How they voted: Jared Verse wins AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Los Angeles Rams’ Jared Verse, AP Defensive rookie of the yearspeaks during the NFL Honors award show ahead of the Super Bowl 59 football game, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Jared Verse was an overwhelming choice for AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
He got 36 first-place votes, well ahead of Eagles rookie cornerback Quinyon Mitchell, who received nine.
Rams defensive tackle Braden Fiske, Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still, Texans safety Calen Bullock and Commanders cornerback Mike Sainristil each got one apiece.
Here is how the voters voted:
| Voter | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place |
| Pat Kirwan | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper | Quinyon Mitchell |
| Tom Silverstein | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Calen Bullock |
| Mike Sando | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean |
| Mike Jones | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson |
| Doug Farrar | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Nate WIggins | Quinyon Mitchell |
| Armando Salguero | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Tarheeb Still | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Nate Davis | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Tarheeb Still |
| Charean Williams | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Edgerrin Cooper | Chop Robinson | Braden Fiske |
| Rich Gannon | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean |
| Lindsay Jones | Jared Verse | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper | Nate WIggins | Calen Bullock |
| Mark Craig | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean |
| Jarrett Bell | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske |
| Chris Simms | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Cooper DeJean | Chop Robinson | Jared Verse |
| Laura Okmin | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Dan Pompei | Jared Verse | Kamari Lassiter | Edgerrin Cooper | Chop Robinson | Mike Sainristil |
| Adam Schein | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Dave Birkett | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Calen Bullock |
| Vic Carucci | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Laiatu Latu |
| Lorenzo Reyes | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Tarheeb Still |
| Anthony DiGuilio | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Tarheeb Still | Edgerrin Cooper | Braden Fiske |
| Jonathan Jones | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Nate Wiggins |
| Jori Epstein | Mike Sainristil | Braden Fiske | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Mike Florio | Jared Verse | Braden Fiske | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Charles Robinson | Jared Verse | Edgerrin Cooper | Laiatu Latu | Chop Robinson | Mike Sainristil |
| Mike Silver | Tarheeb Still | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Kamari Lassiter | Cooper DeJean |
| Nora Princiotti | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Mike Tirico | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Chop Robinson | Braden Fiske | Cooper DeJean |
| Pete Prisco | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Chop Robinson | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Nick Pavlatos | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Tarheeb Still | Kamari Lassiter |
| Aaron Schatz | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Tarheeb Still | Cooper DeJean | Tykee Smith |
| Ben Volin | Calen Bullock | Jared Verse | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper | Mike Sainristil |
| Diante Lee | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Chop Robinson | Kamari Lassiter |
| Reuben Frank | Jared Verse | Braden Fiske | Quinyon Mitchell | Edgerrin Cooper | Laiatu Latu |
| Jim Miller | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson |
| Bruce Murray | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean | Kamari Lassiter |
| Dianna Russini | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske |
| Kay Adams | Braden Fiske | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Tarheeb Still | Mike Sainristil |
| Ira Kaufman | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Quinyon Mitchell | Chop Robinson | Braden Fiske |
| Gary Myers | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean |
| Aditi Kinkhabwala | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Nate WIggins | Chop Robinson |
| Sam Monson | Jared Verse | T’Vondre Sweat | Cooper DeJean | Quinyon Mitchell | Tarheeb Still |
| Tom Brady | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Chop Robinson | Braden Fiske | Cooper DeJean |
| Tedy Bruschi | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Chop Robinson | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske |
| John McMullen | Jared Verse | Quinyon Mitchell | Cooper DeJean | Braden Fiske | Chop Robinson |
| Greg Auman | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Quinyon Mitchell | Braden Fiske | Edgerrin Cooper |
| Mina Kimes | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Quinyon Mitchell | Kamari Lassiter | Chop Robinson |
| Tom Curran | Jared Verse | Chop Robinson | Quinyon Mitchell | Calen Bullock | Cooper DeJean |
| Dan Orlovsky | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Calen Bullock | Terrion Arnold |
| Emmanuel Acho | Quinyon Mitchell | Jared Verse | Cooper DeJean | Malik Mustapha | Tarheeb Still |
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