Arena Football League Rookie of the Year Award
# Arena Football League Rookie of the Year Award

The Arena Football League Rookie of the Year Award has been given to the Arena Football League's best rookie since 1997.

| Season | Player | Team | Position |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Cory Fleming | Nashville Kats | WR/LB |
| 1998 | Oronde Gadsden | Portland Forest Dragons | WR/LB |
| 1999 | Charles Wilson | Tampa Bay Storm | OS |
| 2000 | Chris Jackson | Los Angeles Avengers | WR |
| 2001 | R-Kal Truluck | Detroit Fury | OL/DL |
| 2002 | Clevan Thomas | San Jose SaberCats | DB |
| 2003 | Travis McGriff | Orlando Predators | OS |
| 2004 | Adrian McPherson | Indiana Firebirds | QB |
| 2005 | Troy Bergeron | Georgia Force | WR |
| 2006 | Ben Nelson | San Jose SaberCats | WR |
| 2007 | Brett Dietz Charles Frederick | Tampa Bay Storm Kansas City Brigade | QB WR/DB |
| 2008 | Donovan Morgan | Chicago Rush | WR |
| 2010 | Rod Windsor | Arizona Rattlers | WR |
| 2011 | Maurice Purify | Georgia Force | WR |
| 2012 | Jared Perry | Chicago Rush | WR/DB |
| 2013 | Mario Urrutia | Utah Blaze | WR |
| 2014 | Greg Carr | Orlando Predators | WR |
| 2015 | Greg Reid | Jacksonville Sharks | DB |
| 2016 | Marvin Ross | Cleveland Gladiators | DB |
| 2017 | Shane Carden | Baltimore Brigade | QB |
| 2018 | Malachi Jones | Albany Empire | WR |
| 2019 | Fabian Guerra Antwane Grant | Columbus Destroyers Atlantic City Blackjacks | WR WR |
