NFL quiz
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners
60 awards from 1967 to 2025. A rookie typed once fills every season he won. A surname is enough unless two winners share it.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 60 answers
- Limit
- 9:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 60
- Time limit
- 9:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every Defensive Rookie of the Year winner.
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | CB, Detroit Lions | Not found yet |
| 1968 | DE, Atlanta Falcons | Not found yet |
| 1969 | DT, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1970 | CB, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 1971 | LB, Los Angeles Rams | Not found yet |
| 1972 | CB, Green Bay Packers | Not found yet |
| 1973 | DT, Chicago Bears | Not found yet |
| 1974 | LB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 1975 | LB, Houston Oilers | Not found yet |
| 1976 | S, New England Patriots | Not found yet |
| 1977 | DT, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 1978 | DE, Detroit Lions | Not found yet |
| 1979 | LB, Buffalo Bills | Not found yet |
| 1980 | LB, Atlanta Falcons | Not found yet |
| 1980 (shared) | LB, Atlanta Falcons | Not found yet |
| 1981 | LB, New York Giants | Not found yet |
| 1982 | LB, Cleveland Browns | Not found yet |
| 1983 | LB, Baltimore Colts | Not found yet |
| 1984 | NT, Kansas City Chiefs | Not found yet |
| 1985 | LB, Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet |
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | LB, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 1987 | LB, Buffalo Bills | Not found yet |
| 1988 | S, New York Jets | Not found yet |
| 1989 | LB, Kansas City Chiefs | Not found yet |
| 1990 | S, Chicago Bears | Not found yet |
| 1991 | LB, Denver Broncos | Not found yet |
| 1992 | CB, Kansas City Chiefs | Not found yet |
| 1993 | DT, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 1994 | DT, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 1995 | DE, New York Jets | Not found yet |
| 1996 | DE, Arizona Cardinals | Not found yet |
| 1997 | LB, Baltimore Ravens | Not found yet |
| 1998 | CB, Oakland Raiders | Not found yet |
| 1999 | DE, Tennessee Titans | Not found yet |
| 2000 | LB, Chicago Bears | Not found yet |
| 2001 | LB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 2002 | DE, Carolina Panthers | Not found yet |
| 2003 | LB, Baltimore Ravens | Not found yet |
| 2004 | LB, New York Jets | Not found yet |
| 2005 | LB, San Diego Chargers | Not found yet |
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | LB, Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| 2007 | LB, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 2008 | LB, New England Patriots | Not found yet |
| 2009 | LB, Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| 2010 | DT, Detroit Lions | Not found yet |
| 2011 | LB, Denver Broncos | Not found yet |
| 2012 | LB, Carolina Panthers | Not found yet |
| 2013 | DL, New York Jets | Not found yet |
| 2014 | DT, St. Louis Rams | Not found yet |
| 2015 | CB, Kansas City Chiefs | Not found yet |
| 2016 | DE, San Diego Chargers | Not found yet |
| 2017 | CB, New Orleans Saints | Not found yet |
| 2018 | LB, Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet |
| 2019 | DE, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 2020 | DE, Washington Football Team | Not found yet |
| 2021 | LB, Dallas Cowboys | Not found yet |
| 2022 | CB, New York Jets | Not found yet |
| 2023 | DE, Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| 2024 | LB, Los Angeles Rams | Not found yet |
| 2025 | LB, Cleveland Browns | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The AP Defensive Rookie of the Year award, with every winner the NFL's record book lists, from the 1967 season on. The award belongs to the season named, although it is announced early the next year.
- Nobody has won it twice.
- 60 different winners fill the 60 rows.
- The 2025 winner was Carson Schwesinger of the Cleveland Browns.
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