Jalen Carter edged out by Will Anderson for Defensive Rookie of the Year honors originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
Six sacks, nine quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and eight tackles for loss weren’t enough to earn Jalen Carter AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Texans rookie Will Anderson edged Carter for the honor with 151 points to 122 for Carter.
First-place votes among a panel of 50 national media members are worth five points, 2nd-place votes were worth three points and 3rd-place votes one point. Anderson got 16 1st-place votes, 21 2nd-place votes and eight 3rd-place votes. Carter got 14, 14 and 10.
Twelve voters omitted Carter entirely. Only five omitted Anderson. Rams interior lineman Kobie Turner also got 14 1st-place votes and finished with 95 total points. Seahawks corner Devon Witherspoon got four 1st-place votes and 57 total points. Nobody else received more than six points.
Anderson had 7.0 sacks, 22 quarterback hits and 10 tackles for loss. Turner led all rookies with 9.0 sacks and added 16 QB hits and nine tackles for loss.
Among rookie interior linemen, Carter was second to Turner in sacks and quarterback hits and tied with Turner for the most tackles for loss. Carter was the only rookie tackle to force two turnovers.
Carter’s final Pro Football Focus grade of 87.4 was 5th-highest of 116 defensive tackles who played at least 300 snaps. Turner’s 83.2 grade was 10th-highest. Anderson’s 81.6 grade ranked 21st among 110 edge rushers with at least 300 snaps.
Carter was also outstanding vs. the run. His Pro Football Focus run defense grade was highest among all rookie defensive linemen.
The Eagles have never had a Defensive Rookie of the Year since the Associated Press began the honor in 1967.
They’ve also never had an AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, although tight end Charle Young was named Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1973 by Newspaper Enterprise Association, Pro Football Writers of America, United Press International and The…
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Publish date : 2024-02-09 04:20:40
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