Packers Rookie of the Year

Green Bay Packers kicker Mason Crosby was undoubtedly the Packers Rookie of the Year for the 2007 season. Crosby converted 31-of-39 field goals while making all 48 of his extra point attempts. Crosby twice made four field goals in a game and only had one game where he did not have an attempt, and only two games where he did not convert a field goal. Crosby provided a boost to Packers special teams, who were still searching for the kicker to replace Ryan Longwell.

The Packers drafted Crosby in the sixth-round of the 2007 NFL Draft out of Colorado, where he was one of the best kickers in the country. Crosby set the record for longest field goal at sea level without a tee with a 58-yarder against Miami in 2005. He was highly-touted prospect because of his big leg, but there were some questions about his accuracy which caused his stock to drop. The Packers took a risk on him and brought him in to compete with the incumbent Dave Rayner. Crosby then proceeded to kick a 42-yard game winner in his season debut against Philadelphia. That earned him the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Crosby also won NFC Special Teams Player of the Month for November. In a game against St. Louis in Week 15, Crosby made four field goal attempts, three PATs, and kicked two touchbacks, earning him Diet Pepsi Rookie of the Week honors.

Crosby won the NFL scoring title, scoring 141 points, and edging second place Randy Moss, who scored 138 points for the Patriots. Crosby also finished third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL with fourteen touchbacks.

Crosby became the seventh rookie, and first since Kevin Butler in 1985, to lead the NFL in scoring. He surpassed Longwell's Packers record for points in a season by ten. Crosby also placed third on the Packers all-time, single-season scoring list, behind Paul Hornung, who scored 176 points in 1960 and 146 in 1961. Crosby established the franchise record for single-season points by a rookie. Crosby also joined Packers kickers Chester Marcol, Chris Jacke, and Longwell as the only rookie kickers to score 100 points in Packers history.