oldest player to win rookie of the year

Mike Anderson is the oldest Offensive Rookie of the Year in a season. He was 27 years old in 2000.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to win rookie of the year in a regular season
NAMEAgeOROYSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
27
1
2000
DEN DEN
16
1,656
103.5
15
1,487
92.9
15
169
10.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2Billy Sims
B. Sims
25
1
1980
DET DET
16
1,907
119.2
16
1,303
81.4
13
621
38.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
24
1
2024
WAS WAS
17
880
51.8
6
891
52.4
6
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
24
1
2001
CHI CHI
14
1,361
97.2
7
1,183
84.5
7
178
12.7
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Dak Prescott
D. Prescott
23
1
2016
DAL DAL
16
279
17.4
6
282
17.6
6
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Eddie Lacy
E. Lacy
23
1
2013
GB GB
15
1,435
95.7
11
1,178
78.5
11
257
17.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Sam Bradford
S. Bradford
23
1
2010
STL STL
16
61
3.8
1
63
3.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
23
1
2008
ATL ATL
16
91
5.7
1
104
6.5
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Vince Young
V. Young
23
1
2006
TEN TEN
15
544
36.3
7
552
36.8
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
23
1
2005
TB TB
14
1,259
89.9
6
1,178
84.1
6
81
5.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Anquan Boldin
A. Boldin
23
1
2003
ARI ARI
16
1,547
96.7
8
40
2.5
0
1,377
86.1
8
0
0.0
0
130
8.1
0
12Eddie George
E. George
23
1
1996
HOU HOU
16
1,550
96.9
8
1,368
85.5
8
182
11.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13Troy Stradford
T. Stradford
23
1
1987
MIA MIA
12
1,334
111.2
7
619
51.6
6
457
38.1
1
258
21.5
0
0
0.0
0
14Rueben Mayes
R. Mayes
23
1
1986
NO NO
16
1,662
103.9
8
1,353
84.6
8
96
6.0
0
213
13.3
0
0
0.0
0
15Eddie Brown
E. Brown
23
1
1985
CIN CIN
16
1,077
67.3
8
129
8.1
0
942
58.9
8
6
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
16Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
23
1
1983
RAM RAM
16
2,212
138.3
20
1,808
113.0
18
404
25.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17George Rogers
G. Rogers
23
1
1981
NO NO
16
1,800
112.5
13
1,674
104.6
13
126
7.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
23
1
1978
HOU HOU
15
1,498
99.9
13
1,450
96.7
13
48
3.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
23
1
1977
DAL DAL
14
1,280
91.4
13
1,007
71.9
12
273
19.5
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Don Woods
D. Woods
23
1
1974
SD SD
12
1,572
131.0
10
1,162
96.8
7
349
29.1
3
61
5.1
0
0
0.0
0
21Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
23
1
1973
MIN MIN
12
1,163
96.9
6
801
66.8
4
362
30.2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22John Brockington
J. Brockington
23
1
1971
GB GB
14
1,203
85.9
5
1,105
78.9
4
98
7.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23Dennis Shaw
D. Shaw
23
1
1970
BUF BUF
14
210
15.0
0
210
15.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Mel Farr
M. Farr
23
1
1967
DET DET
13
1,177
90.5
6
860
66.2
3
317
24.4
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25C.J. Stroud
C.J. Stroud
22
1
2023
HOU HOU
15
157
10.5
3
167
11.1
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

More Broncos Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

14th

OPP PPG

18.1

4th

RUSH YDS/G

121.8

14th

PASS YDS/G

227.2

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
Chiefs Chiefs
6
7
0
.462
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
GB GB
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
JAX JAX
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Broncos

11 - 2

24

Final

17

LV Raiders

2 - 11

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NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM