2025 NFL Honors Winners: Full list of NFL Awards nominees and finalists

NFL awards 2025: MVP, Offensive and Defensive POY, ROY Winners list, Honors Finalists revealed..





NFL Honors 2025 Finalists & Winners: The Associated Press has announced its lists of finalists for eight 2025 NFL awards, including those for NFL MVP, Rookies of the Year and more.

The NFL celebrated another year of excellence around the league awards night at the 15th annual NFL Honors.


Before the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots meet at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for Super Bowl LX (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBC), the best of the NFL gathered at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco for Thursday's NFL Honors.


The MVP headlines 19 awards that were be announced at the NFL Honors televised ceremony from the at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco.

NFL Honors debuted in 2012.


Below is the complete list of winners announced at San Francisco:

The NFL Awards 2025 winners will be announced at the 15th annual NFL Honors ceremony on Feb. 5, 2026, which will air live on FOX, NFL+ and NFL Network.



Here is the list of winners in every category for 2025 NFL Awards, via NFL.com:



NFL Awards 2025 Finalists: Complete List of NFL Honors Nominees, Winners Revealed.




AP Most Valuable Player Finalist

WINNER: Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams

Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars

Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots

Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

AP Coach of the Year

WINNER: Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots

Liam Coen, Jacksonville Jaguars

Ben Johnson, Chicago Bears

Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks

Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers


AP Assistant Coach of the Year

WINNER: Josh McDaniels, OC, New England Patriots

Vic Fangio, DC, Philadelphia Eagles

Brian Flores, DC, Minnesota Vikings

Vance Joseph, DC, Denver Broncos

Klint Kubiak, OC, Seattle Seahawks


AP Offensive Player of the Year

WINNER: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks

Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots

Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons


AP Defensive Player of the Year

WINNER: Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns

Will Anderson, DE, Houston Texans

Nik Bonitto, LB, Denver Broncos

Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions

Micah Parsons, DE, Green Bay Packers


AP Offensive Rookie of the Year


WINNER: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Carolina Panthers

Jaxson Dart, QB, New York Giants

Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

TreVeyon Henderson, RB, New England Patriots

Tyler Shough, QB, New Orleans Saints

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year


WINNER: Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns

Abdul Carter, LB, New York Giants

Nick Emmanwori, DB, Seattle Seahawks

James Pearce Jr., DE, Atlanta Falcons

Xavier Watts, S, Atlanta Falcons


AP Comeback Player of the Year


WINNER: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Stefon Diggs, WR, New England Patriots

Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions

Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars

Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys


Protector of the Year

WINNER: Joe Thuney, G, Chicago Bears

Garrett Bolles, OT, Denver Broncos

Aaron Brewer, C, Miami Dolphins

Creed Humphrey, C, Kansas City Chiefs

Quinn Meinerz, G, Denver Broncos

Penei Sewell, OT, Detroit Lions


Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year

Jaxson Dart, QB, New York Giants

TreVeyon Henderson, RB, New England Patriots

Ashton Jeanty, RB, Las Vegas Raiders

Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns

Tyler Shough, QB, New Orleans Saints


Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year

The Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award honors a player who has had a significant positive impact on the community.

WINNER: Washington Commanders: Bobby Wagner

Arizona Cardinals: Kelvin Beachum

Atlanta Falcons: A.J. Terrell Jr.

Baltimore Ravens: Derrick Henry

Buffalo Bills: Dion Dawkins

Carolina Panthers: Austin Corbett

Chicago Bears: DJ Moore

Cincinnati Bengals: Ted Karras

Cleveland Browns: Grant Delpit

Dallas Cowboys: Solomon Thomas

Denver Broncos: Garett Bolles

Detroit Lions: DJ Reader

Green Bay Packers: Jordan Love

Houston Texans: Azeez Al-Shaair

Indianapolis Colts: Kenny Moore II

Jacksonville Jaguars: Logan Cooke

Kansas City Chiefs: Travis Kelce

Las Vegas Raiders: Maxx Crosby

Los Angeles Chargers: Cameron Dicker

Los Angeles Rams: Kyren Williams

Miami Dolphins: Bradley Chubb

Minnesota Vikings: C.J. Ham

New England Patriots: Hunter Henry

New Orleans Saints: Demario Davis

New York Giants: Bobby Okereke

New York Jets: Quincy Williams

Philadelphia Eagles: Jordan Mailata

Pittsburgh Steelers: Alex Highsmith

San Francisco 49ers: Curtis Robinson

Seattle Seahawks: Julian Love

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield

Tennessee Titans: Jeffery Simmons


Salute to Service Award

WINNER: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

Aaron Jones Sr., RB, Minnesota Vikings

Jake Ferguson, TE, Dallas Cowboys


FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Year


WINNER: Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots

WINNER: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers

WINNER: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks

Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills

Trey McBride, TE, Arizona Cardinals

Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams

Bijan Robinson, RB, Altanta Falcons

Jonathan Taylor, RB, Indianapolis Colts

Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams


Deacon Jones Sack Leader Award

Cleveland Browns Myles Garrett broke a single-season NFL record with 23 sacks.


