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The Associated Press's choice for the NFL's best first-year offensive player, awarded since 1957.
All AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Winners by Season
| Season | Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tetairoa McMillan | Wide receiver | Carolina Panthers |
| 2024 | Jayden Daniels | Quarterback | Washington Commanders |
| 2023 | C. J. Stroud | Quarterback | Houston Texans |
| 2022 | Garrett Wilson | Wide receiver | New York Jets |
| 2021 | Ja'Marr Chase | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2020 | Justin Herbert | Quarterback | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 2019 | Kyler Murray | Quarterback | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2018 | Saquon Barkley | Running back | New York Giants |
| 2017 | Alvin Kamara | Running back | New Orleans Saints |
| 2016 | Dak Prescott | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys |
| 2015 | Todd Gurley | Running back | St. Louis Rams |
| 2014 | Odell Beckham Jr. | Wide receiver | New York Giants |
| 2013 | Eddie Lacy | Running back | Green Bay Packers |
| 2012 | Robert Griffin III | Quarterback | Washington Redskins |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| 2009 | Percy Harvin | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2007 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2006 | Vince Young | Quarterback | Tennessee Titans |
| 2005 | Cadillac Williams | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2004 | Ben Roethlisberger | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2003 | Anquan Boldin | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2002 | Clinton Portis | Running back | Denver Broncos |
| 2001 | Anthony Thomas | Running back | Chicago Bears |
| 2000 | Mike Anderson | Running back | Denver Broncos |
| 1999 | Edgerrin James | Running back | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1998 | Randy Moss | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1997 | Warrick Dunn | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1996 | Eddie George | Running back | Houston Oilers |
| 1995 | Curtis Martin | Running back | New England Patriots |
| 1994 | Marshall Faulk | Running back | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1993 | Jerome Bettis | Running back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1992 | Carl Pickens | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1991 | Leonard Russell | Running back | New England Patriots |
| 1990 | Emmitt Smith | Running back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1989 | Barry Sanders | Running back | Detroit Lions |
| 1988 | John Stephens | Running back | New England Patriots |
| 1987 | Troy Stradford | Running back | Miami Dolphins |
| 1986 | Rueben Mayes | Running back | New Orleans Saints |
| 1985 | Eddie Brown | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1984 | Louis Lipps | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1983 | Eric Dickerson | Running back | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1982 | Marcus Allen | Running back | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1981 | George Rogers | Running back | New Orleans Saints |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | Running back | Detroit Lions |
| 1979 | Ottis Anderson | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | Running back | Houston Oilers |
| 1977 | Tony Dorsett | Running back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1976 | Sammy White | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1975 | Mike Thomas | Running back | Washington Redskins |
| 1974 | Don Woods | Running back | San Diego Chargers |
| 1973 | Chuck Foreman | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1972 | Franco Harris | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1971 | John Brockington | Running back | Green Bay Packers |
| 1970 | Dennis Shaw | Quarterback | Buffalo Bills |
| 1969 | Calvin Hill | Running back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1968 | Earl McCullouch | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions |
| 1967 | Mel Farr | Running back | Detroit Lions |
| 1966 | Johnny Roland | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1965 | Gale Sayers | Running back | Chicago Bears |
| 1964 | Charley Taylor | Running back | Washington Redskins |
| 1963 | Paul Flatley | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1962 | Ron Bull | Running back | Chicago Bears |
| 1961 | Mike Ditka | Tight end | Chicago Bears |
| 1960 | Gail Cogdill | Split end | Detroit Lions |
| 1959 | Boyd Dowler | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers |
| 1958 | Jimmy Orr | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1957 | Jim Brown | Running back | Cleveland Browns |
Seasons are numbered by the NFL season, so the 2025 season ends with the Super Bowl played in early 2026. 17 of 69 winners have a player page here: our NFL data starts in 2016, and only quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends are in it. Source: Wikipedia, AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Honors are compiled from public award and league lists; the list text comes from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). A name links to a player page when we have that player in our data and the match is certain; winners from before our data have no link. See an error? Tell us.
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