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'NFL Honors': Picks for MVP, Coach of the Year and six other Associated Press 2025 NFL awards

On Thursday, Feb. 5, Jon Hamm will host the 15th annual NFL Honors, which will air live at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and NFL Network (with streaming available on Peacock and NFL+) from The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The event features the announcement of The Associated Press awards and the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Before the prized hardware is handed out, our analysts give their takes on who among this year's finalists should win the following individual awards:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Rank
1
Los Angeles Rams · QB

(22 votes: Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Patra, Ross, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)


2) Drake Maye | 5 votes: Abdoo, Band, Parr, Reuter, Rosenthal.

T-3) Josh Allen | 0 votes

T-3) Trevor Lawrence | 0 votes

T-3) Christian McCaffrey | 0 votes

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Seattle Seahawks · WR

(14 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Filice, Florio, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Patra, Reuter, Zierlein.)


2) Christian McCaffrey | 6 votes: Cersosimo, Chadiha, Gonzales, Gordon, Okada, Warner.

T-3) Puka Nacua | 3 votes: Band, Parr, Ross.

T-3) Bijan Robinson | 3 votes: Holzman-Escareno, Rosenthal, Shook.

5) Drake Maye | 1 vote: Edholm.

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Cleveland Browns · DE

(25 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Warner.)


2) Will Anderson Jr. | 2 votes: Band, Zierlein.

T-3) Nik Bonitto | 0 votes

T-3) Aidan Hutchinson | 0 votes

T-3) Micah Parsons | 0 votes

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Carolina Panthers · WR

(21 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Warner, Zierlein.)


T-2) Jaxson Dart | 3 votes: Florio, Jones-Drew, Shook.

T-2) Tyler Shough | 3 votes: Band, Gonzales, Gordon.

T-4) Emeka Egbuka | 0 votes

T-4) TreVeyon Henderson | 0 votes

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Cleveland Browns · LB

(15 votes: Blair, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Gordon, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)


2) Nick Emmanwori | 9 votes: Baca, Band, Bhanpuri, Carr, Florio, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Okada.

T-3) Abdul Carter | 1 vote: Abdoo.

T-3) James Pearce Jr. | 1 vote: Kownack.

T-3) Xavier Watts | 1 vote: Bergman.

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
San Francisco 49ers · RB

(21 votes: Abdoo, Band, Bhanpuri, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)


2) Aidan Hutchinson | 6 votes: Baca, Bergman, Blair, Carr, Gonzales, Parr.

T-3) Stefon Diggs | 0 votes

T-3) Trevor Lawrence | 0 votes

T-3) Dak Prescott | 0 votes

COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Mike Vrabel
New England Patriots

(15 votes: Baca, Band, Carr, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Patra, Reuter, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)


2) Kyle Shanahan | 7 votes: Abdoo, Bhanpuri, Blair, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Parr, Ross.

T-3) Ben Johnson | 2 votes: Gonzales, Okada.

T-3) Mike Macdonald | 2 votes: Bergman, Rosenthal.

5) Liam Coen | 1 vote: Koplowitz-Fleming.

ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Klint Kubiak
Seattle Seahawks · OC

(14 votes: Band, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Okada, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Shook.)


2) Brian Flores | 6 votes: Abdoo, Edholm, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Rosenthal, Ross.

3) Josh McDaniels | 4 votes: Bhanpuri, Holzman-Escareno, Warner, Zierlein.

4) Vance Joseph | 3 votes: Baca, Bergman, Jones-Drew.

5) Vic Fangio | 0 votes

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