The year after Aaron Donald retired, and a decade after Donald won Defensive Rookie of the Year, Rams edge rusher Jared Verse won the same award with the same team. How high should expectations be for Verse going into year two and the rest of his career?
Here are the previous 10 DROY winners:
2014 - DT Aaron Donald, Rams
Hall of Famer who is in the conversation as the greatest defensive player of all-time. Donald’s QB hits went from 13 as a rookie to 37 in year two and he finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting, losing to J.