Jim Brown Rushing Yards Leader Award

Buffalo Bills running back James Cook led the league in rushing with 1,621 yards.


Art Rooney Award

WINNER: Budda Baker, S, Arizona Cardinals

DeForest Buckner, DT, Indianapolis Colts

Lavonte David, LB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Damario Davis, LB, New Orleans Saints

Brian O'Neill, OT, Minnesota Vikings

Harrison Phillips, DT, New York Jets

Zach Sieler, DT, Miami Dolphins

Kyle Van Noy, LB, Baltimore Ravens


Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026


The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 will be revealed at NFL Honors. The NFL announced 15 modern-era finalists for the Class of 2026 in December:

HALL OF FAMER: Drew Brees; quarterback; 2001-05 San Diego Chargers, 2006-2020 New Orleans Saints

HALL OF FAMER: Larry Fitzgerald; wide receiver; 2004-2020 Arizona Cardinals

HALL OF FAMER: Luke Kuechly; linebacker; 2012-19 Carolina Panthers

HALL OF FAMER: Adam Vinatieri; kicker; 1996-2005 New England Patriots, 2006-2019 Indianapolis Colts

HALL OF FAMER, Senior Category: Roger Craig, running back; 1983-1990 San Francisco 49ers, 1991 Los Angeles Raiders, 1992-1993 Minnesota Vikings

Willie Anderson; offensive tackle; 1996-2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2008 Baltimore Ravens

Jahri Evans; guard; 2006-2016 New Orleans Saints, 2017 Green Bay Packers

Frank Gore; running back; 2005-2014 San Francisco 49ers, 2015-17 Indianapolis Colts, 2018 Miami Dolphins, 2019 Buffalo Bills, 2020 New York Jets

Torry Holt; wide receiver; 1999-2008 St. Louis Rams, 2009 Jacksonville Jaguars

Eli Manning; quarterback; 2004-2019 New York Giants

Terrell Suggs; outside linebacker/defensive end; 2003-2018 Baltimore Ravens, 2019 Arizona Cardinals, 2019 Kansas City Chiefs

Reggie Wayne; wide receiver; 2001-2014 Indianapolis Colts

Kevin Williams; defensive tackle; 2003-2013 Minnesota Vikings, 2014 Seattle Seahawks, 2015 New Orleans Saints

Jason Witten; tight end; 2003-2017, 2019 Dallas Cowboys, 2020 Las Vegas Raiders

Darren Woodson; safety; 1992-2003 Dallas Cowboys

Marshal Yandal; guard/offensive tackle; 2007-2019 Baltimore Ravens


Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year

WINNER: Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' 46-yard game-winning touchdown pass to D.J. Moore in overtime to defeat the Green Bay Packers 22-16 in Week 16.


NFL Fan of the Year

WINNER: Philadelphia Eagles: Edward Callahan

Arizona Cardinals: Kenny Salinas

Atlanta Falcons: Charlie Mcadoo

Baltimore Ravens: Eric Ceelen

Buffalo Bills: Therese Forton-Barnes

Carolina Panthers: Lawrence Wilkinson

Chicago Bears: Jonathan Otten

Cincinnati Bengals: Steve Thompson

Cleveland Browns: Kyle Kovach

Dallas Cowboys: Tim Gipson

Denver Broncos: Kevin Nunn and Sue Nunn

Detroit Lions: Kyla Wright and Ninotchka Jackson-Wright

Green Bay Packers: Ashley Christiensen

Houston Texans: Sebastian Cruz

Indianapolis Colts: Allison Balay

Jacksonville Jaguars: Amanda Harper

Kansas City Chiefs: Yvette Richards

Las Vegas Raiders: Jeffrey Catterson

Los Angeles Chargers: Lawrence Branton

Los Angeles Rams: Da'Mon Jackson

Miami Dolphins: Thomas Dubinski and Lydia Dubinski

Minnesota Vikings: Leanne Adkins

New England Patriots: Scott Richman

New Orleans Saints: Angela Austin

New York Giants: James Smolenski and Rosie Smolenski

New York Jets: Maria Francisco

Pittsburgh Steelers: Hayden Shock

San Francisco 49ers: Donna Bettencourt

Seattle Seahawks: Elise Robinson

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Joseph Parrino and JoAnn Parrino

Tennessee Titans: Francina "Kaye" Jernigan

Washington Commanders: Stephen Boyd


NFL FLAG Players of the Year


Female finalists

WINNER: Ava Rotondi

Anna Anderson

Sonya Chalil

Kayla Tacker

Haylee Weatherspoon

Male Finalists

WINNER: Brysen Wright

Wrigley Hamrick

Alex Kramer

Kason Turner

Cole Ware

Don Shula High School Coach of the Year


WINNER: Dave Ettinger, Garden City High School, New York

WINNER: Dylen Smith, Palisades Charter High School, California 




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