| rookie season | 22.78 | He had a miserable rookie season. | ||
| rookie quarterback | 8.89 | Especially a virtual rookie quarterback. | ||
| rookie year | 8.29 | That was his rookie year. | ||
| rookie coach | 8.16 | Rookie coach. | ||
| rookie guard | 7.24 | Rookie guard Clint McDaniel was activated. | ||
| rookie center | 6.71 | Rookie center Trevor Halstead will take the start. | ||
| rookie pitcher | 5.92 | Rookie pitcher Colby Lewis is still in camp. | ||
| rookie defenseman | 5.60 | The Rangers get rookie defenseman Peter Smrek. | ||
| rookie cornerback | 4.94 | Aaron Glenn is a rookie cornerback. | ||
| rookie cap | 4.48 | Another issue is a rookie salary cap. | ||
| rookie right-hander | 4.41 | The rookie right-hander has not always been effective. | ||
| rookie receiver | 3.88 | On another, he lit into a rookie receiver. | ||
| rookie linebacker | 3.75 | Two rookie linebackers probably will play. | ||
| rookie mistake | 3.42 | Rookie mistake. | ||
| rookie goalie | 2.96 | That honor could go to rookie goalie Patrick Lalime. | ||
| rookie starter | 2.90 | I was a rookie starter. | ||
| rookie end | 2.83 | Rookie defensive end Tony Brackens looks like a promising pass rusher. | ||
| rookie tackle | 2.76 | He played great as a rookie tackle. | ||
| rookie left-hander | 2.63 | Tigers rookie left-hander C.J. Nitkowski makes his second start. | ||
| rookie shortstop | 2.63 | Can the rookie shortstop Derek Jeter thrive? |