Who's the greatest DEFENSIVE ROOKIE of all-time?
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Today, we cover the greatest defensive rookies of all-time by position, while also looking at 2 of the great special teams rookies ever.
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Fun Fact: Barry Sanders had more rushing yards in his 1997 season (2,053) than Trent Richardson in his whole career (2,032)
I thought Derrick Henry was going to be like Trent but he’s proving me wrong now
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"He was also a tenacious tackler"
Shows clip of Night Train Lane decapitating a young child
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you don't see tackles like that any more in the nfl
wonder if he got flagged for unnecessary roughness or not
That was one of the best tackles ive ever seen 🤣
Time stamp?
That Bears blocking on the Hester FG return against the Giants is a thing of beauty.
I love the drop just as 92 levels a guy to set Hester free...
hunter fucking boys up lmao
@@tanecare man him urlacher and Briggs were a fun trio to watch
You love to see it
@@JohnNiiggingtona really great team, especially on defense. Too much Rex grossman to be the best tho
Damn this was actually pretty quick, hopefully Khalil Mack gets a mention, along with Luke Kuechly
Shockingly neither somehow didn't get one
@@shabberplasm32 Kuechly got mentioned
I know LT had his “demons”, but man was he dominating. Intensity and athleticism was unparalleled
Cocaine will do that to ya
That man was a demon on the field!
@@rockfresh5359 if anything cocaine would have limited him. Imagine how good he would be if constantly worked on himself athletic wise and mentally.
@@hoff4301 dude coke numbs yo body that's how dude layed those hits and ran faster haha it was a boost he smoked it and snorted it😂🤣💯🔥
Dude said “demons” like his Demons weren’t Crack lmao
Before LT teams would just put a running back out to block. LT changed that way of thinking. Teams started to use more tight ends in their blocking schemes in the subsequent years. He changed the game.
Indeed LT changed how offenses operated forever after him best defender of all time hands down no one wrecked other teams like LT did.
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It really is hard to point to another guy. Reggie was amazing, but didn’t exactly “change the game”🤔
Ronnie Lott is perhaps the biggest reason why the 49ers were a dynasty aside from Montana and Walsh.
No love for Singletary?
@Boss Killa rice was there 2 of montana’s 4 super bowl but has 3 in 49 jersey
@Boss Killa until lott went to raiders in 90?... think it was and they won superbowl in 94 when they got Dion to stop Michael Irvin...he held Irvin to 1 catch 4 yards that nfc championship and they won there 5th superbowl stopping dallas from 3 peating. Seeing how San Diego was the opponent the mfc championship winner was basically superbowl champ and then Dallas signed Dion and the won it again so he def didnt contribute to much because it was basically 50/50 lol
ronnie lott’s granddaughter used to be my f buddy for 3 years
I forgot all about The Freak. He was an absolute animal his first couple years in the league, loved watching him play.
When I first saw this video pop up, he's the first person that came to mind. 14.5 sacks and EIGHT forced fumbles, that's insane.
Imagine being the best defensive player as a rookie, yeah LT was something else
Best player period
@@barrymccockiner9816yeah he should have mvp as well honestly
devin hester is one of the funnest players i’ve watched, he was a mediocre wr at most but his returning ability was unbelievable 🙌🏾
I dont think he was even bad at wide out he prolly wouldve lit it up if he had an offensive minded coach in his prime.
@Badd Newz wym? He wasnt bad when he was at the slot
@Badd Newz oh yeah
@@dylanschoepf4322 he would’ve fit in so well with the current chiefs lol
@Badd Newz quite a few DBs where great return men.
Ken Riley should be worth mentioning for corners as well. 65 career interceptions still top 5 all time and he sadly isn't in the Hall of Fame.
Devin Hester’s rookie season single handedly changed how we perceive return men for the rest of the leagues history. Teams were forced to kick the ball away from a rookie lol
Best returner in history, no doubt. People never thought they’d be scared of a return man lol. Need to make a meme that makes you pick between Derrick Henry and prime devin Hester 😂
Dude would have had twice as many return touchdowns as he did if teams didn't start kicking away from him lol
Not talked about enough, but at that time the NFL was talking about rules changes to help return teams because kick returns had fallen off after Donte Hall was done. In fact, Hall was one of the only guys making returns. Then we got Hester and Josh Cribbs.
