every offensive rookie of the year since 1980

Billy Sims won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 1980.

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	NAME	OROY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Billy Sims B. Sims	1	1980	DET	16	1,907	119.2	16	1,303	81.4	13	621	38.8	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	George Rogers G. Rogers	1	1981	NO	16	1,800	112.5	13	1,674	104.6	13	126	7.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1	1982	RAI	9	1,098	122.0	14	697	77.4	11	401	44.6	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1	1983	RAM	16	2,212	138.3	20	1,808	113.0	18	404	25.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Louis Lipps L. Lipps	1	1984	PIT	14	1,587	113.4	11	71	5.1	1	860	61.4	9	0	0.0	0	656	46.9	1
6	Eddie Brown E. Brown	1	1985	CIN	16	1,077	67.3	8	129	8.1	0	942	58.9	8	6	0.4	0	0	0.0	0
7	Rueben Mayes R. Mayes	1	1986	NO	16	1,662	103.9	8	1,353	84.6	8	96	6.0	0	213	13.3	0	0	0.0	0
8	Troy Stradford T. Stradford	1	1987	MIA	12	1,334	111.2	7	619	51.6	6	457	38.1	1	258	21.5	0	0	0.0	0
9	John Stephens J. Stephens	1	1988	NE	16	1,270	79.4	5	1,168	73.0	4	98	6.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1	1989	DET	15	1,870	124.7	14	1,470	98.0	14	282	18.8	0	118	7.9	0	0	0.0	0
11	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1	1990	DAL	16	1,165	72.8	11	937	58.6	11	228	14.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Leonard Russell L. Russell	1	1991	NE	16	1,040	65.0	4	959	59.9	4	81	5.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Carl Pickens C. Pickens	1	1992	CIN	16	555	34.7	2	0	0.0	0	326	20.4	1	0	0.0	0	229	14.3	1
14	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1	1993	RAM	16	1,673	104.6	7	1,429	89.3	7	244	15.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1	1994	IND	16	1,804	112.8	12	1,282	80.1	11	522	32.6	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1	1995	NE	16	1,748	109.3	15	1,487	92.9	14	261	16.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Eddie George E. George	1	1996	HOU	16	1,550	96.9	8	1,368	85.5	8	182	11.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	1	1997	TB	16	1,617	101.1	7	978	61.1	4	462	28.9	3	129	8.1	0	48	3.0	0
19	Randy Moss R. Moss	1	1998	MIN	16	1,317	82.3	17	4	0.3	0	1,313	82.1	17	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Edgerrin James E. James	1	1999	IND	16	2,139	133.7	17	1,553	97.1	13	586	36.6	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	1	2000	DEN	16	1,656	103.5	15	1,487	92.9	15	169	10.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	1	2001	CHI	14	1,361	97.2	7	1,183	84.5	7	178	12.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1	2002	DEN	16	1,872	117.0	17	1,508	94.3	15	364	22.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	1	2003	ARI	16	1,547	96.7	8	40	2.5	0	1,377	86.1	8	0	0.0	0	130	8.1	0
25	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	1	2004	PIT	14	138	9.9	1	144	10.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

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REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

29.6

29th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

14th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	3	2	.600
Packers	3	2	.600
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	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 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

Billy Sims won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award in 1980.

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7

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119.6

119.3

111.3

7.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

103.8

103.2

102.5

83.4

76.1

52.4

50.8

49.6

75

68

54

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