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PHOENIX -- Jeff Fisher predicted as early as last spring that would finish this season as the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year. The coach was dead on. Donald was announced as the top defensive rookie at Saturday's NFL Honors awards show. It marks the second-consecutive year that a defensive lineman has taken home the trophy after of the nabbed the award last winter. We give credit to the voters for seeing Jacob Quillan Jersey in Donald one of the league's most disruptive young defensive forces. handed Donald among any defensive first-year player after the run-stuffing terror ranked above , and every other defensive tackle, per Pro Football Focus. His nine sacks -- tied for second among all players at his position -- were more than fellow first-round picks and combined. Both Mosley and Mack were strong candidates to win the award, but Donald's play down the stretch was the difference. After seeing limited snaps early in the year, Donald was leaned on by Fisher as a regular starter over the final three quarters of the campaign. He burned bright on our radar after dropping a hammer on in early September. Few players offer this combination of size, speed and raw power. As part of a fearsome front four that also includes , and , Donald has the talent to bloom into a legitimate star in St. Louis. He's off to a good start. The latest Podcast and gives our picks for the big game. Watch the entire show (and We s eat his softball pants) on . Mark Osborne Jersey
