NFL Network did a “Top Ten Tuesday” segment and it featured the 10 best rookie seasons in NFL history.
Two Vikings made the cut: Adrian Peterson and Randy Moss.
10. Jevon Kearse – 14.5 sacks (1999)
9. Robert Griffin III – 20 passing TD, 7 rushing TD (2012)
8. Adrian Peterson – 1,340 rushing yards, 12 TD (2007)
7. Cam Newton – 4,051 yards, 21 passing TD, 14 rushing TD (2011)
6. Gale Sayers – 14 rushing TD, 6 receiving TD (1965)
5. Odell Beckham Jr. – 91 catches, 1,305 yards, 12 TD (2014)
4. Randy Moss – 1,313 receiving yards, 17 TD (1998)
3. Lawrence Taylor – 131 tackles, 9.5 sacks (1981)
2. Dick “Night Train” Lane – 14 interceptions (1952)
1. Eric Dickerson – 1,808 rushing yards, 18 TD (1983)
Moss was Moss but remember… Peterson set the single-game rushing record as a rookie.
