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Ranking the NFL's Top 5 Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates in 2021

When a player wins Offensive Rookie of the Year, he proves that his team made the right choice on draft day. Those who won the award between2011 and 2019 also earned a Pro Bowl nod within their first two years.

Over the last six seasons, quarterbacks and running backs have swept the OROY awards. Odell Beckham Jr. was the last wide receiver to achieve the honor, back in 2014. Despite missing the first quarter of his rookie season with a hamstring injury, he led the league in receiving yards per game (108.8).

Beckham's rookie performance provides a barometer for wideouts Jaylen Waddle, DeVonta Smith and Ja'Marr Chase.