PFF grades every player on every play, and these are the top rookies through 17 weeks of action.

We’ve hit the holiday season, and with the playoffs right around the corner, we’ve seen a lot of rookies make key contributions to their teams’ runs. With Week 17 being so critical for many playoff hopes, we’re going to look at which rookies made the biggest impacts.

The Saints' Kelvin Banks Jr. and the Dolphins' Kenneth Grant were among the first-round standouts in Week 17 of the 2025 season.

The Denver Broncos are in pole position, as Bo Nix and company win the Super Bowl in a league-best 17.0% of PFF simulations.

The Falcons upset the Rams to close Week 17, putting themselves in position to impact the NFC South title race between the Panthers and Buccaneers.

Derrick Henry earned Offensive Player of the Week honors after bulldozing the Packers for 216 rushing yards at Lambeau Field, the most ever by an opposing player, while generating 146 yards after contact and six missed tackles forced. On defense, Quinnen Williams took home the top honor by dominating the Cowboys’ interior, pairing three pressures with elite run defense to post a 91.2 PFF run-defense grade and an 80.1 mark as a pass rusher.

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The 49ers prevailed in a back-and-forth affair, led by Brock Purdy's five touchdowns. San Francisco remains in the hunt for the NFC's No. 1 seed.

The Bills fought back in the fourth quarter from a 13-0 deficit, but a wayward Josh Allen throw on a two-point try sealed their fate and ended their AFC East title hopes.

The Giants won the battle between top contenders for the 2026 NFL Draft's No. 1 overall pick in convincing fashion.

The Buccaneers fell 20-17 to the Dolphins, turning the ball over three times and failing to recover an onside kick after a late touchdown, but Carolina’s loss kept Tampa Bay alive in the NFC South race. At 7-9, the Bucs now head into a winner-take-all Week 18 matchup against the Panthers at home with the division title still within reach.

Trevor Lawrence ran for two touchdowns and Cam Little’s go-ahead 42-yard field goal lifted the Jaguars to a 23-17 win over the Colts, extending Jacksonville’s winning streak to seven and putting them one win away from the AFC South title. The loss eliminated Indianapolis from playoff contention, capped a historic collapse after a 7-1 start, and kept Philip Rivers winless since his return.

Shedeur Sanders threw for 186 yards and a touchdown as Cleveland’s defense shut out Pittsburgh in the end zone, lifting the Browns to a 13-6 win that denied the Steelers an AFC North clincher.

Joe Burrow and the Bengals rolled past the Cardinals 37-14, dominating both halves with long, methodical drives as Ja’Marr Chase found the end zone twice and Chase Brown powered in two second-half rushing touchdowns. Arizona showed little resistance outside of late stat-padding from Trey McBride, as Cincinnati controlled the game throughout and cruised to a comfortable home win.