Top 10 Rookie Seasons! 

Here’s a stat. Since 1998 Moss has more seasons with 17 plus receiving TDs than every pass catcher since combined.

Justin Jefferson, Adrian Peterson, Cam Newton and Russell Wilson deserve honorable mentions

Devin Hester in 2006 was a very, refreshing player to watch with all the TDs on kickoff or punt returns

"Galloping Gale carrying the mail" is such a bar 🔥 🔥

Brian Urlacher's rookie year was amazing too! Coming from New Mexico State to be a 9ovr pick at FS then moving to OLB and then moving to MLB after some games and being named DROY wow! Hes stats? 123 tackles, 8 sacks, 1 FR and 2 INTs. The white shark 🦈

I am 100% convinced that "Night Train" Lane's 14 INTs in a season is the NFL's most impressive and unbreakable record.

Lawrence Taylor is without any doubt the greatest defensive player in NFL history! His was an absolute ANIMAL when he kept on TRUCKING offensive players like he meant it!

I still can’t believe Devin Hester is not in the Hall of Fame yet. He was ridiculous!

No 2014 Odell is outrageous😢

Top 10: 0:20 - Nr. 10 - Ben Roethlisberger (QB) - 2004 2:35 - Nr. 9 - Al "Bubba" Baker (DE) - 1978 4:02 - Nr. 8 - Ronnie Lott (S) - 1981 7:03 - Nr. 7 - Jim Brown (RB) - 1957 8:11 - Nr. 6 - Earl Campbell (RB) - 1978 9:36 - Nr. 5 - Night Train Lane (CB) - 1952 12:36 - Nr. 4 - Eric Dickerson (RB) - 1983 14:38 - Nr. 3 - Lawrence Taylor (LB) - 1981 16:05 - Nr. 2 - Randy Moss (WR) - 1998 21:04 - Nr. 1 - Gale Sayers (RB) - 1965 Honorable mentions: 5:25 - Dak Prescott (QB) / Ezekiel Elliott (RB) - 2016 6:16 - Tommy Nobis (LB) - 1966 6:32 - Edgerrin James (RB) - 1999 10:14 - Dan Marino (QB) - 1983 10:48 - Justin Herbert (QB) - 2020 11:28 - Robert Griffin III (QB) - 2012 12:11 - Sammy Baugh (QB) - 1937 18:24 - Micah Parsons (LB) . 2021 18:56 - Ja’Marr Chase (WR) - 2021 19:39 - Jevon Kearse (DE) - 1999 20:13 - Devin Hester (WR/Return specialist) - 2006

Big Ben is an example of what happens when you big the entire team first and then add a talented QB on top of it. Every team seems to be looking for a savior these days and it just puts too much pressure on these young QBs

Wow I can't believe Adrian Peterson, Justin Jefferson (who beat Jamar Chase to the rookie rec record, and did it in 1 less game) or Cam Newton were not mentioned.

RG3 could’ve been great

how is odell not an honorable mention. 1300 yards and 12 touchdowns in 13 games.....

I understand having Zeke and Dak together, but definitely think Zeke deserved a spot within the top 10. To lead the league with 1,600 yards in a passing era is very impressive. Anquan Boldin also needs to be somewhere on this list, too. He didn't have the flash of a Randy Moss, OBJ, or Ja'Marr Chase rookie year, but his numbers back in 2003 were amazing, despite his QB and being on a pre-Fitzgerald squad.

RG3 is the biggest what if’s in history. His track speed and pin point accuracy was unique. Him and DJax would’ve been a cheat code together 🤦‍♂️

I remember watching Dickerson's rookie year. From a STEELERS fan perspective at 12. It was amazing to watch, the running highlights were almost all Dickerson. He was Huge, for a running back and Such long strides.

In fact Gale Sayers had 6 touchdowns vs 49ers in one game 4 rushing 1 kick return and 1 punt return too

Sayers was so good that he made the Hall despite only playing in five full seasons (he only played in 4 games his final two years in the league). When you play for _five_ seasons and get put in the Hall, that says a lot about what other players and coaches thought of you.

That Buress catch from Ben would’ve been brought back today

Sir Randall Moss yessirr

I remember Earl Campbell as a kid and just thought he was a like a train 🚂 plowing through a row of buses 🚌! I even remember him saying that one person tackling him wasn't enough - he wanted a whole bunch of them! That was funny but awesome at the same time... Unfortunately, due to his punishing nature, his career didn't last as long, but he was a beast!

