PFF Rookie of the Year Rankings (Week 13) (New #1)

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1. Alvin Kamara, RB, New Orleans Saints
PFF Grade: 90.1
PFF Elite Stat: Kamara leads all running backs with an 134.6 elusive rating.

Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time all season someone not named Kareem Hunt is your offensive leader in the PFF race for rookie of the year. Kamara has exploded since the Saints came out of their bye week – a week in which they traded Adrian Peterson out of their backfield – in Week 6. Prior to New Orleans’ Week 5 bye, Kamara had played in over 40 percent of the Saints offensive snaps in just one game; in the eight games since, Kamara has broken that 40 percent mark seven times and he leads all running backs over that stretch with a 93.7 overall grade. He’s finished six of those eight games with a grade of at least 80.0, and he was north of 85.0 in five of them. Kamara is averaging 4.24 yards after contact per carry – a rate that ranks second among running backs – and his 32.4 forced missed tackle rate leads the league. Also, no running back in football is even in the same stratosphere as Kamara right now when it comes to moving the chains for his team: Kamara has gained either a first down or touchdown on 38.4 percent of his carries. Only one other running back has a conversion rate over 30 percent (Duke Johnson at 33.9) and Kamara’s rate is double the league average of 19.0 percent.

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3. Marshon Lattimore, CB, New Orleans Saints
PFF Grade: 92.7
PFF Elite Stat: Opposing QBs have a 47.4 passer rating when targeting Lattimore in coverage this season, the third-lowest rate among corners.

Lattimore slides behind White due to some missed playing time but a big game this Thursday against the Atlanta Falcons could vault him back up into the top-2 if he’s able to return. Lattimore still sits with the third-highest overall grade among cornerbacks this season and he’s just behind White with an average of 14.4 coverage snaps in coverage per reception allowed (16th-best rate among corners). The race for PFF’s defensive rookie of the year is really starting to heat up with a couple of new appearances into the top-10 this week. Will Lattimore make it back onto the field and reclaim the top spot he’s held down for a good chunk of the season?

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8. Ryan Ramczyk, T, New Orleans Saints
PFF Grade: 82.6
PFF Elite Stat: Ramczyk ranks 14th among 81 qualified tackles with a 96.3 pass blocking efficiency rating.

Ramczyk ranks eighth among tackles in terms of overall grade and ranks within the top-20 in terms of pass blocking grade (79.5, 19th). Where he’s really thrived this season is as a run blocker, as his 84.6 grade ranks fourth among his peers. The final pick of the first round has finished 10 out of 13 games this season with an overall grade of at least 70.0 and he’s eclipsed 80.0 in five of them (including three of his last four games).

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Honorable Mentions:
John Johnson III, S, Los Angeles Rams
Christian McCaffrey, RB, Carolina Panthers
Budda Baker, S, Arizona Cardinals
Joe Mixon, RB, Cincinnati Bengals
Marlon Humphrey, CB, Baltimore Ravens
Leonard Fournette, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars Takkarist McKinley, Edge, Atlanta Falcons
Marcus Williams, S, New Orleans Saints
Cooper Kupp, WR, Los Angeles Rams

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