After an offseason of high expectations, it’s time to sort out which rookies lived up to the hype, and which ones delivered surprise performances. These are the best rookies of the 2006 season. Second team is in parenthesis.
Offense:
Quarterback- Vince Young, Tennessee Titans (Matt Leinart, Arizona Cardinals)
Halfback- Maurice Drew, Jacksonville Jaguars (Reggie Bush, New Orleans Saints)
Halfback- Joseph Addai, Indianapolis Colts (Laurence Maroney, New England Patriots)
Wide Receiver- Marques Colston, New Orleans Saints (Greg Jennings, Green Bay Packers)
Wide Receiver- Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers (Hank Baskett, Philadelphia Eagles)
Tight End- Owen Daniels, Houston Texans (Tony Scheffler, Denver Broncos)
Tackle- Marcus McNeill, San Diego Chargers (D’Brickashaw Ferguson, New York Jets)
Tackle- Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati Bengals (Eric Winston, Houston Texans)
Guard- Jahri Evans, New Orleans Saints (Daryn Colledge, Green Bay Packers)
Guard- Davin Joseph, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Taitusi Lutui, Arizona Cardinals)
Center- Nick Mangold, New York Jets
Defense:
End- Mark Anderson, Chicago Bears (Mathias Kiwanuka, New York Giants)
End- Tamba Hali, Kansas City Chiefs (Elvis Dumervil, Denver Broncos)
Tackle- Haloti Ngata, Baltimore Ravens (Kedric Golston, Washington Redskins)
Tackle- Domata Peko, Cincinnati Bengals (Barry Cofield, New York Giants)
Outside Linebacker- A.J. Hawk, Green Bay Packers (Kamerion Wimbley, Cleveland Browns)
Outside Linebacker- Ernie Sims, Detroit Lions (Thomas Howard, Oakland Raiders)
Middle Linebacker- DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans (D’Qwell Jackson, Cleveland Browns)
Cornerback- Tye Hill, St. Louis Rams (Richard Marshall, Carolina Panthers)
Cornerback- Johnathan Joseph, Cincinnati Bengals (Cedric Griffin, Minnesota Vikings)
Free Safety- Dawan Landry, Baltimore Ravens (Cortland Finnegan, Tennessee Titans)
Strong Safety- Danieal Manning, Chicago Bears (Donte Whitner, Buffalo Bills)
Special Teams:
Kicker- Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots
Punter- Sam Koch, Baltimore Ravens (Steve Weatherford, New Orleans Saints)
Return Man- Devin Hester, Chicago Bears (Miles Austin, Dallas Cowboys)
Round Distribution:
First Round- 18
Second Round- 14
Third Round- 1
Fourth Round- 6
Fifth Round- 2
Sixth Round- 2
Seventh Round- 2
Undrafted- 3
Which second year players built on good first year campaigns and are on their way to becoming great players?
Offense:
Quarterback- Alex Smith, San Francisco 49ers (Jason Campbell, Washington Redskins)
Halfback- Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers (Marion Barber, Dallas Cowboys)
Halfback- Ronnie Brown, Miami Dolphins (Cadillac Williams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Wide Receiver- Reggie Brown, Philadelphia Eagles (Braylon Edwards, Cleveland Browns)
Wide Receiver- Mark Clayton, Baltimore Ravens (Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers)
Tight End- Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Steelers (Bo Scaife, Tennessee Titans)
Tackle- Jamaal Brown, New Orleans Saints (Khalif Barnes, Jacksonville Jaguars)
Tackle- Michael Roos, Tennessee Titans (Adam Terry, Baltimore Ravens)
Guard- Logan Mankins, New England Patriots (Todd Herremans, Philadelphia Eagles)
Guard- Evan Mathis, Carolina Panthers (Duke Preston, Buffalo Bills)
Center- Geoff Hangartner, Carolina Panthers (Chris Spencer, Seattle Seahawks)
Defense:
Line- Luis Castillo, San Diego Chargers (Matt Roth, Miami Dolphins)
Line- Trent Cole, Philadelphia Eagles (Chris Canty, Dallas Cowboys)
Line- DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cowboys (Marcus Spears, Dallas Cowboys)
Line- Mike Patterson, Philadelphia Eagles
Outside Linebacker- Leroy Hill, Seattle Seahawks (Thomas Davis, Carolina Panthers)
Outside Linebacker- Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs (Michael Boley, Atlanta Falcons)
Middle Linebacker- Lofa Tatupu, Seattle Seahawks (Kirk Morrison, Oakland Raiders)
Cornerback- Bryant McFadden, Pittsburgh Steelers (Fabian Washington, Oakland Raiders)
Cornerback- Carlos Rogers, Washington Redskins (Corey Webster, New York Giants)
Free Safety- Kerry Rhodes, New York Jets (Nick Collins, Green Bay Packers)
Strong Safety- C.C Brown, Houston Texans, (Sean Considine, Philadelphia Eagles)
Special Teams:
Kicker- Mike Nugent, New York Jets (Dave Rayner, Green Bay Packers)
Punter- Dustin Colquitt, Kansas City Chiefs (Paul Ernster, Denver Broncos)
Return Man- Pacman Jones, Tennessee Titans (Justin Miller, New York Jets)
Round Distribution:
First Round- 19
Second Round- 12
Third Round- 5
Fourth Round- 6
Fifth Round- 3
Sixth Round- 3
Seventh Round- 1
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