NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

Established

1967

First Winner

Lem Barney

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year

About

Annual award handed down by the Associated Press to honor the best defensive first-year players in the National Football League. The AP also honors an annual NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year

Trivia

Ballots for each NFL honor, including the defensive rookie of the year, are cast between the end of the regular season and beginning of the playoffs.

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