Also, we had that life threatening and career ending injury to the Bills player and the NFL has turned 180 degrees and has been trying to take kick returns out of the game by increasing the starting spot of a touch back to the 25 and making the kickoff shorter by moving it from the 30 to the 35 to increase the chances of a no contact touch back.
At some point the NFL needs to get rid of the kickoff altogether and replace it with a choice to give the ball to the other team at the 25 or to go for it (instead of an inside kick) with maybe a 4th and 15 from their 30 or 35 yard line.
@@Xplayer007 he's now a hall of famer as a pr
@@Chuck_EL He’s in the Bears Hall of Fame but in my opinion he got snubbed by the Pro Football Hall of Fame committee. I hate this idea of players who spent most of their career on special teams not being given fair consideration for the HOF. If you’re the best player ever at a certain position, you deserve to be enshrined into Canton. It’s why Ray Guy is in the HOF, it’s why Adam Vinatieri will also get his gold jacket someday as well. Devin Hester and that Bears defense pretty much carried them all the way to the Super Bowl in 2006. It wasn’t just taking a kickoff or punt return all the way for a touchdown, it was also consistently setting the offense up in great field position. That won so many games for them.
For those who think special teams isn’t all that important, consider this: in 2010, the San Diego Chargers had the top ranked offense and top ranked defense in the league. They went 9-7 and missed the playoffs. Why? Because their special teams was the worst in the NFL. Just imagine how far that team could’ve gone if they had a Devin Hester as a return specialist.
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Maybe the best "best of" of all.
Glad I'm still subbed. The current NFL forfeited my continued support, but I love this throwback material intensely.
It's worth mentioning that Leighton Vander-Esch was also a rookie with Leonard. League was clearly NOT ready for those two.
Yes, as were upwards of 300 other players. What a draft class 2018 was man
That class had Leonard, Leighton vander-esch and the criminally underrated roquan smith all in the same class it’s ridiculous what a good middle linebacker class that was
I was hoping night train lane would be on the list. One of my all time fav old players
One of the best cornerbacks EVER, and especially THE best of his era. His 14 interceptions in a single season is still the NFL record.
@Fries I had a really old football book with short bios about the best players back-when. I read that thing until it was falling apart, growing up. Most interesting guy in there was Night Train. Still, it didn't have that tidbit about his birth and early years, so thank you for sharing this.
*The story of how he got his nickname is pretty funny
Devin Hester was one of the only players deserving of wearing 23 after mike
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Hester is the only player in history of the game to have 100 speed in Madden
I thought DeSean Jackson had 100 speed in one of them too?
@@jasonch4196 yes
Fun fact there was only two player with an 100 overall
Tony Brackens , Defensive end for jaguars in 96
And Barry Sanders in 97
LOVE the song at the end
There were some TANKS on that Hester field goal team. 😂 The blocks were incredible like they literally got blasted 😂
You forgot to mention Aldon Smith, he was absolutely dominant for the 49ers in 2011 and was part of the reason why they went 13-3 that year
and Patrick Willis
@@naveensatija7257 Jevon Kearse had 14.5 sacks in 1999 as a rookie
I just want to say how well researched and thought out your videos are, with great production value. Keep up the great work!
Your videos are really underrated, I enjoy them very much, thank you for your work.
The best Devin Hester return IMO is the game winning one he had on MNF against the Cardinals
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I don't get it, what that supposed to mean? Is that good?
@@shanekingsley251 He was kind of lazy, but now he's growing.
Nick Bosa deserves a honorable mention. 13 sacks, 30 QB hits and 91 pressures by a rookie demolishes the previous rookie pressure record (Including playoffs). He had 12 or so pressures in the Superbowl alone, and probably would've been SB Mvp if 49ers didn't choke.
I remember winning $20 because of Devin Hester.
I made the bet he'd return a kick in the Super Bowl.
Fastest money I've won on a bet.
