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The NFL announced the six finalists for the 2024 Pepsi® Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year award.

2024 Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year Finalists

The winner will be selected by a fan vote through nfl.com/rookies — voting period ends on Friday, January 31. Fans can learn more about the Rookie of the Year finalists on NFL and Pepsi social media channels.

The 2024 Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Year will be recognized during Super Bowl Week in New Orleans and presented with a custom, Pepsi Zero Sugar-themed trophy.

The six finalists were selected for their outstanding performances this season. Each week, six nominees were chosen for the Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Week — fans voted for the winner on NFL.com. Those results were used to help determine the finalists.

A closer look at the finalists:

• Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers led all tight ends in receptions (112) and receiving yards (1,194) this season. Bowers recorded the all-time most receptions by a rookie in a season and the third-most receptions by a tight end in a season in NFL history. He also recorded the league’s all-time most receiving yards by a rookie tight end.

• Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels led all qualified rookie quarterbacks in passer rating (100.1), completion percentage (69.0), rushing yards (891) and rushing touchdowns (six). He also ranked second in passing yards (3,568) and touchdown passes (25). Daniels had the highest completion by a qualified rookie quarterback ever, the most rushing yards by a rookie quarterback in NFL history and the fourth-highest passer rating by a qualified rookie quarterback of all-time. He also won 11 Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Week this season, setting a record for most Pepsi Zero Sugar NFL Rookie of the Week awards won by any player.

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving led all rookies in scrimmage yards (1,514), rushing yards (1,122) and rushing touchdowns (eight). He had eight games with at least one rushing touchdown, the most such games by a rookie in franchise history.

• New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers ranked second in receptions (109) and receiving yards (1,204) as well as tied for fourth-most touchdown receptions (seven) among rookies this season. Nabers recorded the second-most receptions by a rookie in a season in NFL history. He had 14 games with at least five receptions this season, the most games with five or more receptions by a rookie of all-time.

• Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix led all rookie quarterbacks in completions (376), passing yards (3,775) and touchdown passes (29). He also ranked second in passer rating (93.3) and rushing touchdowns (four). Nix became the first rookie quarterback to have seven games with multiple touchdown passes and no interceptions, as well as multiple games with at least 300 passing yards, four touchdown passes and a passer rating of 140 or higher.

• Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. ranked third in the NFL with 1,282 receiving yards. He also ranked first in touchdown receptions (10) and third in receptions (87) among rookies this season. Thomas Jr. became the fourth rookie in the Super Bowl era with at least 1,100 receiving yards and 10 touchdown receptions. He recorded more than 75 receiving yards in his final seven games of the season, the second-most consecutive such games by a rookie in NFL history.