Bro, watching Devin Hester growin up was like watching the warriors in the finals😂🔥🔥

"Galloping Gale, carrying the mail!" That makes me smile so much.

Cam Newton deserved at least a honorable mention ,

Icky woods deserves ans honorable mention. Had the best rushing stats and the best TD dance

Alfred Morris was pretty darn good too

Galloping gale carrying the mail is the best line in history

The Devin Hester season will NEVER be broken, 6 returns for TDS in one season?! Wtf

Love these top ten videos!

What about Fred Taylor? He was toe to toe with Randy Moss for rookie of the year in 98 breaking out 50+ yards runs in almost every game. I believe he also had 17 total TDs that year.

Devin Hester was really fast asf. He literally would take 3 steps and cover 10 yards wtf🤯

Awesome stuff

Could you imagine Dan Marino in todays game he would throw for 60 td every year

I was just a kid watching this game, like 6-7 years old, and ive told this story before about a jets qb throwing it backwards for a safety several times but never found a video of it till now. Thank you lol

Moss should be #1. I still can't believe one hater voted for Payton Manning for ROTY. Rookie Moss deserved all of those votes💜✊🏽

Best Rookie Season In NFL History Jerome Bettis Running Back Of Los Angeles Rams From 1993 Was Named Rookie Of The Year Thanks For Uploading

JHerbert is a touchdown machine

Moss & Dickerson should be top 2. Their rookie records still haven’t been broken.

Shocked Odell Beckham, Justin Jefferson, Cam Newton and Andrew Luck weren’t mentioned

If you watch Gale Sayers highlights you will see he revolutionized running for players even today

Those Earl Campbell clips 🤯 Just smashing professional athletes.

OBJ should be honorable mention. He averaged 110 yards per game on a bum team and missed 4 games. He also had 10+ touchdowns and 90+ catches.

Im sorry Hester has to be more than an honorable mention. The return man is not even that valuable now in days

Honorable mentions: Billy Howton in 1952 had 1,231 yards and 13 receiving touchdowns en route to a second team all pro selection (the rookie receiving touchdowns lasted until Randy Moss I believe). In their first years in the NFL, Eddie George, Jerome Bettis, and Edgerrin James each topped 1,300 rushing yards, and there’s Franco Harris who topped 1,000 on 5.6 yards per carry with double digit rushing touchdowns. There’s the rookie seasons of Sammy Baugh and Bob Waterfield who won a championship in their first years in the NFL. If you are willing to count players’ second years after a first year where they barely played then Tom Brady also won a championship in his first relatively full year, and there’s Patrick Mahomes’ 50 touchdown season in 2018 after a 2017 season where he played one game. And there’s at least two defensive linemen who made first team all pro as a rookie: Jevon Kearse in 1999, and Ndamokong Suh in 2010. Both also had double digit sacks.

Video Idea: Every teams best/greatest upset win.

TOTALLY AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Think Everson Walls deserves an honorable mention. Dude had a league-best 11 interceptions in 1981.

Edge James was awesome and a good man. I doubt that middle linebacker came close to 292 tackles

Night train lain still holds the most interceptions and that was his rookie season

Crazy that Chase isn’t here. He set numerous rookie records and is regarded by almost everyone as the best rookie wr all time.

Big ben’s rookie season, he had a squad!!

Hard to compare with different positions but lots of good ones

2021 Jamarr Chase is my personal favorite

LT loved crackin Jaworski

21:55 that cutback across the field from sayers is all I needed to see. Dude must’ve been a menace to society on the field. That was nasty I had to watch it 5x, awareness 200

That is a graceful stride from gale ngl

Plaxico sure does like snapping Patriots win streaks

kinda feel like Sauce should've won DPOY but it dosn't compare to LT's season, but finishing as the #1 CB in league as a rookie is pretty damn impressive

Roethlisberger's Ability for Passing Is Simply Terrific

In its complete context Adrian Peterson should have a spot, let alone honorable mention. He easily wins the rushing title but he missed 2 games & only got 20 or more carries once after week 9. He still set the single game rushing record against the AFC runner ups. Also winning a RB showdown against LaDanian Tomlinson. … He lit up that decorated Bears defense, who were also Defending NFC champions. … At 8-8 and losing our last two games we were on the fringe of making the playoffs, and would have but AP had a banged up college career & we were too cautious (Brad Childress was also an idiot). AP was seen as the best RB by his rookie season and in its actual context he’s more deserving than Hester, Baker, and Big Ben. Keep in mind, he has NOTHING around him, especially at QB & Head Coaching.