KTO a few days from now: best special team rookie ever
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Hey I don’t know if you see these comments but you make my day watching these videos, keep up the good work!
Anyone else see the amazing blocks on that last kick return td from Hester?
gotta love hester closing out the video
Love that Micah Parsons came along and made this list a little less relevant
And now Sauce Gardner😂
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Also don't think I didn't see that title change 👀
Haha u got me
Either way, loved the video, keep it up!
May not be on this list for rookies, but Louis Wright for the Broncos is one of the best CBs of all time. Man needs to get the recognition he deserves.
Hester, walking...and turns on the jets. Still getting goosebumps from it.
And I'm a chargers fan.
Thanks for putting Baker in the video!
joe buck saying no flags was the perfect end to this video
If This video was recorded a bit later I’m sure Micah parsons would’ve been the best
Thank you for putting respect on Darius Leonard’s rookie season. He literally did everything that year, rack up tackles, get sacks, force fumbles and get INTs. Crazy enough he didn’t make the Pro Bowl but was 1st team all pro. Feel like he’s still slept on by a lot of people when he’s in the conversation for best ILB.
As a Panthers I really want to deny this and say Luke Keuchly had a better rookie year but that would be a lie
Really surprised that not more Defensive Ends were mentioned, especially since the dominate defensive awards and stats
Kicker: Jason Hanson (Lions 1992) Only kicker ever named Offensive Rookie of the Year.
Punter: Riley Dixon (Broncos 2016) Highest net average by a rookie in NFL history.
Head Coach: Jim Harbaugh (49ers 2011) Took a team that went 6-10 the previous year and hadn't had a winning season in 9 years to a 13-3 record and the NFC Championship game.
Patrick Willis’ rookie season blows Luke’s out of the water
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I cannot even calculate the hours of research this dude puts into these amazing videos . . . Respect
In my opinion leading the league in tackles in a season is the most overrated statistic in sports. Having alot of tackles means your defense can't get off the field.
True. That's why tackles for loss, sacks, forced fumbles, and fumble recoveries usually carry DPOY's even if they had less tackles.
However, tackles are more valuable for DL's and LB's because it generally means they stop the offence within their respective areas of the field (around the line of scrimmage or the 5 yard line) which is kind of a good thing because you limit the offensive gains. Having high tackles as front 7 is normal, but having low tackles means you are dog shit.
If drew Brees doesn’t go away with his damn smoothie king I’m gonna lose my shit
These are probably even crazier than the offensive ones
Might have to make a whole new one on Micah Parsons now lol Great video! love your content
You could have mentioned who the two '65 rookie all pros were. And maybe that they turned out to be two of the best players ever at their positions and both were first ballot hall of famers.
derwin james deserved a mention, all pro as a rookie
Craziest thing about Lawrence Taylor was he didn’t lift weights, partied like a mad man, and still was the best defensive player ever.
He had what my North Carolina grandma said "that country farm strength"
All I see is goats 🐐
Imagine criticizing a player out of an HBCU for going to a small school sure they are small schools but their also packed with talent
For reference a few guys who came from HBCUs are Michael Strahan, Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones, Robert Mathis, Darius Leonard, Larry Little, Geno Atkins, Bob Hayes, Lem Barney, Robert Brazile, Steve McNair, Buck Buchanan, Doug Williams, Ken Houston, Mel Blount, Harold Carmichael, and Terron Armstead
U should do vids about the greatest defenses like bears ravens Seahawks broncos
Joking in terms of the greatest, but Micah Parsons is looking pretty damn great.
KTO can't wait until you hit 1 million subs, you make the best NFL videos hands down.
Derwin James deserves a mention too.
About the two Mark Carriers... When the Ravens drafted C.J. Mosley in the first round a few seasons back, I was quite surprised to find that there already had been a C. J. Mosley in the league... a DT for the Lions at the time.
And we also have two Lamar Jacksons...
I remember there was Steve Smith Sr and another Steve Smith that played in the NFL at the same time. There was Robert Griffin III and another Robert Griffin in the NFL at the same time. There were also two Adrian Petersons in the NFL at the same time.
