Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award
The Associated Press NFL Rookie of the Year Award is an annual award given to the top offensive and defensive first-year players in the National Football League as adjudged by the Associated Press. Winners are selected by a nationwide panel of 50 members of the AP who regularly cover the league. The AP has chosen an offensive rookie of the year since 1957 and a defensive rookie of the year since 1967.
Ballots are cast at the end of the regular season, before the playoffs. Since 2011, winners of the AP Rookie of the Year awards are announced at the NFL Honors presentation the night before the Super Bowl along with the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year Award and other AP awards. While several organizations recognize their own NFL Rookie of the Year, the NFL considers the award given by the AP to be its official honor, with the winners listed in the league's annual Record and Fact Book. Running back Saquon Barkley of the New York Giants and linebacker Darius Leonard of the Indianapolis Colts were named AP Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, respectively for the 2018 season.
Winners
| Season | Player | Position | Team | Ref |
| Running back | Cleveland Browns | |||
| End | Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
| End | Green Bay Packers | |||
| End | Detroit Lions | |||
| Tight end | Chicago Bears | |||
| Running back | Chicago Bears | |||
| End | Minnesota Vikings | |||
| Running back | Washington Redskins | |||
| Running back | Chicago Bears | |||
| Running back | St. Louis Cardinals | |||
| 1967 | Running back | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1968 | Wide receiver | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1969 | Running back | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 1970 | Quarterback | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 1971 | Running back | Green Bay Packers | ||
| 1972 | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 1973 | Running back | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 1974 | Running back | San Diego Chargers | ||
| 1975 | Running back | Washington Redskins | ||
| 1976 | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 1977 | Running back | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 1978 | Running back | Houston Oilers | ||
| 1979 | Running back | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| 1980 | Running back | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1981 | Running back | New Orleans Saints | ||
| 1982 | Running back | Los Angeles Raiders | ||
| 1983 | Running back | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 1984 | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 1985 | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| 1986 | Running back | New Orleans Saints | ||
| 1987 | Running back | Miami Dolphins | ||
| 1988 | Running back | New England Patriots | ||
| 1989 | Running back | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1990 | Running back | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 1991 | Running back | New England Patriots | ||
| 1992 | Wide receiver | Cincinnati Bengals | ||
| 1993 | Running back | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 1994 | Running back | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 1995 | Running back | New England Patriots | ||
| 1996 | Running back | Houston Oilers | ||
| 1997 | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| 1998 | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 1999 | Running back | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 2000 | Running back | Denver Broncos | ||
| 2001 | Running back | Chicago Bears | ||
| 2002 | Running back | Denver Broncos | ||
| 2003 | Wide receiver | Arizona Cardinals | ||
| 2004 | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 2005 | Running back | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| 2006 | Quarterback | Tennessee Titans | ||
| 2007 | Running back | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 2008 | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons | ||
| 2009 | Wide receiver | Minnesota Vikings | ||
| 2010 | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams | ||
| 2011 | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers | ||
| 2012 | Quarterback | Washington Redskins | ||
| 2013 | Running back | Green Bay Packers | ||
| 2014 | Wide receiver | New York Giants | ||
| 2015 | Running back | St. Louis Rams | ||
| 2016 | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys | ||
| 2017 | Running back | New Orleans Saints | ||
| 2018 | Running back | New York Giants | ||
| 2019 | Quarterback | Arizona Cardinals |
| Season | Player | Position | Team | Ref |
| 1967 | Cornerback | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1968 | Defensive end | Atlanta Falcons | ||
| 1969 | Defensive tackle | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 1970 | Cornerback | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 1971 | Linebacker | Los Angeles Rams | ||
| 1972 | Cornerback | Green Bay Packers | ||
| 1973 | Defensive tackle | Chicago Bears | ||
| 1974 | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 1975 | Linebacker | Houston Oilers | ||
| 1976 | Cornerback | New England Patriots | ||
| 1977 | Defensive end | Miami Dolphins | ||
| 1978 | Defensive end | Detroit Lions | ||
| 1979 | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 1980 | | Linebacker Linebacker | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons | |
| 1981 | Linebacker | New York Giants | ||
| 1982 | Linebacker | Cleveland Browns | ||
| 1983 | Linebacker | Baltimore Colts | ||
| 1984 | Defensive tackle | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 1985 | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 1986 | Defensive end | San Diego Chargers | ||
| 1987 | Linebacker | Buffalo Bills | ||
| 1988 | Safety | New York Jets | ||
| 1989 | Linebacker | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 1990 | Safety | Chicago Bears | ||
| 1991 | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | ||
| 1992 | Cornerback | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 1993 | Defensive tackle | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 1994 | Defensive tackle | Miami Dolphins | ||
| 1995 | Defensive end | New York Jets | ||
| 1996 | Defensive end | Arizona Cardinals | ||
| 1997 | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens | ||
| 1998 | Cornerback | Oakland Raiders | ||
| 1999 | Defensive end | Tennessee Titans | ||
| 2000 | Linebacker | Chicago Bears | ||
| 2001 | Linebacker | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| 2002 | Defensive end | Carolina Panthers | ||
| 2003 | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens | ||
| 2004 | Linebacker | New York Jets | ||
| 2005 | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers | ||
| 2006 | Linebacker | Houston Texans | ||
| 2007 | Linebacker | San Francisco 49ers | ||
| 2008 | Linebacker | New England Patriots | ||
| 2009 | Linebacker | Houston Texans | ||
| 2010 | Defensive tackle | Detroit Lions | ||
| 2011 | Linebacker | Denver Broncos | ||
| 2012 | Linebacker | Carolina Panthers | ||
| 2013 | Defensive end | New York Jets | ||
| 2014 | Defensive tackle | St. Louis Rams | ||
| 2015 | Cornerback | Kansas City Chiefs | ||
| 2016 | Defensive end | San Diego Chargers | ||
| 2017 | Cornerback | New Orleans Saints | ||
| 2018 | Linebacker | Indianapolis Colts | ||
| 2019 | Defensive end | San Francisco 49ers |