Tag: nfl rookie of the year

Ravens LB Patrick Queen has 3rd-best odds at Defensive Rookie of the Year award

The Ravens newest linebacker is among the front runners to take the award for the best rookie on the defensive side of the ball in 2020

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Some players, when they enter the NFL, can take a while to adjust to the professional game. Others take to it immediately and begin to stamp their name and authority all over the league. Players who fall into the latter category will usually find their names come into consideration for awards at the end of their first season.

Ravens fans will be hoping this applies to first-year linebacker Patrick Queen. Queen is tied for the third-best odds to win the 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year, according to BetMGM. Only Washington pass rusher Chase Young (11/5) and Cardinals linebacker Isaiah Simmons (11/2) have shorter odds than Queen, who can be got at 11/1. This is the same odds as fellow linebacker Kenneth Murray, who was picked five spots earlier. Jeff Okudah, the cornerback for the Detroit Lions, is currently sitting as a 14/1, making him the fifth favorite.

Linebackers have a track record of success in taking home the DROTY prize since the dawn of the 21st century. Of the 20 winners since 2000, 12 have come from the linebacker ranks. The most recent was Darius Leonard of the Indianapolis Colts after he led the NFL with 163 combined tackles in 2018.

A Ravens rookie hasn’t taken the prize since 2003 when Terrell Suggs won the award after he posted 12 sacks and forced five fumbles in his first NFL season. But another member of the current Ravens squad has experience of winning the award. Cornerback Marcus Peters captured the trophy in 2015 as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. Peters led the NFL with eight interceptions as a rookie, with two returned for touchdowns. Peters also led all players with 280 return yards and 26 passes defended.

For those in search of an outsider, another Ravens rookie can be had at longer odds than Queen. Malik Jefferson has odds of 80/1, making him the 23rd-best option, according to BetMGM.

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Chase Young early odds favorite to win NFL Rookie of the Year

BetMGM has released its odds for 2020-2021 NFL Rookie of the Year and former Ohio State defensive end leads the pack.

Now that the 2020 NFL Draft is over, some of the NFL futures are starting to hit the most popular sportsbook betting websites. One of those we like to follow here at Buckeyes Wire is BetMGM. They too have started to set odds on the upcoming NFL season.

And … according to the website, former Ohio State and current Washington Redskins’ defensive end Chase Young is the early odds on favorite to win the NFL’s Rookie of the Year award for the 2020-2021 season. And it’s really not even close at +250. The next best odds are set at +600 with former Clemson linebacker/safety Isaiah Simmons.

Odds via BetMGM. Access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday at 3:00 p.m. ET. 

Rounding out the top five are the L.A. Chargers’ Kenneth Murray (+1000), Patrick Queen of the Baltimore Ravens (+1100), and then Jeff Okudah (+1400).

If Young takes home the honor, it will be four out of the last five years a former Ohio State defender has been recognized joining Joey Bosa (2016), Marshon Lattimore (2017), and Nick Bosa (2019). In other breaking news, that would be absolutely ridiculous.

 

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Former Ohio State and current San Francisco 49er DE Nick Bosa wins NFL Rookie of the Year

Former Ohio State and current San Francisco 49er defensive end Nick Bosa has won the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award.

It’s official. You had to think there was a good chance, but now the votes are in and former Ohio State and current defensive end Nick Bosa has been named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, as selected by a fan vote.

Bosa collected 47 tackles for the 49ers this year after being selected as the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft. He also had nine sacks, 16 tackles for loss, and an interception in his rookie campaign. He quickly became one of the most feared defensive ends in the entire NFL.

It’s a continued assault on the league by the Bosas, who both hit the ground running in their first years in the league. His older brother Joey took home the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2016. It might be tempting, but there’s no truth to the rumor that Ohio State officials are attempting to genetically engineer more Bosas.

For Nick, it’s the second rookie of the year award. He was already named as the Pro Football Writer’s Rookie of the Year. He was also selected to the Pro Bowl, but did not attend because of another “bowl” he’ll be attending in Miami this Sunday.

Now Bosa gets to play near his home town of Fort Lauderdale Sunday when his 49ers take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the greatest spectacle in sports down in Miami.

 

Nick Bosa finalist for NFL Rookie of the Year

Former Ohio State and current San Francisco 49er Nick Bosa is a finalist for the NFL’s Rookie of the Year Award.

Former Ohio State and current San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa has been nominated for the NFL’s Rookie of the Year Award. Bosa has taken the league by storm after being selected with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

He finished the year with 47 tackles, nine sacks, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. More than anything, he remained healthy and productive all season after having struggling injuries during his career at Ohio State.

