In the history of the Offensive Rookie of the Year. Only 3 positions have ever won the award. Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver. 5 of the last 8 have been RB. 10 of the last 14 have been RB. Besides Anquan Boldin, Ben Roethlisbeger, Vince Young, Randy Moss from the previous 14 mentioned, all of them have been RBs.
1st Rounders:
Cadillac Williams
Edgerrin James
Warrick Dunn
Eddie George
Marshall Faulk
Jerome Bettis
2nd Rounders:
Anthony Thomas
Clinton Portis
3rd Rounder:
Curtis Martin
6th Rounder:
Mike Anderson
Here's a list of the RB's selected in rounds 1-3
Adrian Peterson (Min.)
Marshawn Lynch (Buf.)
Kenny Irons (Cin.)
Chris Henry (Tenn.)
Brandon Jackson (GB)
Lorenzo Booker (Mia.)
Marcus McCauley (Min.)
Tony Hunt (Phil.)
Garret Wolfe (Chi.)
Of those, pending injuries these guys won't see time. McCauley has Peterson and Taylor before him. Hunt has Westbrook. Booker has Brown. Irons has Johnson.
So now the list looks like:
Adrian Peterson (Min.)
Marshawn Lynch (Buf.)
Chris Henry (Tenn.)
Brandon Jackson (GB)
Garrett Wolfe (Chi.)
Wolfe has Benson before him, but nobody knows Benson yet. But just from the need to test out Chicago's former 5th overall pick, Wolfe is out. Peterson has a 1200 yard rusher in Chester Taylor before him, so his opportunities are limited for now.
So now the list looks like:
Marshawn Lynch (Buf.)
Chris Henry (Tenn.)
Brandon Jackson (GB)
Buffalo has no RB option at all (assuming that you think A-Train is a dud like I do). Henry has a decent RB in Brown before him, but Brown is hurt and they lost their true RB in Travis Henry. Then there's Green Bay who actually has a worse situation that Buffalo. Vernand Morency was an interesting scatback a few years ago. Besides that, nobody you guys would recognize.
So for RB, by process of elimination, it looks like Marshawn Lynch vs. Brandon Jackson. Of course, you could also say that WR and QB are still options. Well QB consists of Jamarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards. Pending any injury, only Quinn and Russell will see major playing time. Neither team that Quinn and Russell play on will scratch the playoffs like Young and Roethlisbeger did.
As far as WR: Johnson, Ginn, Jarrett, Meachem, Bowe, Davis, Rice, Gonzalez, Smith. Johnson, Ginn, Bowe are the only ones I'd expect to get some playing time. Johnson will be a great threat at the next level, but Detroit already has 2 WR's over 1000 yards. Ginn is interesting because he can be a Devin Hester in ST, and a deep threat at WR. However, he'll start the season as the third option. I only expect Bowe to really compete for Kansas.
My guess for now is it's:
Marshawn Lynch vs. Brandon Jackson vs. Dwayne Bowe
1st Rounders:
Cadillac Williams
Edgerrin James
Warrick Dunn
Eddie George
Marshall Faulk
Jerome Bettis
2nd Rounders:
Anthony Thomas
Clinton Portis
3rd Rounder:
Curtis Martin
6th Rounder:
Mike Anderson
Here's a list of the RB's selected in rounds 1-3
Adrian Peterson (Min.)
Marshawn Lynch (Buf.)
Kenny Irons (Cin.)
Chris Henry (Tenn.)
Brandon Jackson (GB)
Lorenzo Booker (Mia.)
Marcus McCauley (Min.)
Tony Hunt (Phil.)
Garret Wolfe (Chi.)
Of those, pending injuries these guys won't see time. McCauley has Peterson and Taylor before him. Hunt has Westbrook. Booker has Brown. Irons has Johnson.
So now the list looks like:
Adrian Peterson (Min.)
Marshawn Lynch (Buf.)
Chris Henry (Tenn.)
Brandon Jackson (GB)
Garrett Wolfe (Chi.)
Wolfe has Benson before him, but nobody knows Benson yet. But just from the need to test out Chicago's former 5th overall pick, Wolfe is out. Peterson has a 1200 yard rusher in Chester Taylor before him, so his opportunities are limited for now.
So now the list looks like:
Marshawn Lynch (Buf.)
Chris Henry (Tenn.)
Brandon Jackson (GB)
Buffalo has no RB option at all (assuming that you think A-Train is a dud like I do). Henry has a decent RB in Brown before him, but Brown is hurt and they lost their true RB in Travis Henry. Then there's Green Bay who actually has a worse situation that Buffalo. Vernand Morency was an interesting scatback a few years ago. Besides that, nobody you guys would recognize.
So for RB, by process of elimination, it looks like Marshawn Lynch vs. Brandon Jackson. Of course, you could also say that WR and QB are still options. Well QB consists of Jamarcus Russell, Brady Quinn, Kevin Kolb, John Beck, Drew Stanton, Trent Edwards. Pending any injury, only Quinn and Russell will see major playing time. Neither team that Quinn and Russell play on will scratch the playoffs like Young and Roethlisbeger did.
As far as WR: Johnson, Ginn, Jarrett, Meachem, Bowe, Davis, Rice, Gonzalez, Smith. Johnson, Ginn, Bowe are the only ones I'd expect to get some playing time. Johnson will be a great threat at the next level, but Detroit already has 2 WR's over 1000 yards. Ginn is interesting because he can be a Devin Hester in ST, and a deep threat at WR. However, he'll start the season as the third option. I only expect Bowe to really compete for Kansas.
My guess for now is it's:
Marshawn Lynch vs. Brandon Jackson vs. Dwayne Bowe
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