With the 2025 NFL regular season in the books, which first-year players shined the brightest? Gennaro Filice reveals his top 25 rookies. Who receives the No. 1 spot? How many quarterbacks make the list?

The 2025 NFL regular season has come to an end, meaning award ballots for Most Valuable Player, Offensive and Defensive […]

The eighth overall pick in April's draft has enjoyed a solid season. Is Panthers' WR Tetairoa McMillan destined to be the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year?

The 2025 NFL regular season comes to an end in a matter of days. It is time to reflect upon the season and how the rookie class fared. The majority of the midseason All-Rookie team remains intact, but there were some newcomers on the backs of strong regular-season finishes.

Henderson finished the regular season second among all rookies with 911 rushing yards (64 behind Ashton Jeanty), and he led first-year running backs in yards per carry (5.1), rushing touchdowns (nine) and rushing success rate (41.1 percent).

Atlanta Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was named NFC Defensive Player of the Month by the league on Thursday afternoon. Pearce capped off a productive year with two more sacks in the team's 19-17 win over the New Orleans Saints in Sunday's season finale.

ESPN analyst Ben Solak believes that Schwesinger is "the easy pick" for the Defensive Rookie of the Year honor this season. And with how great he's played for Cleveland, it's hard to argue against that notion.

This article was originally published on www.fansided.com as Ashton Jeanty and 6 NFL rookies whose disappointing year wasn't their fault.