Tag: All-Rookie Team

Broncos guard Dalton Risner named to PFF’s All-Rookie Team

Broncos guard Dalton Risner was named to Pro Football Focus’ All-Rookie Team this week.

After an excellent first season in the NFL, Denver Broncos guard Dalton Risner was named to Pro Football Focus’ All-Rookie Team this week. PFF, a website that tracks advanced NFL stats and grades players on a 0-to-100 scale, gave Risner a 63.5 overall grade for the 2019 season.

“We haven’t seen the same elite-level play that we saw from him in college, but Risner’s play at guard was solid as a rookie this season,” PFF’s Ben Lindsey wrote alongside Risner’s ranking.

Risner was selected by Denver in the second round of last year’s NFL draft and quickly emerged as one of the Broncos’ best offensive linemen. He was penalized three times and allowed 2.5 sacks during the 2019 season, according to STATS LLC.

Risner isn’t the only Denver player who has been recognized by PFF this offseason. Safety Justin Simmons was named to the website’s All-Pro Team and defensive lineman Dre’Mont Jones and edge defender Malik Reed made PFF’s list of top-50 graded rookies.

With a young core of talented players that includes Simmons, Risner, Jones, Reed and others, the Broncos appear to have a bright future.

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Devin White makes NFL.com’s 2019 Defensive All-Rookie Team

See why NFL writer Chris Wesseling selected Bucs rookie linebacker Devin White for his 2019 Defensive All-Rookie Team.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Devin White had perhaps one of the worst starts to a regular season in recent memory for a rookie. The fifth overall pick in April’s NFL draft dealt with tonsillitis in the days leading up to Week 1, causing him to lose nearly 10 pounds. Then, early in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, White went down with a sprained knee, which sidelined him for several games.

But, over the past month, White has been showing the Bucs and the rest of the league why he was considered the prize linebacker in the 2019 draft class. While White likely saw his chances of winning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors slip away due to his knee injury, he still found a spot on NFL.com’s 2019 Defensive All-Rookie Team. White joined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Devin Bush and Washington Redskins linebacker Cole Holcomb on the list.

Here’s what NFL writer Chris Wesseling had to say about White’s selection:

“After an early-season disappearing act, White began to play with confidence and impressive closing speed as a sideline-to-sideline, seek-and-destroy menace versus the Cardinals in Week 10. He went on to capture NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month honors for November, following a five-game stretch that featured 46 tackles, 2.5 sacks, five QB hits, one interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown.”

White and the streaking Buccaneers head to Detroit in Week 15 to take on the Lions. Tampa Bay will be looking for their fourth-straight win, while Detroit is looking to halt a six-game skid.

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