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49ers’ Bosa is top defensive rookie, Raiders’ Jacobs loses out to Kyler Murray

The honors keep rolling in for 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa, who was named the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year Saturday night in a vote by a panel of media throughout the country.

Josh Jacobs, the Raiders rookie running back, lost out to Arizona quarterback Kyler Murray as the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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Bosa, the second overall pick of the 2019 draft out of Ohio State, had nine sacks in 16 regular-season games with 14 starts. He was credited with 47 tackles, a forced fumble, had an interception and recovered two fumbles.