| PRO Reuben Foster and Dalvin Tomlinson make NFL All-Rookie team

[Mark Inabinett | minabinett@al.com]

Former Alabama standouts Reuben Foster and Dalvin Tomlinson and former Auburn standout Carl Lawson are members of the Professional Football Writers of America's All-Rookie team for the 2017 NFL season.

One of Foster's former Alabama teammates, New York Giants defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson, and Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carl Lawson, an Auburn alumnus, also are members of the PFWA All-Rookie team, which was announced on Tuesday.

Despite the missed time, Foster still finished second on the 49ers in tackles during the 2017 season. San Francisco added Foster, a high school standout at Auburn, with the 31st pick in the NFL Draft on April 27.

After joining the Giants in the second round as the 55th player picked in the draft, Tomlinson started every game at right defensive tackle for New York. He registered 50 tackles to rank ninth among the NFL's defensive tackles and made a sack in his rookie season.
The Bengals selected Lawson in the fourth round with the 116th draft choice with the intention of converting him from a college defensive end to a pro outside linebacker. But Lawson saw most of his action as a defensive end in Cincinnati's pass-rush package, and he recorded eight sacks, the most among the NFL's rookies during the 2017 season.

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[Tidestalker]

What a story Tomlinson is.... Undersized out of HS, multiple injuries before playing, NFL depth ahead of him everywhere, fights into the rotation, great final season, NYG "took a chance" on him earlier than expected, comes through like a CHAMP. Good on em'. RTR

 

[EasyTider]

I would imagine that Cam Robinson was very near making this list as well. Don't know anything about OTs that did, but CamRob big reason why Jags are in AFC champ.

 

[bama alum]

I would imagine that Cam Robinson was very near making this list as well. Don't know anything about OTs that did, but CamRob big reason why Jags are in AFC champ.

Likewise, I think that Jonathan Allen would have made this list as well had he not been injured.

 

[BamaFan334]

I still consider Foster a Georgia boy after playing a majority of his football in Georgia and living here since Middle School. Tomlinson is a Georgia boy as well and from fifteen minutes down the road from me at the time. Love seeing our boys do well, minus pot charges.

 

[EasyTider]

Likewise, I think that Jonathan Allen would have made this list as well had he not been injured.

Crazy R. Foster was out 3-4(?) games with injury and still 2nd in tackles for 49ers.