Bosa’s competition for the rookie of the year include the Raiders Josh Jacobs, A.J. Brown of the Titans, Kyler Murray of the Cardinals, and Miles Sanders of the Eagles.

The winner will be determined  by a fan vote that closes on January 20 at 3:00 PM, so get out there and give Bosa the award he deserves.

Eagles’ RB Miles Sanders named a finalist for 2019 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year

Miles Sanders named a finalist for 2019 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year

The accolades are continuing to roll in for Miles Sanders and on Friday the Eagles running back was named one of five finalists for the 2019 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award.

Sanders is competing with San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown, Oakland Raiders running back Josh Jacobs and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray.

Sanders finished the regular season with 818 rushing yards on 179 carries and three touchdowns. As a pass-catcher, the dynamic Sanders racked up 50 catches for 509 yards and three touchdowns.

The winner will be announced before Super Bowl LIV in Miami. Fans can vote on the winner at www.nfl.com/rookies.

Eagles’ RB Miles Sanders continues to make his case for the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year award

Miles Sanders deserves to be named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

The jokes write themselves.

Those were some of the comments used when it was suggested back in November, that Eagles rookie running back Miles Sanders was slowly making his case to be named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year.

Names like Gardner Minshew, Kyler Murray, and Josh Jacobs were thrown around, but when Sanders was mentioned, there was laughter and obnoxious responses. After helping carry the Eagles offense over the last month and a half, who’s laughing now?

At the end of November, Sanders led ALL NFL rookies with 709 all-purpose yards and became the first NFL running back since Adrian Peterson, to amass 500+ scrimmage yards and 250+ return yards in his first 8 career games.

When November ended, Sanders was the only NFL rookie this season, to amass 200+ rush yards and 200+ rec. yards as well.

If you check vegas odds currently for the award, names like Murray, Jacobs, AJ Brown of Tennesse, Terry McLaurin of Washington and Seattle’s DK Metcalf are mentioned in front of Sanders even now, and yet, the Eagles rookie may be the only player mentioned to make a playoff appearance.

Jacobs has more rushing yards than Sanders, as the Oakland Raiders rookie has amassed 1,150 yards rushing while averaging nearly five yards per carry. Outside of those stats, Jacobs has been injured and his Raiders are unlikely to make the playoffs.

McLaurin has been a goldmine for the Redskins coming out of Ohio State, and probably would be favored for the award if his team was performing better. The former Buckeye star is closing in on 1,000 receiving yards and has a bright future ahead of him.

That leaves Sanders, who has been the Eagles’ biggest and most explosive offensive weapon all season long.

In the win over Dallas, Sanders had 156 total yards and a touchdown, while making big play after big play.

Sanders is now just the 5th rookie since 2000 with 500+ rush yards and 500+ receiving yards in a season, joining Reggie Bush, Giovani Bernard, Alvin Kamara, and Saquon Barkley on that list.

Sanders is only the 8th rookie RB in league history with 750 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in a season. He joins Hall of Famers Gale Sayers, Marshall Faulk, and Charley Taylor in that category, along with Abner Haynes, Saquon Barkley, Edgerrin James, and Billy Sims.

He may not have more rushing yards than Josh Jacobs but in terms of all-purpose yards, Sanders is among the top-10, as a rookie.

NFL All-Purpose Yards Leaders

1. Christian McCaffrey (2,294)
2. Nick Chubb (1,730)
3. Michael Thomas (1,679)
4. Leonard Fournette (1,674)
5. Dalvin Cook (1,654)
6. Ezekiel Elliott (1,653)
7. Miles Sanders (1,590)

Over his last four games, with the Eagles season on the line, Sanders has 79 carries for 329 rushing yards (4.6 YPC) and 20 receptions for 173 yards and 6 total touchdowns.

Sanders leads all NFL rookies in all-purpose yards, he’s now set the franchise rookie record for scrimmage yards.

On Sunday against Dallas, Sanders became the first Eagles rookie with 75 yards rushing and 75 receiving in a game since Billy Ray Barnes did it in 1957 per Rueben Frank.

Sanders just broke LeSean McCoy’s team rookie rushing record and in Week 15, he became 1st Eagles rookie with 170+ scrimmage yards, one touchdown receiving and one touchdown rushing in the same game.

The race shouldn’t even be close, but those numbers above and the dynamic ability Sanders is set to display in the season finale and the playoffs, suggest another award should be on its way to Philly.