Dolphins OLB finishes 5th for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Miami Dolphins outside linebacker Chop Robinson finished fifth in the race for NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. The award instead went to Los Angeles Rams pass rusher Jared Verse.
Robinson, 22, earned 74 votes (including four second-place votes), which was 22 short of the Rams' Braden Fiske and 17 short of the Philadelphia Eagles' Cooper DeJean for a spot in the top three. Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell finished second place with the top two well ahead of the rest of the field.
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year voting:
Jared Verse 37-10-2-0-1: 427
Quinyon Mitchell 9-23-10-1-2: 239
Braden Fiske 1-5-11-11-6: 96
Cooper DeJean 0-5-14-8-8: 91
Chop Robinson 0-4-6-16-4: 74
Edgerrin Cooper 0-1-3-4-8: 30
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The Dolphins' 2024 first-round pick had a slow start to the year and didn't record his first career sack until November. But he was a star down the stretch with 42 quarterback pressures in his last nine games of the year.
Robinson finished the season with six sacks and eight tackles for loss. Verse had 4.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, and earned Pro Bowl honors.
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