Football Awards - Offensive Rookie Player of the Year

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Football Awards - Offensive Rookie Player of the Year

Selected by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide media panel. Given out since 1967.

Year	Player	Pos

1967	Mel Farr, Det	RB
1968	Earl McCullouch, Det	OE
1969	Calvin Hill, Dal	RB
1970	Dennis Shaw, Buf	QB
1971	John Brockington, GB	RB
1972	Franco Harris, Pit	RB
1973	Chuck Foreman, Min	RB
1974	Don Woods, SD	RB
1975	Mike Thomas, Was	RB
1976	Sammy White, Min	WR
1977	Tony Dorsett, Dal	RB
1978	Earl Campbell, Hou	RB
1979	Ottis Anderson, St.L	RB
1980	Billy Sims, Det	RB
1981	George Rogers, NO	RB
1982	Marcus Allen, Raiders	RB
1983	Eric Dickerson, Rams	RB
1984	Louis Lipps, Pit	WR
1985	Eddie Brown, Cin	WR
1986	Reuben Mayes, NO	RB
1987	Troy Stradford, Mia	RB
1988	John Stephens, NE	RB
1989	Barry Sanders, Det	RB
1990	Emmitt Smith, Dal	RB
1991	Leonard Russell, NE	RB
1992	Carl Pickens, Cin	WR
1993	Jerome Bettis, Rams	RB
1994	Marshall Faulk, Ind	RB
1995	Curtis Martin, NE	RB
1996	Eddie George, Hou	RB
1997	Warrick Dunn, TB	RB
1998	Randy Moss, Min	WR
1999	Edgerrin James, Ind	RB
2000	Mike Anderson, Den	RB
2001	Anthony Thomas, Chi	RB
2002	Clinton Portis, Den	RB
2003	Anquan Boldin, ARI	WR
2004	Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh Steelers QB
2005	Carnell Williams Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB
2006	Vince Young Tennessee Titans QB