A well deserved honor for the franchise punter.
The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) have announced their All-Rookie Team, including Ryan Rehkow getting the nod at punter.
After winning the punting battle in training camp, Rehkow proved to be the much-needed answer for a Cincinnati Bengals team that’s struggled at the position since Kevin Huber retired.
In 17 games, Rehkow had 53 punts for an average of 49.1 yards per punt, including 43.3 net yards per punt. Both averages were a Bengals single-season record. He also had 25 punts downed inside the 20 (47.2%).
In Game 1 vs. the New England Patriots, Rehkow set the NFL record for the highest gross average of at least four punts in a game with 64.5 yards per punt. On just his second attempt, he drilled a franchise-record 80-yard punt.
Rehkow was a 2024 undrafted free agent signee out of BYU who didn’t even join the Bengals until July 26th. The hope is he’ll be the team’s primary punter for many years to come in the Queen City.
2024 PFWA All-Rookie Team
Offense
- QB – Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
- RB – Bucky Irving, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Tyrone Tracy Jr., New York Giants
- WR – Malik Nabers, New York Giants; Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars
- TE – Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
- C – Zach Frazier, Pittsburgh Steelers
- G – Jackson Powers-Johnson, Las Vegas Raiders; Dominick Puni, San Francisco 49ers
- T – Joe Alt, Los Angeles Chargers; Roger Rosengarten, Baltimore Ravens
Defense
- DL – Jonah Elliss, Denver Broncos; Braden Fiske, Los Angeles Rams; Laiatu Latu, Indianapolis Colts; T’Vondre Sweat, Tennessee Titans
- LB – Edgerrin Cooper, Green Bay Packers; Chop Robinson, Miami Dolphins; Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
- CB – Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles; Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles
- S – Calen Bullock, Houston Texans; Evan Williams, Green Bay Packers
Special Teams
- PK – Cam Little, Jacksonville Jaguars
- P – Ryan Rehkow, Cincinnati Bengals
- KR – Jordan Whittington, Los Angeles Rams
- PR – Brandon Codrington, Buffalo Bills
- ST – Sione Vaki, Detroit Lions
Awards
- 2024 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: QB Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
- 2024 OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: QB Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
- 2024 DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: LB Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams
