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"Charles was the rare top-five pick who'd get to vie for a championship right from his rookie season."
"I am very impressed with CJ Strat who nearly threw for 5,000 yards as a rookie."
"Jonathan Gaither by the way wins Defensive Rookie of the Year."
"Record-setting rookie year, amazing stuff from him."
"Justin Jefferson was the best rookie receiver by a mile."
"LeBron did win Rookie of the Year averaging 23 and a half seven assists... amazing season."
"Unbelievable start for Detroit's newest rookie."
"He's one of the few receivers in NFL obviously even with him being a rookie I would put him and people probably aren't going to understand I would put him right now top five route runners in the league people yeah yep top five."
"He won a championship... he was a rookie in the NBA."
"He wants to make sure he has his own identity as well. And this is a big match. He's making a run for Rookie of the Year."
"He just put another stamp on his bid to become rookie of the year."
"One of the Great Performances a rookie has ever had in pro wrestling."
"I'm expecting Marvin Harrison Jr to get a ton of volume in his first season with the Cardinals."
"Last year was our first year in Nextel Cup it was a building year for us our rookie year so to speak."
"Remarkable rookie season that he's put together."
"I think you can make the case that JJ McCarthy is in the best spot we've seen a rookie quarterback going offensive wise in a long time."
"LCA Donic is the Rookie of the Year, period."
"Sure, he's a rookie, but there is no denying Ryan Blaney, is one of the future superstars of this sport."
"He was a rookie, yeah we'll cut him a break."
"The defending champion Green Bay Packers won a 42-34 shootout with the Saints thanks in large part to a second-round rookie wide receiver named Randall Cobb."
"Nothing wrong with an inconsistent rookie year if you can learn from it in the future."
"22 points in the fourth quarter in his third game as a rookie. That's goat business."
"Jordan played okay in his first two games when you consider the fact that he was a rookie, but October 29th, 1984 was the night that Chicagoans who were paying attention got drawn into watching the greatest player who ever played basketball."
"A rookie leads the Indy 500 under green deep in the race."
"...Han might have just witnessed the Battle of a super rookie who had a huge talent that would probably shake up the hunter industry in the future."
"Cooper Deen, year one is going to be the bigger impact player for the Eagles."
"His 242 hits set an MLB rookie record."
"Hey rook, I like you, you got heart."
"Ben put up numbers immediately, averaging 15 points per game, eight assists, and eight rebounds as a rookie."
"Franco became just the fifth rookie ever to rush for 1,000 yards."
"Even as a rookie, there was no way to stop Carmelo Anthony."
"That was a rookie maneuver, a rookie mistake if I've ever seen one."
"David Wright started his foundation when he was a rookie making the league minimum salary."
"I am new to this league I mean I know I have a lot of attention behind me but I am still a rookie um I am still 21 and me and Camila and and Brandon are going to be coming in and just looking to learn and grow."
"You won an event your rookie year. It's pretty crazy."
"Even as a rookie, I feel like with how well I've played, I've been able to kind of squeeze out a little bit of leverage for myself."
"Jalen Hurts in his first NFL start looks anything but like a rookie."
"The rookie tight end has a touchdown."
"This is a quarterback-friendly rookie receiver."
"For the first time in Piston Cup history, a rookie has won the Piston Cup."
"...he had a horrendous rookie season and his expected hit rate not too high..."
"Victor Wemy, yeah, this is the future MVP guy. Probably the only guy here that I think can win an MVP. I think Brandon Miller possibly could, but it's definitely like Wemy is the one guy in that tier. He had one of the greatest rookie seasons we have ever seen."
"He was a rookie who had actually gone to school with Anita."
"Dave Meggett, a rookie, he's going to the Pro Bowl!"
"Wade was the rookie on everyone's mind."
"Danielle has won the 50th running of the 500 the first time a rookie is one since 1927."
"You can't ask for much more for what he's brought as a rookie."
"He's a gunslinger and it's a scary combination to have a rookie Gunslinger."
"Henry not only gained heat because of the contract itself, but because of the fact that he was a rookie."
"...it was a nightmare start for the promising rookie."
"He's a rookie, but he's a superstar."
"The last lap, and Nigel Mansell is about to put into the book the first rookie victory."
"This is spectacular stuff from the rookie. Unbelievable what a move!"
"Your first word to me was, 'Get me some water, rook.' And then I went got the water, I brought it back, you said, 'No, I meant Gatorade, go get the damn Gatorade from me.'"
"What a time, what a moment for the factory KTM team and the young man, the rookie."
"Beaver showing his talent I mean he's As Good As It Gets and he's a first year"
"A rookie Dustin Connell from Alabama coming up big time."
"...the Chicago Bulls is about Michael Jordan, the outstanding rookie from North Carolina."
"Third place today goes to Samuel Lockhoff what a strong way to finish your rookie season in the class."
"The guy got knocked out was having a back and forth to Jack Mack before the fight because I guess that guy was fighting a rookie and they were saying man the rookie really got tough opponent for his reverse fight."
"Arguably the best rookie quarterback of all time."
"I think Sayers' rookie season is the greatest rookie year of any player."
"Eric Dickerson... 1,808 yards as a rookie, NFL record."
"Our number one rookie season of all time was a tale of vengeance."
"The top rookie season of all time is Randy Moss's."
"What a play by Alfred Jackson, rookie at Texas."
"A historic season for a rookie starting pitcher."
"Four game winners in his rookie season."
"He's been a joy to watch in his rookie year on a very uninspiring team."
