NFL Honors Chase Young 2020 AP Defensive

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NFL Honors Chase Young 2020 AP Defensive

has won the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award after completing arguably the best rookie season in history. Young is the first Washington player to win the award, and he finished his first season with 44 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 12 quarterback hits, four forced fumbles and four pa ses defensed -- a star on a Washington defensive line that finished sixth in the in sacks (47) and second in yards per game allowed (304 Orlando Magic Jeresy .6). Young and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson were the only two rookies to be selected to the Pro Bowl this year.Young was the standout of his rookie cla s, leading all rookies in sacks (7.5), tackles for lo s (10), pre sures (40) and tied for first in forced fumbles (4). His three games with a sack and a forced Wes Iwundu Jersey fumble are the most for a player in Washington franchise history. He had seven games with a full sack, also the most in team history for a rookie. His four forced fumbles are tied for the most for a rookie season in franchise history and his three fumble recoveries are Mo Bamba Jersey the most for a rookie in team history. Young is also the first player in franchise history to record a fumble return touchdown, a forced fumble and a sack in a game.Young became the first player two record at least two games with at least one fumble recovery, a forced fumble, a sack, and a pa s defensed since the stats were first recorded in 1999 -- joining ( Anfernee Hardaway Jersey 6), Jason Taylor (4) and (2). He's the first rookie to accomplish the feat. He is also the first rookie in NFL history and third player in NFL history to record a fumble return touchdown, forced fumble, fumble recovery, sack and two-plus pa Chuma Okeke Jersey ses defensed in a single game. Young became the eighth rookie in NFL history to record a fumble return touchdown, a forced fumble and a sack in a single game since 1982. The No. 2 overall pick in the draft, Young lived up to his high draft status -- a franchise pillar for Washington for the next several years. He was an integral part of Washington winning its first NFC East title in five years.
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