Discover the NFL teams and Colleges that have produced the most winners.
Saquon Barkley and Darius Leonard earned AP 2018 NFL Rookie of the Year Honors The former Penn State Nittany Lion and South Carolina State Bulldog take their place in NFL History.
The AP NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards were first presented in 1967
The first Associated Press ROY awards were presented to Detroit Lion Mel Farr (offense) and Detriot Lion (defense). The interesting fact that both players were from the same team is just one of the fascinating components of this award. Included in this year-by-year analysis is information on which ROY’s earned Pro Football Hall of Fame honors along with which pro teams and colleges have produced the most ROY’s.
Saquon Barkley and Darius Leonard earned AP 2018 NFL Rookie of the Year Honors The former Penn State Nittany Lion and South Carolina State Bulldog take their place in NFL History.
The AP NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards were first presented in 1967
The first Associated Press ROY awards were presented to Detroit Lion Mel Farr (offense) and Detriot Lion (defense). The interesting fact that both players were from the same team is just one of the fascinating components of this award. Included in this year-by-year analysis is information on which ROY’s earned Pro Football Hall of Fame honors along with which pro teams and colleges have produced the most ROY’s.
Saquon Barkley rambled to 2018 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors.
| Year | AP NFL Offensive ROY | Pos. | Pro Team | College |
| 1967 | Mel Farr | RB | Detroit Lions | UCLA |
| 1968 | Earl McCullouch | WR | Detroit Lions | USC |
| 1969 | Calvin Hill | RB | Dallas Cowboys | Yale |
| 1970 | Dennis Shaw | QB | Buffalo Bills | San Diego State |
| 1971 | John Brockington | RB | Green Bay Packers | Ohio State |
| 1972 | Franco Harris | RB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Penn State |
| 1973 | Chuck Foreman | RB | Minnesota Vikings | Miami |
| 1974 | Don Woods | RB | San Diego Chargers | New Mexico |
| 1975 | Mike Thomas | RB | Washington Redskins | UNLV |
| 1976 | Sammy White | WR | Minnesota Vikings | Grambling |
| 1977 | Tony Dorsett | RB | Dallas Cowboys | Pittsburgh |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers | Texas |
| 1979 | Otis Anderson | RB | St. Louis Cardinals | Miami |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | RB | Detroit Lions | Oklahoma |
| 1981 | George Rogers | RB | New Orleans Saints | South Carolina |
| 1982 | Marcus Allen | RB | Los Angeles Raiders | USC |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson | RB | Los Angeles Rams | SMU |
| 1984 | Louis Lipps | WR | Pittsburgh Steelers | Southern Miss |
| 1985 | Eddie Brown | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | Miami |
| 1986 | Rueben Mayes | RB | New Orleans Saints | Washington State |
| 1987 | Troy Stradford | RB | Miami Dolphins | Boston College |
| 1988 | John Stephens | RB | New England Patriots | Northwestern St. |
| 1989 | Barry Sanders | RB | Detroit Lions | Oklahoma State |
| 1990 | Emmit Smith | RB | Dallas Cowboys | Florida |
| 1991 | Leonard Russell | RB | New England Patriots | Arizona State |
| 1992 | Carl Pickens | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | Tennessee |
| 1993 | Jerome Bettis | RB | Los Angeles Rams | Notre Dame |
| 1994 | Marshall Faulk | RB | Indianapolis Colts | San Diego State |
| 1995 | Curtis Martin | RB | New England Patriots | Pittsburgh |
| 1996 | Eddie George | RB | Houston Oilers | Ohio State |
| 1997 | Warrick Dunn | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Florida State |
| 1998 | Randy Moss | WR | Minnesota Vikings | Marshall |
| 1999 | Edgerrin James | RB | Indianapolis Colts | Miami |
| 2000 | Mike Anderson | RB | Denver Broncos | Utah |
| 2001 | Anthony Thomas | RB | Chicago Bears | Michigan |
| 2002 | Clinton Portis | RB | Denver Broncos | Miami |
| 2003 | Anquan Boldin | WR | Arizona Cardinals | Florida State |
| 2004 | Ben Roethlisberger | QB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Miami (Ohio) |
| 2005 | Carnell Williams | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Auburn |
| 2006 | Vince Young | QB | Tennessee Titans | Texas |
