2023 PFWA All-Rookie team

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023 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: QB C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
2023 OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: QB C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
2023 DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: DE Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans

2023 PFWA ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Offense
QB – C.J. Stroud, Houston Texas
RB – Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions; Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons
WR – Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings; Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams
TE – Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions
C – Joe Tippmann, New York Jets
G – Steve Avila, Los Angeles Rams; O’Cyrus Torrence, Buffalo Bills
T – Dawand Jones, Cleveland Browns; Darnell Wright, Chicago Bears

Defense
DL – Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans; Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles; Tuli Tuipulotu, Los Angeles Chargers; Kobie Turner, Los Angeles Rams
LB – Jack Campbell, Detroit Lions; Ivan Pace Jr., Minnesota Vikings; Byron Young, Los Angeles Rams
CB – Joey Porter Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers; Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
S – Jordan Battle, Cincinnati Bengals; Ji’Ayir Brown, San Francisco 49ers

Special Teams
PK – Jake Moody, San Francisco 49ers
P – Bryce Baringer, New England Patriots
KR – Marvin Mims Jr., Denver Broncos
PR – Derius Davis, Los Angeles Chargers
ST – Jerrick Reed II, Seattle Seahawks
 
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Baringer over Evans? :thinking:
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Baringer better --- Evans 2nd to last in net punting average at 38.5.
Baringer at 40.8, 22nd
Baringer didn't have one blocked, didn't have one taken back on him (super negatives)
Evans has several
Brranger had a 38-8 In the 20 to TB ratio (4.75-1)
Evans 20-7 (2.86-1)
NYOA Barenger 23rd Evans last.

Baringer best rookie punter and it's really not very close.
 
NFL All-Rookie Team: C.J. Stroud and other 2023 draft picks who excelled this season
By The Athletic NFL Staff

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NFL All-Rookie Team: C.J. Stroud and other 2023 draft picks who excelled this season

Stroud, Puka Nacua, Jahmyr Gibbs, Jalen Carter, Will Anderson Jr. — the 2023 draft class produced a ton of talented, early-impact players.
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Quarterback: C.J. Stroud*

Running back: Jahmyr Gibbs*, De’Von Achane*

Wide receiver: Puka Nacua*, Rashee Rice, Zay Flowers, Jayden Reed

Tight end: Sam LaPorta*

Offensive line: Steve Avila*, Paris Johnson Jr.*, Matthew Bergeron, Peter Skoronski, Joe Tippmann

Edge: Will Anderson Jr.*, Byron Young*, Tuli Tuipulotu*

Defensive tackle: Jalen Carter*, Kobie Turner

Linebacker: Jack Campbell*, Ivan Pace Jr.*

Cornerback: Devon Witherspoon*, Tyrique Stevenson*, Joey Porter Jr.

Safety/nickel: Brian Branch*, Jordan Battle

Kicker: Brandon Aubrey

Punter: Bryce Baringer

Special teams: Marvin Mims Jr.
 


It's Historic (Almost): Four Rams Chosen to PFWA's All-Rookie Team
The L.A. Rams have four players on the PFWA's All-Rookie team, tied for the second most ever. So who are the others? Keep reading.



In 1974, the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) asked its members to select an All-Rookie team, and nothing unusual there. Other organizations did the same thing. But the PFWA outlasted them, asking members this week to choose another All-Rookie team.

Appropriately, for a 50th anniversary squad it was one to remember:

That's because four members of the Los Angeles Rams were picked -- just the sixth time four or more players from one team were selected and a reflection of how special the team's 2023 draft was. Those players are wide receiver Puka Nacua, guard Steve Avila, defensive tackle Kobie Turner and edge rusher Byron Young.

In the 50 years of the PFWA award, only one team had more, and that was the 1998 Indianapolis Colts with five. That group was led by Hall-of-Famer Peyton Manning wide receiver Jerome Pathon, guard Steve McKinney, defensive tackle Larry Chester, and kicker Mike Vanderjagt.

But only five others had as many all-rookie choices as the Rams: The 1977 Miami Dolphins, the 1996 Patriots and Dolphins and the 1999 Colts.

That's it.

The Dolphins' rookie class was composed of defensive end A.J. Duhe, nose tackle Bob Baumhower, outside linebacker Kim Bokamper and safety Vern Roberson. Duhe, Baumhower and Bokamper became integral parts of the famed "Killer Bees" defense in the early 1980s, a unit that took them to two Super Bowls and one Lombardi Trophy. Roberson, a safety out of Grambling, played only one season for Miami and then one more for the 49ers before he was out of the league.

Who else?

In 1996, New England Patriots coach Bill Parcells expertly filled his grocery bag, while Jimmy Johnson, in his first year in Miami, began the post-Shula rebuild of the Dolphins by picking a solid quartet of players. The All-Rookie players selected by Parcells were wide receiver Terry Glenn, safety Lawyer Milloy, defensive tackle Devin Wyman and kicker Adam Vinatieri.

Only Wyman didn't do much in the NFL, playing just two years.

However, Glenn caught 90 passes in the 1996 regular season, plus a dozen more in the playoffs. After that, he was injured for much of his career, playing 16 games just three times in his 11 seasons. Milloy ended up playing 15 NFL seasons, was a starter in 14 and made four Pro Bowls.

Then there's Vinatieri, who will be in the Hall of Fame some day. He's one of the most clutch kickers in the history of the league, with his foot providing the margin of victory in Bill Belichick's first three Super Bowl wins.

Middle linebacker Zach Thomas, 1,000-yard running back Karim Abdul-Jabbar, defensive tackle Daryl Gardener and special teamer Larry Izzo were Jimmy Johnson's All-Rookie haul. Thomas has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, while Izzo became one of the best special teams players in NFL history -- for the Patriots.

In 1999, one year after choosing Manning & Co., the Colts hit on Hall-of-Fame running back Edgerrin James, linebacker Mike Peterson, punter Hunter Smith and returner Terrence Wilkins (who also started 11 games as a wide receiver). All were chosen to the PFWA's All-Rookie squad.

James led the NFL in rushing and not only was All-Rookie that season but also a consensus All-Pro who helped the Colts flip their record from 3-13 to 13-3.

This year's Rams are exceptional in that Nacua and Turner received strong support for the PFWA's Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year before losing to two Texans -- quarterback C.J. Stroud and defensive end Will Anderson. Nevertheless, they were named finalists this week for the Associated Press Offensive and Rookie of the Year awards.

In any other year, Nacua would have been the OROY. The rookie out of BYU set numerous rookie receiving records, including most receptions and yards. Turner, who sang the National Anthem at Monday's Los Angeles Kings hockey game, provided more music to the ears of Rams' fans by tying future first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Aaron Donald's rookie sack record.

Consider that good company for a third-round pick many Rams fans felt was drafted too high.
 
Houston needed 2 first rounders do get that...Not McSnead...Is he in contention for GM of the year?
 
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