Gardner Minshew is not even on the ballot for Pepsi's Rookie of the year, which is a travesty and he should not only be on the ballot but should be the rookie of the year!

Gardner Minshew was rated by PFF as the best rookie QB for 2019. He also won Pepsi's rookie of the week 7 times. Minshew had the most wins of any rookie QB despite only starting 12 games. Wins aren’t enough for you?

How about these stats among rookie QBs (courtesy of @Jaguars twitter):
▪️ 2nd – Passing yards (3,271)
▪️ 1st – Passing yards per game (233.6)
▪️ 1st – Passer rating (91.2)
▪️ 2nd – Rushing yards by QBs (344)

3 game winning drives in the fourth quarter

He joins Tom Brady (2016) and Aaron Rodgers (2019) as the only QBs over the last 25 seasons to throw for at least 8 TDs and 0 INTs on the road in a single season.

All this was accomplished as a 6th rookie, who didn't get 1st team reps until the injury of Nick Foles  in week 1 of the season. 

Per @PFF twitter:

Minshew was one of the top deep-ball passers in the league this season. His 129.0 passer rating on passes 20 or more yards downfield was the highest mark in the league, and his PFF grade on those throws trailed only Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson.

Per @Demetrious82 twitter

Minshew II actually tied for the second-most amount of Pepsi ROTW awards ever (7) with Baker Mayfield, Alvin Kamara, and RGIII.

And to finish it all off, since this award is voted by the fans. Minshew has been a national story due to his personality and outfits and of course the Mississippi moustache (TM Gardner Minshew) making him a popular figure throughout NFL fandom.

Lets get the NFL and Pepsi know how big of a mistake they made!