The NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award has a clear frontrunner, as Jaxson Dart is playing like by far the best first-year player, and he is doing it at the most important position in football. There are plenty of other first-year offensive players making a name for themselves, though, including Emeka Egbuka, Tyler Warren, Quinshon Judkins, Ashton Jeanty, Tetairoa McMillan, Oronde Gadsden, and RJ Harvey. Even Omarion Hampton and Cam Skattebo were playing quite well before suffering long-term injuries . That goes without even mentioning Cam Ward and Travis Hunter, who were the first and second overall picks in the 2025 NFL Draft.

There isn't as much depth and star power emerging on the defensive side of the ball. So, with the NFL season halfway over, which players are in the running

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