Ranking the Most Likely 2015 Rookie of the Year Candidates

May 12, 2015   ·   Brent Sobleski   ·   Jump to comments

The 2015 NFL draft ended a week ago. The next logical step is to prematurely predict the NFL's next Rookie of the Year even before the incoming class straps on the pads for the first time. 
It's not entirely a shot in the dark, though. We can theorize which rookie has the best chance to win based on a number of factors. 
After Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater captured the 2014 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, he became the 12th offensive player to win the award since its inception in 2002. 
It's an offensive award, unless the rookie of note is a dominant beast like defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. 
However, respected institutions such as The Associated Press, Pro Football Writers of America and Sporting News all hand out Rookie of the Year awards. In those instances, they name—or previously named—Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year. 
Sporting News eventually changed gears in 1980 and decided to n...

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