The Carroll Rosenbloom Award is an annual accolade given to the Rams’ Rookie of the Year, as voted upon by the team’s Coaches and Players. Rosenbloom - for those who may not know - was the owner of the Los Angeles Rams from 1972-1979. During that span, his teams won seven consecutive NFC West Championships [1973-79].



Since passing away in 1979, the team has honored his name by bestowing each Rams’ ROTY with an award in his namesake. You can see the full list of award winners here. For a closer look at the last decades Rosenbloom Award Winners…





2003 Pisa Tinoisamoa Linebacker University of Hawaii Selected in the 2nd Round 43rd Overall 2004 Steven Jackson Running Back/Beast Oregon State University Selected in the 1st Round 24th Overall 2005 Alex Barron Offensive Tackle Florida State University Selected in the 1st Round 19th Overall 2006 Tye Hill Cornerback Clemson Selected in the 1st Round 15th Overall 2007 Adam Carriker Defensive End University of Nebraska Selected in the 1st Round 13th Overall 2008 Donnie Avery Wide Receiver University of Houston Selected in the 2nd Round 33rd Overall 2009 James Laurinaitis Middle Linebacker THE Ohio State Selected in the 2nd Round 35th Overall

2010 Sam Bradford Quarterback University of Oklahoma Selected in the 1st Round 1st Overall 2011 Robert Quinn Defensive End University of North Carolina Selected in the 1st Round 14th Overall 2012 Janoris Jenkins Cornerback University of Florida Selected in the 2nd Round 39th Overall 2013





The bad news for Stedman Bailey, Barrett Jones, Brandon McGee, and Zac Stacy is that none of the team’s 3rd-7th round selections have won the award of the course of the past decade. As a matter of fact, you’d have to go back to the team’s 2000 Draft to find a player who won the award outside of the top two rounds. In that year, Iowa Safety Matt Bowen - who was selected in the 6th round [198 overall] - earned the honors.



It may just be time for another Rams’ rookie drafted outside of the 2nd round to show enough on the field that his coaches and peers see fit to vote in his favor. That’ll be no easy feat, though. Tavon Austin, Alec Ogletree, and T.J. McDonald may have already inked their names in as starters.



And though it may be uncertain now, one of the Rams’ rookies is going to stand out amongst the rest in 2013. They will catch the eye of those around them, and earn the honors of the 2013 Carroll Rosenbloom "Rookie of the Year" Award.



Who’s it going to be Rams Nation?