All I’m saying is that Micah parsons is 2.5 sacks away from the record with 4 games left
Prime time deserves a shoutout just for what he did in his first NFL play. Deion the goat
Lawrence Taylor is number 1. Jevon Kearse is number 2 in 1999
Small schools? Idk, Jerry Rice, Steve McNair, Wayne Chebret…
I know Terrell Suggs is overlooked because his early years were overshadowed because he was on the same defensive as Ray Lewis, but Ray Lewis wouldn't have been so dominant if offensives didn't have to worry so much about Terrell Suggs!
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Holy crap, how had I never heard of Al Baker?? That's insanity, 23(?) sacks as a rookie. And wasn't 1978 the year that introduced the first wave of pro-quarterback rule changes, too?
From every conceivable line, that season shouldn't have been possible.
Yep, it was 1978.
Terrell Suggs also had an insane rookie year leading to DROY, he deserves at least a mention
If you take video ideas could you do a video “what if nobody entered the draft one year?”
Banger as always!!!!
Proud to say I’m related to night train lane
Let’s not forget that Darius was snubbed as a rookie for the pro bowl…
Micah Parsons was a year too late for this list but man did he try to get on here or what
Baker recently got some more recognition for his unofficial sack record, I'm happy to add
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I'm so glad you included my uncle Tommy Nobis in the video. I think he deserves the best LB spot because 294 tackles in utterly absurd
3:33 Anybody know the name of that background track? A response would be amazing, thanks in advance! :D
LT gotta be the best rookie of all time
Terrell Suggs not at least being mentioned is disrespectful
Whatever my madden character had 30.5 sacks in 2 games
Is Sports Therapy coming back for another season? I’d love to see more collabs for you guys :)
LT the best to ever do it!
You should do what if Aaron Hernandez was never arrested
The history of the tight end
You should update this or make a video on Micah Parsons
still mad darius leonard got snubbed for the pro bowl
The Giants fans watching this video wish they still had LT
In a similer fashion, when Adrian Peterson was a running back for the Vikings, there was a Adrian Peterson who was a backup running back for the Bears.
Not as profilic the 2 Mark Carriers since as far as I know the OTHER AP from Chicago didn't really amount to anything, my fantasy league drafted him on the computer a could of times when trying to draft the more known Peterson.
Also in one of our live drafts we had to use the Chicago AP sticker in place of the real AP because it got misplaced.
RIP Sean Taylor
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The Freak is why you valued guys like Terrell Suggs for their ability to consistently knock out the football. Getting a sack wasn't enough, it was all about the ball. Jevon didn't have the longevity but when he burst onto the scene he was the x factor for that team.
Hester had 200 IQ on the play against the Giants 🧠
I want to mention Zach Thomas and Brian Cushing as well. Brian Cushing had a great impact as a rookie LLB and Zach absolutely gobbled up the stats. I was trying to think back as you did the video, who would be an underrated rookie season defensively? Brian Cushings statistics that year are pretty flashy as a non texans fan.
Devin Hester didnt make his mark defensively, but you can argue he had as much impact on the current nfl landscape as a lawrence taylor in regards to his special teams play. You just flat out didn't kick to devin hester if you wanted a job in this league and he was the player ST coordinators lost sleep over. Now, the game has de-incentivised the kick return dramatically due to health reasons, but I also believe part of that was due to the league seeing an up trend of players taking out risky returns otherwise they wouldn't have because they felt they could have that level of impact in a game and be the difference between their team and a super bowl just like Anytime. But you simply could not, that man was a beast and I bow to his greatness as a fan of the game. There's a legitimate possibility we never see what he did his rookie year ever again.
That why Taylor the goat 🐐
I'm curious, how was Deion's rookie year? Palomalu? Sean Lee? Did they take time to develop?
Sean Taylor deserves a mention
It’s not a debate it’s LT hands down you didn’t need a whole video to mention all these people the video coulda been 2 seconds saying Lawrence Taylor
Thank you
Harvey Martin actually once unofficially had 26 sacks in a season
Holy
Wasn't the sack record officially given to bubba baker recently?