NFL midseason awards: Who is 2022’s Offensive Rookie of the Year after 10 weeks?

Four players have separated themselves from the rest of 2022’s first-year skill players. Will a running back take home top honors?

Winning the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award doesn’t guarantee a long and prosperous career — but you’ll find plenty of stars among its ranks. Whether those players grind impressively en route to the Hall of Fame (Randy Moss, Adrian Peterson) or burn bright and fast before fading out (Todd Gurley, Robert Griffin III) is typically up to the injury gods,

The 2022 Draft dropped another crop of low-cost impact players on the league. Some are leading unlikely playoff runs on either coast (Garrett Wilson, Kenneth Walker III). Others are standouts on bad teams (Dameon Pierce, Chris Olave). But all are building blocks for teams with Super Bowl aspirations, whether that’s this winter or a few years down the line.

So who are the frontrunners for Offensive Rookie of the Year after 10 weeks of the 2022 season?