With Week 18 in our sights, it’s that time of year where everyone in and around the NFL starts handing out end-of-season awards. Things are no different here at CBSSports.com. This week, on the With The First Pick podcast, CBS Sports NFL Draft expert Ryan Wilson and former NFL general manager Rick Spielman unveiled their All-Rookie Team for the 2023 season.
Stroud put together one of the best rookie quarterback seasons in league history, up there with players like Dak Prescott, Justin Herbert, Robert Griffin III and more. He has so far completed 63.2% of his passes at an average of 8.1 yards per attempt, with 3,844 yards, 21 touchdowns, and just five interceptions. He took over a Texans team that was one of the worst in the NFL and has led it to the brink of the playoffs despite working behind a subpar and injured offensive line, and losing one of his top receivers earlier in the season.
Gibbs got the nod here over Bijan Robinson and De’Von Achane. His 1,231 total yards nearly equal Robinson’s and his 10 touchdowns exceed Robinson’s total. The Lions first-rounder was also more efficient than Robinson on a per-touch basis. Achane was the most explosive player in the league at his position, but didn’t play enough games or get enough touches to make as much of an impact as did Gibbs.
Nacua came out of the fifth round and is verging on setting multiple rookie records, racking up 101 catches for 1,445 yards, heading into Week 18 for the Rams. Addison took over as the Vikings’ No. 1 wideout for part of the season while Justin Jefferson was out, and has so far turned his 100 targets into 66 grabs for 854 yards and nine scores. Flowers has been Lamar Jackson’s top receiver all season, and has alternately been an explosive deep threat and a short-area YAC machine, doing whatever the Ravens have needed on his way to a 77-858-5 receiving line.
LaPorta is a few receptions away from setting the…
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-01-04 22:03:51
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