The regular season has concluded and I have my final All-Rookie Team for you. Because it wraps up the season I am also including a list of notable Rookies who just couldn’t quite impress me enough to make the team. Some of these guys were injured part of the season, while others came on late after a slow start.
Offense
QB MAC JONES PATRIOTS
RB NAJEE HARRIS STEELERS
RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS BRONCOS
WR JA’MARR CHASE BENGALS
WR JAYLEN WADDLE DOLPHINS
WR DeVONTA SMITH EAGLES
REC KYLE PITTS FALCONS
TE PAT FREIERMUTH STEELERS
OT RASHAWN SLATER CHARGERS
OT SAMUEL COSMI WFT
OG ALIJAH VERA-TUCKER JETS
OG QUINN MEINERZ BRONCOS
OC CREED HUMPHREY CHIEFS
Defense
DE GREGORY ROUSSEAU BILLS
DE ODAFE’ OWEH RAVENS
DT OSA ODIGHIZUWA COWBOYS
DT CHRISTIAN BARMORE PATRIOTS
LB MICAH PARSONS COWBOYS
LB JAMIN DAVIS WFT
LB NICK BOLTON CHIEFS
CB PATRICK SURTAIN BRONCOS
CB ASANTE SAMUEL CHARGERS
NB ERIC STOKES PACKERS
S JAVON HOLLAND DOLPHINS
S TREVOR MOEHRIG RAIDERS
Honorable Mention
Paulson Adebo/CB/Saints; Rashod Bateman/WR/Ravens; Ben Cleveland/OG/Ravens; Nico Collins/WR/Texans; Divine Diablo/S/Raiders; Nate Hobbs/CB/Raiders; Zach McPhearson/K/Bengals; Davis Mills/QB/Texans; Elijah Mitchell/RB/49’ers; Elijah Moore/WR/Jets; Rondale Moore/WR/RS/Cards; Josh Myers/OC/Packers; Royce Newman/OG/Packers; Az Ojulari/ER/Giants; Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah/LB/Browns; Jaelen Phillips/ER/OB/Dolphins; Trey Smith/OG/Chiefs; Amon-Ra St. Brown/WR/Lions; Rhamondre Stevenson/RB/Patriots; Tommy Tremble/TE/Panthers; Joe Tryon/DE/ER/Bucs; Pete Werner/LB/Saints; Marco Wilson/CB/Cards.
You may have noticed the lack of QB names like LAWRENCE/LANCE/FIELDS/WILSON. They were nursed along, or force fed, and their best is yet to come. But JONES & MILLS showed me the most overall in 2021.
Cheers
Pigskin
