Mid-Season NFL All-Rookie Team

November 10, 2015

Taking into account BYE Weeks, we are pretty much at the midway point of the NFL season. I thought I’d look around the League and put together an All-Rookie team. Clearly, this team could look quite different at the end of the season, primarily because of injuries and late developing players. For instance, LB/JORDAN HICKS/EAGLES just went down with a torn pectoral muscle and will be lost for the remainder of the year. Surprise URFA JONATHAN ANDERSON of DA BEARS might well take his slot on the final team by January. I have included each player’s number and noted Undrafted Rookie Free Agents. Let the debates begin.

QB JAMEIS WINSTON #3 BUCCANEERS
RB TODD GURLEY #30 RAMS
RB MATT JONES #31 ‘SKINS
WR AMARI COOPER #89 RAIDERS
WR STEFON DIGGS #14 VIKINGS
TE CLIVE WALFORD #88 RAIDERS
T ERECK FLOWERS #76 GIANTS
T TY SAMBRAILO #74 BRONCOS
G LA’EL COLLINS #71 COWBOYS URFA
G BRANDON SCHERFF #75 ‘SKINS
G ALI MARPET #74 BUCCANEERS
C DAVID ANDREWS #60 PATRIOTS URFA

KR/WR TYLER LOCKETT #16 SEA HAWKS
K JOSH LAMBO #2 CHARGERS URFA
P BRADLEY PINION #5 49’ERS
ST AARON RIPKOWSKI #22 PACKERS
LS JOE CARDONA #49 PATRIOTS

DE VIC BEASLEY #44 FALCONS
DE HENRY ANDERSON #96 COLTS
DT DANNY SHELTON #71 BROWNS
DT DAVID PARRY #54 COLTS
LB JORDAN HICKS #58 EAGLES
LB STEPHONE ANTHONY #50 SAINTS
LB KWON ALEXANDER #58 BUCCANEERS
LB/ER HAU’OLI KIKAHA #45 SAINTS
CB BYRON JONES #31 COWBOYS
CB MARCUS PETERS #22 CHIEFS
S ADRIAN AMOS #38 BEARS
S LANDON COLLINS #21 GIANTS

I was pleased to find that I had a very hard time selecting amongst candidates for some of these positions. And it is also clear that many more Rookies are just finding their way into starting lineups. But everyone cannot make the team. If you feel I have made an egregious error in judgment by not including a favorite Rookie of yours please send me an email with your player’s name.