Los Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey missed out on being an offensive rookie of the year finalist. The Chargers selected McConkey, a former Georgia Bulldog standout, in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.
McConkey finished his rookie season as his team’s leading receiver and helped Los Angeles make the NFL playoffs. No other offensive rookie of the year finalist achieved this combination of accomplishments.
In the regular season, McConkey became the Los Angeles Chargers’ all-time leading rookie receiver in receptions and receiving yards. He finished the year with a team-high 82 receptions for 1,149 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. McConkey had the 10th-most receiving yards and 19th-most receptions of any NFL player.
The former Georgia standout did not stop there. McConkey followed up an outstanding regular season with a historic performance against the Houston Texans in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs. McConkey set the NFL rookie receiving yardage record in a playoff game with his 197 receiving yard, nine reception, and one touchdown performance. McConkey’s historic performance was not enough as the Texans beat the Chargers 32-12.
McConkey posted more postseason receiving yardage than all of the other NFL offensive rookie of the year finalists combined. The other offensive rookie of the year finalists are Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix and Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr.
