How Often Does the Offensive Rookie Of The Year Lead His Class in AV?

by Chase Stuart on February 20, 2016

In 2015, Rams running back Todd Gurley was named the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year. Gurley received 27 of 50 votes, edging out Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston (17). Amari Cooper (Oakland) had 4 votes, while Tyler Lockett (Seattle) and David Johnson (Arizona) each received 1 vote.

From 1967 to 2006, nine of the 40 Offensive Rookie of the Years wound up leading their draft class in AV. ^[1]Since no undrafted player has ever won Offensive or Defensive Rookie of the Year, I have limited this analysis to only drafted players for administrative convenience. And all nine of those players were running backs: Franco Harris, Tony Dorsett, Marcus Allen, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Marshall Faulk, Curtis Martin, Edgerrin James, and Clinton Portis.

The table below shows every AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, along with the career leader in AV from that draft. Here’s how to read it, using 2000 as an example. 2005 as an example. That year, Cadillac Williams was the AP OROY, and had 8 points of AV as a rookie. He finished his career with 26 points of AV, while the career leader in offensive AV from the 2005 Draft is Aaron Rodgers, who has 112 points of career AV.

Year	AP OROY	Rookie AV	Career AV	Career AV Leader	Career AV
2015	Todd Gurley	8	8
2014	Odell Beckham	11	23	Same	23
2013	Eddie Lacy	10	32	Same	32
2012	Robert Griffin	18	32	Russell Wilson	65
2011	Cam Newton	19	76	Same	76
2010	Sam Bradford	9	33	Antonio Brown	60
2009	Percy Harvin	11	43	Matthew Stafford	64
2008	Matt Ryan	14	96	Same	96
2007	Adrian Peterson	11	88	Same	88
2006	Vince Young	9	33	Jahri Evans	103
2005	Cadillac Williams	8	26	Aaron Rodgers	112
2004	Ben Roethlisberger	11	108	Philip Rivers	121
2003	Anquan Boldin	10	84	Andre Johnson	95
2002	Clinton Portis	15	71	Same	71
2001	Anthony Thomas	10	26	Drew Brees	147
2000	Mike Anderson	13	36	Tom Brady	160
1999	Edgerrin James	21	113	Same	113
1998	Randy Moss	17	123	Peyton Manning	177
1997	Warrick Dunn	15	95	Orlando Pace	100
1996	Eddie George	12	76	Marvin Harrison	124
1995	Curtis Martin	10	101	Same	101
1994	Marshall Faulk	16	133	Same	133
1993	Jerome Bettis	12	79	Will Shields	114
1992	Carl Pickens	5	55	Jimmy Smith	94
1991	Leonard Russell	5	25	Brett Favre	155
1990	Emmitt Smith	8	129	Same	129
1989	Barry Sanders	13	120	Same	120
1988	John Stephens	8	22	Randall McDaniel	118
1987	Troy Stradford	10	22	Rich Gannon	98
1986	Rueben Mayes	11	28	Jim Everett	87
1985	Eddie Brown	11	58	Jerry Rice	159
1984	Louis Lipps	10	55	Boomer Esiason	105
1983	Eric Dickerson	15	90	Dan Marino	144
1982	Marcus Allen	18	103	Same	103
1981	George Rogers	11	45	James Brooks	84
1980	Billy Sims	15	57	Anthony Munoz	132
1979	Ottis Anderson	13	80	Joe Montana	123
1978	Earl Campbell	13	67	James Lofton	100
1977	Tony Dorsett	16	107	Same	107
1976	Sammy White	11	51	Steve Largent	102
1975	Mike Thomas	12	47	Walter Payton	127
1974	Don Woods	13	34	Mike Webster	116
1973	Chuck Foreman	13	81	Dan Fouts	122
1972	Franco Harris	13	101	Same	101
1971	John Brockington	13	53	Ken Anderson	121
1970	Dennis Shaw	8	19	Terry Bradshaw	105
1969	Calvin Hill	11	72	O.J. Simpson	98
1968	Earl McCullouch	6	29	Ron Yary	96
1967	Mel Farr	10	41	Gene Upshaw	109

What sticks out to you?

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↑1	Since no undrafted player has ever won Offensive or Defensive Rookie of the Year, I have limited this analysis to only drafted players for administrative convenience.

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