The young defender left historical traces for a debutant in NFL history
Quarterback Justin Herbert from Los Angeles Chargers, He was named Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year 2020. He became the first Chargers player to win the Keenan Allen Award in 2013 – emphasize that this is not the award given by the PA to the rookie player of the year voted by journalists.
Herbert, the sixth overall pick in the past NFL draft, left historical traces in his first year as a professional. In particular, the record for most TDs passes for a rookie quarterback (31) and the most total touchdowns for a rookie QB in NFL history (36).
In addition, he set the best mark for a rookie defender for completions (396) and second for most passing yards (4,336).
Each week, five were nominated for the Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Week award, nine times in the 2020 season Herber took the nomination – breaking with Ben Roethlisberger (2004) in number of awards week by week.
Justin was one of the five finalists for this award. The other finalists were wide receivers from Minnesota Vikings, Justin Jefferson, the corridor of Jacksonville Jaguars, James Robinson, the corridor in Indianapolis Colts Jonathan Taylor and the defensive end of Washington Chase Young.
It was the first time that fans voted online and through Twitter and there were more votes than ever in the 19 years of this award.