"Keegan Murray is already breaking records in the NBA, now owning the most threes ever made by a rookie in a season."
"Chad Reed is the real deal folks, this kid only a rookie in his 250 campaign and he has set the industry a buzz."
"They're all trying to track down Jeff Ward who's leading the Indy 500 as a rookie."
"He's been a force for the Eagles and will probably win the Defensive Rookie of the Year award."
"No rookie in the history of sports has faced greater pressure and expectations than this young man has."
"This is the best situation for a rookie quarterback to enter."
"No rookie has ever hit 50 home runs in a season till Aaron Judge right now."
"Will Levis is playing really really good football right now, especially for a rookie."
"Jeremy Lin is second in the rookie that... Wow, whatever you see, 20 points and six assists a game, that's pretty good for one year."
"He's the leading receiver among rookies in the NFL."
"Victor Wembanyama is pulling away with the Rookie of the Year race."
"That's literally the best rookie performance I've ever seen in my life."
"It's a life-changing deal, especially as a rookie."
"What a great rookie run for her on the third and final go through of the women's slope."
"It's unusual for a rookie to show that kind of racecraft."
"You never ever want a rookie player to miss any sort of time."
"Shout out to the rookie Jamie Jaz Jr., he's been doing his thing."
"To be able to win the Rookie of the Year title was a huge accomplishment."
"The most polarizing rookie since LeBron James."
"The winning component, like Chad, is a rookie contributing to winning in a way we basically never see rookies do."
"Teemu Selanne shocked the NHL with an unparalleled rookie season scoring 76 goals."
"I really like the underlying numbers for Maran Bamp in his rookie season."
"As a rookie, he did things no one had done before, crafting a career that would have led him to baseball's Hall of Fame."
"A rookie's first game, he probably feels like Steve Sax back in 1981."
"Jump on the bandwagon, this guy is going to leave no doubt about his performance in his rookie year."
"Never before has a rookie captured both major championships in the same calendar year."
"Shout out to the rookie for coming in and having big hahones and playing big time minutes for a team trying to make a championship run."
"The first rookie triple-double with 10 blocks in 34 years."
"We just saw the greatest rookie in NBA history."
"It's the rookie, the number one pick, intercepting a screen pass. Trayvon Walker recreated, dude has some nice hands."
"I think that Bijan is going to win offensive rookie of the year."
"This might be the first rookie that I can remember that can win Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year."
"CJ Stroud just put up the best rookie quarterback season I've ever seen."
"This is the highest level rookie quarterback play from a mental perspective that I've ever seen."
"Just being able to be among this field of competitors as a rookie and be in this position is just incredible."
"He's just a rookie, but Ja Morant is already the man in Memphis."
"He's a legit rookie and he's now racing in Monster Energy AMA Supercross."
"I like you, rookie. You've got guts."
"That's fun to watch, who said a rookie can't excel in this league?"
"He's now the highest scoring rookie when we look at things."
"Offensively, Logan Kolie has been one of the best rookies in the NHL right now."
"Matt Ryan is about to become only the eighth rookie quarterback to win on opening day since the merger in 1970."
"Oscar Piastri is now proven to be the most compelling rookie since Charles Leclerc."
"Once I started playing, I played every game, and to be put in that position when you're a pennant race and they put a rookie out there, you know, I felt pretty good."
"For many rookies, their first year is the last step of their development to be an everyday Big League player."
"A true five-tool player in his first year."
"To do everything at such an elite level in your rookie year is just so mind-blowing to me."
"That would be a very successful season, the most successful throwing season for a Bears quarterback ever as a rookie."
"It's going to go down as probably the best rookie season we have ever seen from a quarterback."
"The only player since 1960 to reach that mark as a rookie."
"What an incredible job by that young rookie."
"They are an incredible rookie group, one of the best I've ever seen."
"It's impressive in their first year they seemed to know exactly what to do."
"This has to be the greatest thing to happen to any hockey player, and especially a rookie."
"There's very few guys of recent memory here of these last few years at least that have come in and had the confidence that Lamelo has."
"I think Victor has been the best rookie."
"CJ Stroud is off to a historic rookie season start, amazing one of the best quarterbacks in the league as a rookie right now."
"I love a self-aware rookie; he can have fun, he can bring joy."
"What a setup for rookie quarterback Britney Pereira, she can show her stuff on this drive right now."
"What an incredible rookie season by Jet Lawrence."
"He went on to have a rookie season for the ages."
"That's why you got to go like Brock Hepler who's got rookie of the year and second place wrapped up, and he's still charging as hard as he can."
"No rookie has ever led the opening lap of the Daytona 500 until this young man did it today."
"Garrett Wilson had an absolutely insane rookie season."
"More than 20 home runs and stolen bases as a rookie."
"The patience, the accuracy, the quickness of the release, the ability to throw on the run, all of it are out of this world incredible for a rookie."
"Caleb Williams has a better than 50-50 shot to set those records his rookie year by Thanksgiving."
"Martinez Extension will be our race winner, we're gonna have a rookie standing on the top step of the podium."
"I don't remember a rookie quarterback ever looking this good in my life."
"Martinius stenor, our rookie Champion now our vice Champion as well, it's the best performance we've ever had in this championship by a rookie."
"CJ Stroud might be the best rookie quarterback we have ever seen."
"He's got the gold cup card which signifies he was the best rookie during that time period."
"If you go out there as a rookie and you play that clean of a football game, you earn another start."
"He stamped himself as one of the best breakout rookies this year."