Awards from the 2025 season were handed out at the 15th Annual NFL Honors presented by Invisalign, an Align Technology brand. NFL Honors is the League’s primetime awards special that recognizes the NFL’s best players, performances and plays.

The full list of awards and finalists includes:

AP Awards

AWARD

WINNER

TEAM

AP Most Valuable Player presented by Invisalign

Matthew Stafford, QB

Los Angeles Rams

AP Coach of the Year

Mike Vrabel

New England Patriots

AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Copilot

Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR

Seattle Seahawks

AP Defensive Player of the Year presented by TCL

Myles Garrett, DE

Cleveland Browns

AP Comeback Player of the Year

Christian McCaffrey, RB

San Francisco 49ers

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL

Tetairoa McMillan, WR

Carolina Panthers

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL

Carson Schwesinger, LB

Cleveland Browns

AP Assistant Coach of the Year

Josh McDaniels

New England Patriots

NFL Awards

NFL AWARDS

WINNER

TEAM

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide

Bobby Wagner

Washington Commanders

Protector of the Year Award

Joe Thuney

Chicago Bears

Salute to Service Award presented by USAA

Christian McCaffrey

San Francisco 49ers

Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award

Budda Baker

Arizona Cardinals

Deacon Jones Sack Leader Award

Myles Garrett

Cleveland Browns

Jim Brown Award

James Cook

Buffalo Bills

NFL Fan of the Year presented by Captain Morgan

Ed Callahan

Philadelphia Eagles

NFL FLAG Players of the Year award presented by Toyota

Brysen Wright & Ava Rotondi

 

Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year powered by AWS

Caleb Williams to DJ Moore Touchdown

Chicago Bears

FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year

Drake Maye, Jaxon Smith-Njigba & Christian McCaffrey

Patriots, Seahawks & 49ers

Don Shula Coach of the Year presented by Jersey Mike’s

Dylen Smith

Dave Ettinger

AFC, California

NFC, New York

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