Top five rookies from Week 18 of the NFL season
January 10, 2024
C.J. Stroud (Tennessee Titans YouTube, Wikimedia Commons)
In this final segment of the 2023 National Football League season, here are the top five rookies of Week 18. Here are the best offensive players on winning teams.
5) Andrei Iosivas
The Cincinnati Bengals sixth round pick, 206th overall, had his first multi-touchdown game of his career. The rookie wide receiver from Princeton had five catches for 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Cleveland Browns 31-14. A native of Japan, Iosivas had touchdown catches of three and seven yards from Jake Browning.
4) A.T. Perry
The native of Lake Worth Beach, Florida had three catches for 52 yards and two touchdowns for the New Orleans Saints in a dominant 48-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Perry, who was the Saints’s sixth round pick, 195th overall, from Wake Forest, had touchdown catches from Derek Carr of six and 18 yards.
3) Dontayvion Wicks
The Green Bay Packers were playoff bound with a victory. On Sunday, they defeated the Chicago Bears 17-9 to improve to nine wins and eight losses, and a matchup against the Dallas Cowboys this weekend. Packers wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks of Baton Rouge, Louisiana had six catches for 61 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
2) Tyjae Spears
The native of Hammond, Louisiana and rookie running back had three rushes for 25 yards and one touchdown, along with three catches for 41 yards and another major score as the Tennessee Titans upset the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-20. With the loss, the Jaguars were eliminated from the postseason, as the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10.
1) CJ Stroud
The second overall pick of the NFL Draft has been number one frequently on our list this season. On Saturday, Stroud helped the Houston Texans win the AFC South with a 23-19 primetime win over the Indianapolis Colts. He completed 20 of 26 passes for 264 passing yards and two touchdowns, along with three rushes for 20 rushing yards. With the win, the Texas improved to a record of 10 wins and seven losses.
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