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[Mid-season Report]

Every week Rob Baker will putting up all the 49ers rookies stats in this page. He will grade the three best 49ers rookies, second year players and the best NFL rookies. Come back often to check the standings and at the end of the season we will see which one will be the winner.
 

Week 17

Rookies stats:
Paul Smith, RB   2-19 rush

                      T AT TT  S PD INT FR
Julian Peterson, LB   4  1  5  0  0  0   0
Ahmed Plummer, CB     6  0  6  0  0  0   0
Jason Webster, CB     4  0  4  0  0  0   0
Ronnie Heard, S       3  0  3  1  0  0   0
John Engelberger, DE  1  3  4  0  0  0   0
T=Tackle AT=AssistTkl TT=Tot.Tkl S=Sack PD=PassDeflected INT=Intercept
FR=FumbleRecovery
 

W17 -  Rookies votes:
3. Ahmed Plummer, CB
2. Ronnie Heard, S
1. Julian Peterson, LB

Total Votes:
28. Ahmed Plummer, CB
20. Julian Peterson, LB
15. Jason Webster, CB
13. John Engelberger, DE
 7. John Keith, S
 5. Ronnie Heard, S
 4. Paul Smith, RB
 4. Cedric Killings, DT
 

W17 - 2nd Year players votes:
3. Jeff Garcia, QB
2. Chike Okeafor, DT
1. Anthony Parker, CB

Total Votes - 2nd Year players votes:
46. Jeff Garcia, QB
18. Pierson Prioleau, CB
12. Chike Okeafor, DT
 9. Tai Streets, WR
 5. Chad Stanley, P
 4. Anthony Parker, CB
 2. Terry Jackson, FB
 

W17 - NFL Rookies Votes:
3. Mike Anderson, RB - DEN   26-85 2TD rush
2. Erik Flowers, DE - BUF   3-0-1 1INT, 1FF
1. Brian Urlacher, LB - CHI   5-0-1

NFL Rookies Total Votes:
22. Mike Anderson, RB - DEN
20. Jamal Lewis, RB - BAL
11. Brian Urlacher, LB - CHI
5. Ron Dayne, RB - NYG
5. Ian Gold, LB - DEN
4. Tevis Prentice, RB - CLE
4. Sylvester Morris, WR - KC
4. Shaun Ellis, DE - NYJ
3. J.R.Redmond, RB - NE
3. JaJuan Dawson, WR - CLE
3. Courtney Brown, DE - CLE
3. LaVar Arrington, LB - WAS
2. Julian Peterson, SF - SFO
2. Laveranues Coles, WR - NYJ
2. Darren Howard, DE - NO
2. Lester Towns, LB - CAR
2. Mike Brown, CB - CHI
2. Erik Flowers, DE - BUF
1. Travis Taylor, WR - BAL
1. Shaun Alexander, RB - SEA
1. Corey Simon, DT - PHI

We are at mid-season and Rob Baker analyzed this year rookies and wrote a report on the ones he thinks performed better till now.
 

NFC Offense Rookie of the Year: Ron Dayne New York Giants
AFC Offense Rookie of the Year: Mike Anderson Denver
NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year: Brian Urlacher Chicago
AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year: Courtney Brown Cleveland
 

All-Rookie Team:
Offense
POS NAME               GAMES STATS
QB Chris Redman BAL     2-0  2-3  19yds 0TD 0IN 84.0 1-0yrs rush
HB Mike Anderson DEN    8-6  143-676yds 5TDrush 11-80yds 0TDrec
FB Sammy Morris BUF     7-5   38-162yds 3TDrush 17-118yds 1TDrec
WR Sylvester Morris KC  7-6   26-395yds 3TDrec
WR Darrell Jackson SEA  8-7   30-372yds 3TD rec  1--1yds rush
TE Bubba Franks GB      7-4   21-175yds 0TD rec
OT Chris Samuels WAS    8-8
OG Travis Claridge ATL  8-8
C  John St.Clair STL    0-0
OG Brad Meester JAX     8-8
OT Todd Wade MIA        7-7

Defense
DE Courtney Brown CLE   8-8     30-4-4.0
DT Corey Simon PHI      8-8     18-2-5.0
DT Chris Hovan MIN      7-4     17-1-1.0
DE Darren Howard NO     7-7     17-7-6.0    1FF
OLB Josh Abraham NYJ    6-0     8-4-4.5     2FF
ILB Brian Urlacher CHI  8-6     47-10-7     1INT
OLB Na’il Diggs GB      7-7     19-3-0
CB Ahmed Plummer SF     8-8     40-5-0
CB Jason Webster SF     8-2     19-4-0
SS Greg Wesley KC       7-7     29-5-1.0    2FF 1INT
FS Mike Brown CHI       8-8     34-9-0      1INT (1TD) 1BK

Special Team
K Sebastian Janikowski OAK      9-16 FG    21-21 PATS  48pts
P Shane Lechler OAK             33-1531 46.4
 

TOP 5 Suprises:          ROUND   PICK
1. Mike Anderson DEN       6      23
2. Sammy Morris BUF        5      27
3. Na'il Diggs GB          4       4
4. Lester Towns CAR        5      15
5. Darrell Jackson SEA     3      18
 

TOP 5 Dissapointments:     ROUND   PICK
1. LaVar Arrington WAS     1       2
2. Sebastian Janikowski    1      17
3. Rob Morris IND          1      28
4. Keith Bullock TEN       1      30
5. Peter Warrick CIN       1       4