The NFL's rookie revolution is so wide-ranging this season that there are three top 10 draft picks from last April now starting in the league -- D'Brickashaw Ferguson (No. 4, Jets), Michael Huff (No. 7, Raiders) and Matt Leinart (No. 10, Cardinals) -- who didn't make SI's squad of first-year standouts.

OFFENSE Pos. Player, Team Rd. School Skinny WR MARQUES COLSTON Saints 7 Hofstra Has as many catches (44) as Reggie Wayne, T.O. LT MARCUS MCNEILL Chargers 2 Auburn Eight starts protecting Philip Rivers's blind side LG DARYN COLLEDGE Packers 2 Boise State One of two Green Bay rookie O-line starters C NICK MANGOLD Jets 1 Ohio State Has made Jets line calls since opening day RG JAHRI EVANS Saints 4 Bloomsburg Saints have allowed fewest sacks in NFL RT RYAN O'CALLAGHAN Patriots 5 California Second straight year Pats have started rookie OL TE OWEN DANIELS Texans 4 Wisconsin Tied for second among tight ends with five TDs WR GREG JENNINGS Packers 2 W. Michigan 75-yard TD catch helped beat Detroit QB VINCE YOUNG Titans 1 Texas Led team to wins over Skins, Texans RB JOSEPH ADDAI Colts 1 LSU Averaging 4.7 yards per carry RB REGGIE BUSH Saints 1 USC Tied for sixth in league with 46 receptions H-back ANTHONY FASANO Cowboys 2 Notre Dame Block of granite in Bavaro mold DEFENSE DE TAMBA HALI Chiefs 1 Penn State 3 1/2 sacks in October DT HALOTI NGATA Ravens 1 Oregon Eight-game starter for league's No. 3 defense DT BARRY COFIELD Giants 4 Northwestern Big Blue's run-stuffer since Opening Day DE MARIO WILLIAMS Texans 1 N.C. State After slow start, 4 1/2 sacks in five games Rush MARK ANDERSON Bears 5 Alabama Fifth in NFL with 7 1/2 sacks SOLB ERNIE SIMS Lions 1 Florida State Three 10-tackle games in eight starts MLB DEMECO RYANS Texans 2 Alabama 73 tackles, tied for fourth in NFL ILB D'QWELL JACKSON Browns 2 Maryland 10-tackle games vs. Saints, Panthers WOLB A.J. HAWK Packers 1 Ohio State A rock for Pack: 38 tackles, 2 1/2 sacks CB RICHARD MARSHALL Panthers 2 Fresno State Interception return in win over Browns CB JOHNATHAN JOSEPH Bengals 1 South Carolina Nickelback started opening day FS DANIEAL MANNING Bears 2 Abiline Christian Picked off Brett Favre in NFL debut SS DONTE WHITNER Bills 1 Ohio State Picked off Tom Brady in NFL debut SPECIALISTS K STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI Patriots 4 Memphis Tied for sixth in NFL with nine touchbacks P JON RYAN Packers FA Regina (Can.) Seventh in league with 45.9-yard average KR LAURENCE MARONEY Patriots 1 Minnesota Leads NFL with 29.7-yard average PR DEVIN HESTER Bears 2 Miami Second in league with 14.0-yard average

Issue date: November 13, 2006