Rookie RB Challenges WR Dominance | NFL News

0:00On September 7th, all right, so the GMFB crew is dropping their predictions for offensive rookie of the year for the upcoming 2026 season. It's always a wild card, right? You're looking at guys coming into new teams, new schemes, and you never quite know how they'll fit. But they're putting their necks out there, and it's always fun to see who they're backing early on. One pick that came up pretty fast was Dejan Stribling, a wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. They're saying he showed out in the preseason, and the team knows exactly how they want to use him. He's been targeted a lot, and he's been making plays, barely dropping anything. Seems like he's got a real shot to make a big impact right away. Then you've got Jacobi Lane, another wide receiver, this time with the Baltimore Ravens. This dude is a big guy, 6'4 and over 200 pounds, with some serious hands. What's interesting is his connection to former Ravens, Tidean Todd Heep, who's actually mentoring him, Heep's son was even Lane's quarterback in high school, so there's a deep

1:00rooted connection there. Now, here's where it gets a little spicy. The trend for the last 7 years has been a wide receiver or quarterback taking home the offensive rookie of the year award. But one analyst is bucking that trend, picking a running back. He's going with the Darian price of the Seattle Seahawks, believing he'll have it locked up by November. This pick is based on history too. The analyst pointed to the 25 draft, where Cadillac Williams, drafted after his teammate Ronnie Brown, still won the award. He thinks Jadarian Price, who might be the second guy drafted from his college program at running back, will follow that same path and take home the hardware. Stay locked in with NFL News Today, AI-powered updates.