Ranking NFL Rookie of the Year candidates for offense and defense in 2022

Ranking NFL Rookie of the Year candidates for offense and defense in 2022. With two weeks left in the regular season, awards races are starting to heat up. The influx of talent at almost every position in football due to the NFL Draft has made the discussion for this award extremely hard.

Ranking NFL Rookie of the Year candidates for offense and defense in 2022, Wilson is the favorite. Wilson has 996 receiving yards with two games left, and four receiving touchdowns.

Chris Olave has 940 receiving yards on 63 catches for New Orleans Saints. Olaves has a 71.4% first down rate and averages the same Yards per Route Run as Stefon Diggs.

Kenneth Walker III is a running back for Seattle Seahawks. He has 804 rushing yards and nine touchdowns this season. Walker forces missed tackles and is in the top 20 in first down rate.

Ranking NFL Rookie of the Year candidates for offense and defense in 2022.

Sauce Gardner, CB, New York Jets, is the top candidate for NFL Rookie of the Year in 2022.

Gardner is fifth in EPA allowed per target, seventh in completion percentage allowed and has two interceptions. His play has allowed the Jets to be more aggressive up front and turned them into one of the better units in the NFL.

Tariq Woolen is a good player for Seattle Seahawks. He has six interceptions and nine pass deflections this season. The Seahawks are among the top 15 teams in takeaways this year.

Aidan Hutchinson is among the leaders in the DROTY race. He leads all rookies in sacks with seven. If the Lions make the playoffs, Hutchinson's stock could rise even higher.