New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. grabbed The Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie Of The Year award for 2014.

Best known for the play of the year, his one-handed snag of a touchdown pass while falling backward against Dallas, the first-round pick (12th overall) out of LSU easily won against a loaded rookie class. Beckham received 42 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league.

"This is a great class that I came in," Beckham said. "Part of the season that I wanted to come out (early from LSU) was to be included in this class."

Cowboys guard Zack Martin, selected to the Pro Bowl, got seven votes, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers wideout Mike Evans earned one.

Beckham hardly was a one-trick pony. He tied Michael Irvin's NFL mark with nine consecutive games of 90 yards receiving and finished with 91 receptions for 1,305 yards and 12 TDs.

Cowboys star Dez Bryant saluted Beckham on Twitter after he was honored.

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St. Louis Rams tackle Aaron Donald has won The Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie Of The Year award for 2014.

A first-round draft pick (13th overall) out of Pittsburgh, Donald drew 25 votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. That was seven more than Baltimore linebacker C.J. Mosley.

"Hard work pays off," Donald explained.

Oakland LB Khalil Mack got six votes, and San Francisco LB Chris Borland received one.

A force against the run and the pass, Donald had 37 tackles, nine assists, and led all rookies with nine sacks. He was one of three rookies initially selected for the Pro Bowl; Mosley also made it.

Donald is the second Ram to win the award and the first since linebacker Isiah Robertson in 1971, when the team was in Los Angeles.