NFL execs vote on awards: Sauce and Garrett wins honors

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https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-execs-vote-on-awards-who-takes-home-mvp-defensive-player-of-the-year-coach-o

Offensive Rookie of the Year

Garrett Wilson

New York Jets · WR

It was a three-way race, with Wilson (9 votes) edging out Saints receiver Chris Olave (6) and Texans running back Dameon Pierce (5). Wilson leads all rookies in receptions (67) and receiving yards (966) -- both franchise rookie records -- and the No. 10 overall pick continues to emerge as a dynamic weapon on a Jets team that has a chance to return to the playoffs. 

According to Next Gen Stats, Olave leads all rookies with 1,482 air yards (defined as the vertical yards downfield relative to the line of scrimmage, including yards into the end zone) and ranks fifth among all players in that category, behind only Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, Justin Jefferson and Stefon Diggs. Pierce leads all rookies with 939 rushing yards and 1,104 scrimmage yards and has forced 0.28 missed tackles per rush attempt, second-best in the NFL, behind only the Packers’ Aaron Jones, per PFF. 

Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III received three votes. Packers receiver Christian Watson and Panthers offensive lineman Ikem Ekwonu received one vote each. One voter abstained.

 

Defensive Rookie of the Year

Sauce Gardner

New York Jets · CB

Gardner ran away with this award, getting 18 votes.

“He’s been extremely consistent for a rookie,” an NFC executive said of Gardner. “Sauce has been targeted 59 times; he’s only given up three explosive plays. He’s just helped make that pass rush that much better.”

Gardner leads the NFL with 16 passes defended and leads all NFL defensive backs with an 89.6 coverage grade, per PFF. The runner-up was Seahawks cornerback Tariq Woolen (five votes), who was drafted No. 153 overall -- 149 spots after Gardner went to New York at No. 4. Woolen is tied with Eagles safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson for the league lead in interceptions (6) and leads the NFL with eight total takeaways, the most by a rookie since Marcus Peters in 2015. (The last rookie to lead the NFL in takeaways was Orlando Thomas in 1995.)

Lions defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson and Texans defensive back Jalen Pitre received one vote each. One voter abstained.

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Not only that, but I’m 100% convinced that the only reason Garrett won is because Breece got hurt. 
 

[Jetsfan4life90]

Sucks Breece Hall got hurt. He was running away (literally and figuratively lol) with that award. 

[kevinc855]

this is just a survey, not the actual awards

[BigRy56]

This team is in such awesome shape moving forward

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1 minute ago, kevinc855 said:

this is just a survey, not the actual awards

Lol, just a survey of NFL execs, what do they know? There’s a reason they don’t let them vote on those Pepsi rookies of the week. 

[Hex]

Let’s hope the actual awards turn out likethis too