Vince Young wins AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Confirm Pentecost · 01-03-2007, 04:42 PM

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NEW YORK -- Vince Young looks as if he'll make the NFL his personal playground, too.

Craig Melvin-US PRESSWIRE
Vince Young ran away with the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

The dynamic quarterback for the Tennessee Titans won The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year Award on Wednesday. He did it in the same fashion he turned around the Titans' season -- running away from the rest of the field.

Young, who led Texas to the 2005 national championship and was the third overall pick in last April's draft, overwhelmed one of the strongest rookie classes in NFL history. He received 23 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league.

That easily beat New Orleans wide receiver Marques Colston and Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who had nine apiece; San Diego tackle Marcus McNeill (6); and Saints running back Reggie Bush (3).

Running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams of Tampa Bay won the award last year. Young is the third member of the Tennessee-Houston franchise to take top rookie honors: Earl Campbell in 1978 and Eddie George in 1996 did it for the Houston Oilers.

Young was the catalyst in Tennessee's rally from 0-5 to 8-8, at times looking as unstoppable for the Titans as he did with the Longhorns. A starter from Week 4, Young sprinkled all kinds of spectacular big plays with a growing maturity in joining Ben Roethlisberger (2004) as the only quarterbacks to win top rookie honors in the 49-year history of the award.

He became the first rookie quarterback to rush for more than 500 yards in the Super Bowl era, and his passing skills improved all year under coach Jeff Fisher and offensive coordinator Norm Chow.

I for one can admit I was terribly wrong about him. I didn't think he would do well in the NFL. I am suprised though that it was such a landslide victory. There were a lot of great rookies this year.

JP · 01-03-2007, 07:10 PM

There is a bunch of up and coming stars this year but the way he helped the Titans reel of what 6 straight wins was incredible. He was doing the same thing he did in college. Imagine if he had started from game one. They actually got this one right I believe.

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