NEW YORK – New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart and Baltimore Ravens linebacker Teddye Buchanan are the NFL Rookies of the Month for October (Weeks 5-8).
OFFENSE: QB JAXSON DART, NEW YORK GIANTS
- Dart led all rookies with 1,014 total yards (873 passing, 141 rushing), 10 total touchdowns (seven passing, three rushing) and had a 90.0 passer rating during October. He was the only rookie and one of four quarterbacks, along with Jalen Hurts, Daniel Jones and Patrick Mahomes, to record at least two touchdowns in four games this month. Dart became just the second rookie quarterback (Tim Tebow) in NFL history to record at least one passing and one rushing touchdown in three straight games (Weeks 6, 7 and 8).
- Dart becomes the first Giant to win Offensive Rookie of the Month since wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (December 2014) and is the first-ever New York Giants quarterback to earn the honor.
- Dart is the fifth former Mississippi player to win a Rookie of the Month award, joining wide receiver A.J. Brown (December, 2019), tackle Michael Oher (December/January, 2009), tackle Todd Wade (October, 2007), and linebacker Patrick Willis (December, 2007).
DEFENSE: LB TEDDYE BUCHANAN, BALTIMORE RAVENS
- Buchanan recorded 30 tackles (10 per game), a half sack and four tackles for a loss, the second-most among rookies in October. His 15 tackles in Week 5 are tied for the most by a rookie in a single game this season.
- Buchanan is the fourth Raven to win Defensive Rookie of the Month, joining linebackers Peter Boulware (September 1997), CJ Mosley (October & December 2014) and Terrell Suggs (September 2003).
- Buchanan is the third former California player to ever win a Rookie of the Month award, joining running back Jahvid Best (September, 2010) and Andre Carter (December, 2001).