| 2007 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings | Oklahoma |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan | QB | Atlanta Falcons | Boston College |
| 2009 | Percy Harvin | WR | Minnesota Vikings | Florida |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | QB | St. Louis Rams | Oklahoma |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers | Auburn |
| 2012 | Robert Griffin III | QB | Washington Redskins | Baylor |
| 2013 | Eddie Lacy | RB | Green Bay Packers | Alabama |
| 2014 | Odell Beckham Jr. | WR | New York Giants | LSU |
| 2015 | Todd Gurley | RB | St. Louis Rams | Georgia |
| 2016 | Dak Prescott | QB | Dallas Cowboys | Mississippi State |
| 2017 | Alvin Kamara | RB | New Orleans Saints | Tennessee |
| 2018 | Saquon Barkley | RB | New York Giants | Penn State |
| Year | AP NFL Defensive ROY | Pos. | Pro Team | College |
| 1967 | Lem Barney | CB | Detroit Lions | Jackson State |
| 1968 | Claude Humphrey | DE | Atlanta Falcons | Tennessee State |
| 1969 | Joe Greene | DT | Pittsburgh Steelers | North Texas St. |
| 1970 | Bruce Tayloer | CB | San Francisco 49ers | Boston University |
| 1971 | Isiah Robertson | RB | Los Angeles Rams | Southern |
| 1972 | Willie Buchanon | CB | Green Bay Packers | San Diego State |
| 1973 | Wally Chambers | DT | Chicago Bears | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1974 | Jack Lambert | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kent State |
| 1975 | Robert Brazile | LB | Houston Oilers | Jackson State |
| 1976 | Mike Haynes | CB | New England Patriots | Arizona State |
| 1977 | A.J. Duhe | DE | Miami Dolphins | LSU |
| 1978 | Al Baker | DE | Detroit Lions | Colorado State |
| 1979 | Jim Haslett | LB | Buffalo Bills | IUP |
| 1980 | Buddy Curry Al Richardson | LB | Atlanta Falcons | North Carolina Georgia Tech |
| 1981 | Lawrence Taylor | LB | New York Giants | North Carolina |
| 1982 | Chip Banks | LB | Cleveland Browns | USC |
| 1983 | Vernon Leyroy Maxwell | LB | Baltimore Colts | Arizona State |
| 1984 | Bill Maas | DT | Kansas City Chiefs | Pittsburgh |
| 1985 | Duane Bickett | LB | Indianapolis Colts | USC |
| 1986 | Leslie O’Neal | DE | San Diego Chargers | Oklahoma State |
| 1987 | Shane Conlan | RB | Buffalo Bills | Penn State |
| 1988 | Erik McMillan | S | New York Jets | Missouri |
| 1989 | Derrick Thomas | LB | Kansas City Chiefs | Alabama |
| 1990 | Mark Carrier | S | Chicago Bears | USC |
| 1991 | Mike Croel | LB | Denver Broncos | Nebraska |
| 1992 | Dale Carter | CB | Kansas City Chiefs | Tennessee |
| 1993 | Dana Stubblefield | DT | San Francisco 49ers | Kansas |
| 1994 | Tim Bowens | DT | Miami Dolphins | Ole Miss |
| 1995 | Hugh Douglas | DE | New York Jets | Central State |
| 1996 | Simeon Rice | DE | Arizona Cardinals | Illinois |
| 1997 | Peter Boulware | LB | Baltimore Ravens | Florida State |
| 1998 | Charles Woodson | CB | Oakland Raiders | Michigan |
| 1999 | Jevon Kearse | DE | Tennessee Titans | Florida |
| 2000 | Brian Urlacher | LB | Chicago Bears | New Mexico |
| 2001 | Kendrell Bell | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | Georgia |
| 2002 | Julius Peppers | DE | Carolina Panthers | North Carolina |
| 2003 | Terrell Suggs | LB | Baltimore Ravens | Arizona State |
| 2004 | Jonathan Vilma | LB | New York Jets | Miami |
| 2005 | Shawne Merriman | LB | San Diego Chargers | Maryland |
| 2006 | DeMeco Ryans | LB | Houston Texans | Alabama |
| 2007 | Patrick Willis | LB | San Francisco 49ers | Ole Miss |
| 2008 | Jerod Mayo | LB | New England Patriots | Tennessee |
| 2009 | Brian Cushing | LB | Houston Texans | USC |
| 2010 | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Detroit Lions | Nebraska |
| 2011 | Von Miller | LB | Denver Broncos | Texas A&M |
| 2012 | Luke Kuechly | LB | Carolina Panthers | Boston College |
| 2013 | Sheldon Richardson | LB | New York Jets | Missouri |
| 2014 | Aaron Donald | DT | St. Louis Rams | Pittsburgh |
| 2015 | Marcus Peters | CB | Kansas City Chiefs | Washington |
| 2016 | Joey Bosa | DE | San Diego Chargers | Ohio State |
| 2017 | Marshon Lattimore | CB | New Orleans Saints | Ohio State |
| 2018 | Darius Leonard | LB | Indianapolis Colts | South Carolina St. |
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