rookie of the year over last 50 years

Sammy White won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award once in 1976.

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NAMEOROYSEASONTMGPYDSYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Sammy White
S. White
1
1976
11
774
8
-12
-1.1
0
695
63.2
8
46
4.2
0
45
4.1
0
2Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
1
1977
14
1,280
13
1,007
71.9
12
273
19.5
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1978
15
1,498
13
1,450
96.7
13
48
3.2
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
1
1979
16
1,913
10
1,605
100.3
8
308
19.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Billy Sims
B. Sims
1
1980
16
1,924
16
1,303
81.4
13
621
38.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6George Rogers
G. Rogers
1
1981
16
1,800
13
1,674
104.6
13
126
7.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Marcus Allen
M. Allen
1
1982
9
1,098
14
697
77.4
11
401
44.6
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1
1983
16
2,212
20
1,808
113.0
18
404
25.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9Louis Lipps
L. Lipps
1
1984
14
1,587
11
71
5.1
1
860
61.4
9
0
0.0
0
656
46.9
1
10Eddie Brown
E. Brown
1
1985
16
1,077
8
129
8.1
0
942
58.9
8
6
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
11Rueben Mayes
R. Mayes
1
1986
16
1,662
8
1,353
84.6
8
96
6.0
0
213
13.3
0
0
0.0
0
12Troy Stradford
T. Stradford
1
1987
12
1,334
7
619
51.6
6
457
38.1
1
258
21.5
0
0
0.0
0
13John Stephens
J. Stephens
1
1988
16
1,266
5
1,168
73.0
4
98
6.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1
1989
15
1,870
14
1,470
98.0
14
282
18.8
0
118
7.9
0
0
0.0
0
15Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
1990
16
1,165
11
937
58.6
11
228
14.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16Leonard Russell
L. Russell
1
1991
16
1,040
4
959
59.9
4
81
5.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Carl Pickens
C. Pickens
1
1992
16
555
2
0
0.0
0
326
20.4
1
0
0.0
0
229
14.3
1
18Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
1
1993
16
1,673
7
1,429
89.3
7
244
15.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1
1994
16
1,804
12
1,282
80.1
11
522
32.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1
1995
16
1,748
15
1,487
92.9
14
261
16.3
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Eddie George
E. George
1
1996
16
1,550
8
1,368
85.5
8
182
11.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
1
1997
16
1,617
7
978
61.1
4
462
28.9
3
129
8.1
0
48
3.0
0
23Randy Moss
R. Moss
1
1998
16
1,317
17
4
0.3
0
1,313
82.1
17
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Edgerrin James
E. James
1
1999
16
2,139
17
1,553
97.1
13
586
36.6
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
1
2000
16
1,656
15
1,487
92.9
15
169
10.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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