.0	383	5,676	39	399	523	23
10	Browns	1	18,947	19,196	8,171	27,367	909.0	384	5,191	34	331	498	11
11	49ers	2	18,939			26,224	933.0	377	5,657	36		522	20
12	Colts	1	18,915	19,646	8,104	27,750	948.0	373	4,847	41	420	481	19
13	Bills	0	18,921			27,542	962.0	418	5,373	43		563	21
14	Broncos	1	18,987	18,662	6,856	25,518	1,052.0	366	5,223	44	374	523	21
15	Chiefs	1	18,956	19,229	6,038	25,267	961.0	388	5,745	41	379	508	24
16	Patriots	1	19,017	18,372	8,688	27,060	989.0	452	6,163	46	365	519	29
17	Jets	3	18,960	18,987	8,396	27,383	924.0	345	4,596	29	357	521	15
18	Titans	0	19,022	19,163	7,750	26,913	986.0	377	5,154	41	309	503	27
19	Raiders	0	18,989	19,403	6,911	26,314	862.0	321	4,290	29	300	528	14
20	Chargers	2	18,903	19,454	6,966	26,420	989.0	392	4,952	36	329	470	26
21	Cowboys	1	18,986			25,449	966.0	347	4,347	40		555	18
22	Vikings	0	18,985			26,376	1,043.0	375	4,904	37		548	25
23	Dolphins	0	18,990			26,469	1,027.0	390	4,968	35		534	23
24	Falcons	0	19,018	18,643	7,240	25,883	863.0	380	5,547	36	374	481	26
25	Saints	1	19,136	18,677	7,082	25,759	1,025.0	363	5,201	33	372	498	19

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More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

253

Swift

REC

214

Raymond

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

17.7

7th

RUSH YDS/G

184.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

236.0

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM

Last Game

Eagles

2 - 1

Final

Bears

2 - 1

Mon 28 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

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

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

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

9.0

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

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

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
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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