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Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. removed the question mark from that headline. He's listing the San Francisco 49ers' Aldon Smith over Denver's Von Miller as the NFL's defensive rookie of the year.Aldon Smith#99 LBSan Francisco 49ers2011 STATSTot37Solo31Ast6FF2Sack14.0Int0Three NFC West rookies appeared on Williamson's list of 10 best, regardless of position. Arizona's Patrick Peterson was fifth and Seattle's Richard Sherman eighth.Williamson on Peterson: "Just wait and see how good he is at corner in Year 2."Williamson on Sherman: "He is already very good, but he soon will be a top-10 type of corner."Those are highly encouraging assessments for the NFC West.Williamson went into detail on Smith, who led the 49ers in sacks with 14. His vote went from Miller to Smith as the season progressed,euro shirt, in part because an injury dragged down Miller's performance.Smith did plenty on the merits,new england shirt, though."The pressure Smith can put on a quarterback was just too overwhelming to ignore," Williamson wrote.