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13th annual 'NFL Honors': Picks to win MVP, DPOY and other awards for 2023 season

On Thursday, Feb. 8, Keegan-Michael Key will host the 13th annual NFL Honors, which will air live at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and NFL Network and stream on Paramount+ and NFL+ from the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. The annual event features the announcement of the Associated Press awards and the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Before the official hardware is handed out, our analysts provide their picks from among this year's finalists for eight major individual awards:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Rank
1
Baltimore Ravens · QB

(23 votes: Abdoo, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Daniel, Edholm, Frazier, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Rank, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Zierlein)


2) Christian McCaffrey | 5 votes: Baca, Filice, Shook, Walker, Warner

3) Josh Allen | 3 votes: Florio, Magdziuk, Okada

4) Brock Purdy | 1 vote: White

5) Dak Prescott | 0 votes

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
San Francisco 49ers · RB

(23 votes: Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Daniel, Edholm, Florio, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Magdziuk, Okada, Parr, Patra, Rank, Reuter, Rosenthal, Shook, White)


2) Tyreek Hill | 7 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Filice, Frazier, Gonzales, Ross, Walker

3) CeeDee Lamb | 2 votes: Warner, Zierlein

T-4) Lamar Jackson | 0 votes

T-4) Dak Prescott | 0 votes

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Pittsburgh Steelers · OLB

(11 votes: Battista, Bhanpuri, Chadiha, Daniel, Kownack, Magdziuk, Okada, Reuter, Ross, Walker, White)


2) Myles Garrett | 9 Votes: Baca, Blair, Edholm, Florio, Gordon, Rank, Shook, Warner, Zierlein

3) Micah Parsons | 8 votes: Abdoo, Band, Cersosimo, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Parr, Patra, Rosenthal

T-4) DaRon Bland | 2 votes: Frazier, Jones-Drew

T-4) Maxx Crosby | 2 votes: Carr, Gonzales

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Houston Texans · QB

(28 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Daniel, Edholm, Filice, Frazier, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Kownack, Magdziuk, Parr, Patra, Rank, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Walker, Warner, White, Zierlein)


2) Puka Nacua | 4 votes: Florio, Jones-Drew, Okada, Reuter

T-3) Jahmyr Gibbs | 0 votes

T-3) Sam LaPorta | 0 votes

T-3) Bijan Robinson | 0 votes

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Houston Texans · Edge

(15 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Carr, Chadiha, Edholm, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Magdziuk, Parr, Reuter, Warner, White, Zierlein)


2) Kobie Turner | 7 votes: Bhanpuri, Blair, Cersosimo, Frazier, Jones-Drew, Rank, Rosenthal

3) Devon Witherspoon | 5 votes: Daniel, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Patra, Shook

4) Jalen Carter | 4 votes: Kownack, Okada, Ross, Walker

5) Joey Porter Jr. | 1 vote: Abdoo

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Buffalo Bills · S

(15 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Chadiha, Florio, Frazier, Gordon, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Walker)


2) Baker Mayfield | 10 votes: Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Okada, Shook, Warner, White, Zierlein

3) Joe Flacco | 5 votes: Cersosimo, Daniel, Edholm, Magdziuk, Rank

T-4) Matthew Stafford | 1 vote: Abdoo

T-4) Tua Tagovailoa | 1 vote: Gonzales

COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
DeMeco Ryans
Houston Texans

(16 votes: Baca, Battista, Cersosimo, Daniel, Florio, Frazier, Gordon, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Magdziuk, Parr, Patra, Rank, Ross, Shook, Walker)


2) Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions | 9 votes: Bhanpuri, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Okada, Reuter, Rosenthal, Warner

3) Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns | 5 votes: Band, Blair, Carr, Chadiha, Zierlein

4) Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers | 2 votes: Abdoo, White

5) John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens | 0 votes



ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
T-1
Ben Johnson
Detroit Lions · OC

(12 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Daniel, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Patra, Walker, White)

Rank
T-1
Mike Macdonald
Baltimore Ravens · DC

(12 votes: Abdoo, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Frazier, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Parr, Rosenthal, Ross, Warner, Zierlein)


3) Bobby Slowik, Texans OC | 4 votes: Magdziuk, Okada, Rank, Reuter

T-4) Todd Monken, Ravens OC | 2 votes: Cersosimo, Chadiha

T-4) Jim Schwartz, Browns DC | 2 votes: Gordon, Shook


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