Big Ben definitely doesn't deserve to be here his stats weren't good and he had the best defense and one of the best rushing offenses

Jim Brown 😶

Dak and Zeke’s rookie seasons were so special to watch

My buddies a Cowboys fan and when they drafted Ezekiel Elliott, I told him he would regret that pick at first I ate those words, but as time went on I was right. But I told my buddy they should draft Jalen Ramsey and get Derrick Henry with their second round, pick if he was still on the board. The Cowboys could’ve gotten Jalen Ramsey, Derrick Henry and Dak Prescott, all in the same draft

That rookie WR on the Rams is pretty sick. Dude fought hard against the 9ers last week

Gale Sayers was greater then ever in his Rookie year in 1965 22 touchdowns speaks for itself

Not including Herbert on the top 10 list as a top 10 member is criminal. Honestly the entire list is shot because of that mistake

Bears need this guy on their oline asap

Honorable mentions: Mark Carrier(bears) 1990, erik mcmillan 1988, Mike haynes 1976, tony dorsett 1977, paul krause 1964, patrick peterson 2011, 1965 dick butkus and john brockington 1971

Odell had the best rookie WR season of all time its not close

Leslie O'Neal always gets the shaft.Another video of "top" he's not mentioned.He is definitely one that should've been on this list and in the HOF

Dak and Zeke were so much fun to watch in 2016

How did Dan Marinos rookie year not make the list?

Cam Newton broke the all-time single season rushing TD record as a rookie and not even a mention

Randy Moss is the reason I love football.

Compared to some of the honorable mentions, Big Ben shouldn't sniff this list. His team was the 28th ranked passing offense. Pitt was a run heavy team with an awesome defense. He was just a long for the ride.

Say whatever you want about big Ben but he was a monster in the first 10 or so years of his career. Really great player with a solid team around him. Of course, if you put him in the Big Apple and Eli in Pittsburgh Eli probably wins a few more conference championships over his big bro and big bros big-time foe Tom Brady.

Jim Brown was the #6 pick in 1957 who were the top 5 I will look.

No mention of Cam Newton? 🤔

5 - NIGHT TRAIN LANE 😍 9:39

Expecting to see randy moss, Big Ben, dak, and Zeke on this list

I love Earl Campbell, but if we are only going on rookie seasons, check his numbers vs OJ Anderson's. OJ beats him in almost every stat there is. Unfortunately he played on a woeful Cardinals team, so he wasn't noticed. If he had the same career while playing with the Giants the whole time he'd be in the Hall by now.

AP ahould be in there. Rookie breaking rushing records is insane.

1988 Ickey Woods an 2021 Jamarr Chase or some of the greatest years for a rookie ever.

Cam Newton, AD, Hester, luck, Matt Ryan

No cap, rg3 really used to be nice

Big Ben had a cannon

Adrian Peterson isn’t on this list is ridiculous. He has the single game rushing record as a rookie against the chargers and it still hasn’t been broken! 😊

Ben had just a couple few guys to throw to huh? Spoiled. That trio of receivers would make a lot of QBs look good I feel like

Big Ben had a arm like no other

they has the best nicknames back in the day

Sammy Baugh honorable mention??? As a quarterback he led the league in passing and passing TD. Led the League in interceptions as a defensive back and had the highest punting average. ALL IN THE SAME YEAR!!! HOW IS THAT NOT TOP 10?!?!

Barry Sanders deserves mention

294 tackles in a season is wild 😂

odell gotta be up here

If Gayle Sayers never got hurt, people would consider him the best RB of all time.

2018 SAQUON

Jamarr chase should be top 5 rookie years. That’s crazy that he’s not. They went to the Super Bowl his rookie year and has the record for receiving yards by a rookie.

How is Mike Ditka not on here anywhere? Huge over sight. He had 12 TD's in a 14 game season which is still tied for 8th most all time for Tight Ends in one season. Also, he changed the way the position is played. I would even argue he should be number 1.