NFL Draft Diamonds All-Rookie Team with Rookie of the Year predictions
Well not one player has taken a snap yet, but let’s see what players we feel will make the All Rookie team before the season starts. We will go back and look at the list after the season to see how we did. Of course there will be injuries and other things that happen, but here is our early list.
ALL- Offense
- QB – Jameis Winston – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- RB – Melvin Gordon – San Diego Chargers
- RB – Duke Johnson – Cleveland Browns
- WR – Amari Cooper – Oakland Raiders
- WR – Nelson Agoholar – Philadelphia Eagles
- WR – Devin Funchess – Carolina Panthers
- TE – Nick O’Leary – Buffalo Bills
- OL – Brandon Scherff – Washington Redskins
- OL – A.J. Cann – Jacksonville Jaguars
- OL – Cameron Erving – Cleveland Browns
- OL – John Miller – Buffalo Bills
- OL – Cedric Ogbuehi – Cincinnati Bengals
All – DEFENSE
- DE – Frank Clark – Seattle Seahawks
- DT – Leonard Williams – New York Jets
- DT – Danny Shelton – Cleveland Browns
- DE – Shane Ray – Denver Broncos
- LB – Vic Beasley – Atlanta Falcons
- LB – Bernardrick McKinney – Houston Texans
- LB – Jake Ryan – Green Bay Packers
- CB – Marcus Peters – Kansas City Chiefs
- S – Landon Collins – New York Giants
- S – Cedric Thompson – Miami Dolphins
- CB – Trae Waynes – Minnesota Vikings
Here is my early projection for Rookie of the Year: Amari Cooper of the Oakland Raiders – 97 receptions for 1,488 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Devin Funchess of the Carolina Panthers – 75 receptions for 998 yards and 7 touchdowns
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Frank Clark of the Seattle Seahawks – 54 tackles and 8 sacks which leads all rookies
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