2017 Players Of The Year

2017 AWARD CANDIDATES

Top 5

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

1	QB Alex Smith (SFO)	1,674.8	407 for 591, 4655 yds, 7.9 ypa, 42TD, 11INT, 108.2 rtg. 37-238 rush, 1TD, 5 fmb. 25 sk.
2	RB Jeff Shepherd (SEA)	1,471.4	376-1688 rush, 4.5 ypc, 14TD, 7 fmb. 82 tgt, 62 catches, 532yds, 6.5 ypt, 4TD, 2 drp.
3	RB Rex Falcone (SDO)	1,425.2	426-1741 rush, 4.1 ypc, 12TD, 5 fmb. 96 tgt, 69 catches, 516yds, 5.4 ypt, 5TD, 5 drp.
4	RB Stephen Zatechka (WAS)	1,381.3	308-1377 rush, 4.5 ypc, 17TD, 7 fmb. 108 tgt, 84 catches, 641yds, 5.9 ypt, 4TD, 3 drp.
5	QB David Baxter (BUF)	1,365.1	355 for 570, 4602 yds, 8.1 ypa, 27TD, 15INT, 92.4 rtg. 85-423 rush, 0TD, 3 fmb. 40 sk.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

1	SLB Alan Ballard (CHI)	1,316.6	75 tkl, 14 ast, 18.5 sk, 13 hur, 6 qbkd, 0 int.
2	LDE Jon Brzezinski (NOS)	1,269.7	18.5 sk, 26 hur, 56 tkl, 12 ast, 22 qbkd.
3	MLB Stanley Sherrill (GBY)	1,246.1	119 tkl, 41 ast, 5 sk, 7 hur, 1 qbkd, 2 int.
4	SS Chris Simmons (SEA)	1,177.5	7 int, 14 passdef, 41 ctc, 468 psply, 85.4 pdpct, 120 tkl, 37 ast.
5	WLB Corey Tubbs (OAK)	1,009.9	57 tkl, 13 ast, 9.5 sk, 21 hur, 16 qbkd, 1 int.

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

1	RB Dale Siddiqui (CHI)	1,302.7	397-1669 rush, 4.2 ypc, 12TD, 7 fmb. 77 tgt, 51 catches, 501yds, 6.5 ypt, 2TD, 5 drp.	1(1)
2	QB Archie DeWaters (TBY)	1,062.4	284 for 533, 3644 yds, 6.8 ypa, 23TD, 20INT, 73.7 rtg. 118-650 rush, 4TD, 7 fmb. 32 sk.	1(3)
3	RB Matt Upshaw (MIA)	687.1	232-1020 rush, 4.4 ypc, 6TD, 3 fmb. 10 tgt, 5 catches, 43yds, 4.3 ypt, 1TD, 0 drp.	1(20)
4	FL Wendell McKnight (TBY)	674.3	140 targets, 72 catches, 1162yds, 8.3 ypt, 9TD, 12 drp.	1(7)
5	RB Pete White (DET)	674.3	245-989 rush, 4.0 ypc, 8TD, 6 fmb. 28 tgt, 19 catches, 138yds, 4.9 ypt, 1TD, 2 drp.	3(9)

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

1	SS Deron Cole (MIA)	845.0	5 int, 5 passdef, 20 ctc, 465 psply, 84.7 pdpct, 64 tkl, 19 ast.	2(12)
2	LCB Alfred Gunn (HOU)	758.9	4 int, 7 passdef, 27 ctc, 409 psply, 82.6 pdpct, 33 tkl, 11 ast.	2(21)
3	RCB Ernest Terrell (ATL)	739.6	1 int, 14 passdef, 29 ctc, 400 psply, 82.4 pdpct, 37 tkl, 16 ast.	1(4)
4	LDE Brandon Owens (CIN)	626.9	3.5 sk, 13 hur, 50 tkl, 27 ast, 5 qbkd.	1(2)
5	FS Ross Rodriguez (CHI)	611.7	2 int, 13 passdef, 29 ctc, 453 psply, 83.0 pdpct, 44 tkl, 12 ast.	3(1)

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES

1	LCB Herb Cunningham (DET)	2,057.3	8-125-1TD pr. 41-1648-3TD kr, 13 spec tm tkl.
2	SE Trevor Kania (HOU)	1,882.7	30-392-0TD pr. 40-1436-3TD kr, 15 spec tm tkl.
3	RCB Jack Whalen (NED)	1,483.7	26-374-0TD pr. 43-1466-2TD kr, 0 spec tm tkl.
4	FL Allen Rivera (SFO)	1,256.8	31-549-1TD pr. 7-233-1TD kr, 11 spec tm tkl.
5	K Dwight "Weird Dwight" Wardzala (DET)	1,149.6	57-57 XP, 36-41 FG. 11 40+, 2 50+.