Cam Newton? Who Will Be the 2011-12 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year? List of NFL Offensive ROYs
Cam Newton, 2011-12 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year? (Getty)
Will Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers‘ quarterback be the offensive rookie of the year? He is the odds-on favorite. Other possibilities include the Atlanta Falcons‘ Julio Jones and the Cincinnati Bengals‘ A.J. Green. The Oakland Raiders‘ Terrelle Pryor could be in the mix too, but that 5-game suspension sure hurts.
What about previous offensive rookies of the year? Here’s the full list. They have only come from three positions: RB (31), WR (8) and QB (5).
| 1967 | Mel Farr | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1968 | Earl McCullouch | Detroit Lions | WR |
| 1969 | Calvin Hill | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1970 | Dennis Shaw | Buffalo Bills | QB |
| 1971 | John Brockington | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1972 | Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | RB |
| 1973 | Chuck Foreman | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 1974 | Don Woods | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 1975 | Mike Thomas | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1976 | Sammy White | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1977 | Tony Dorsett | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1979 | Ottis Anderson | St. Louis Cardinals | RB |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1981 | George Rogers | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1982 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | RB |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1984 | Louis Lipps | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
| 1985 | Eddie Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1986 | Rueben Mayes | New Orleans Saints | RB |
| 1987 | Troy Stradford | Miami Dolphins | RB |
| 1988 | John Stephens | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1989 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | RB |
| 1990 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1991 | Leonard Russell | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1992 | Carl Pickens | Cincinnati Bengals | WR |
| 1993 | Jerome Bettis | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
| 1994 | Marshall Faulk | Indianapolis Colts | RB |
| 1995 | Curtis Martin | New England Patriots | RB |
| 1996 | Eddie George | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1997 | Warrick Dunn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB |
| 1998 | Randy Moss | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 1999 | Edgerrin James | Indianapolis Colts | RB |
| 2000 | Mike Anderson | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 2001 | Anthony Thomas | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 2002 | Clinton Portis | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 2003 | Anquan Boldin | Arizona Cardinals | WR |
| 2004 | Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
| 2005 | Carnell “Cadillac” Williams | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | RB |
| 2006 | Vince Young | Tennessee Titans | QB |
| 2007 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 2009 | Percy Harvin | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | St. Louis Rams | QB |
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