13th annual 'NFL Honors': Picks to win MVP, DPOY and other awards for 2023 season
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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:
Participating analysts: Keegan Abdoo, Michael Baca, Mike Band, Judy Battista, Ali Bhanpuri, Tom Blair, David Carr, Brooke Cersosimo, Jeffri Chadiha, Chase Daniel, Eric Edholm, Gennaro Filice, Michael F. Florio, Leslie Frazier, Christian Gonzales, Grant Gordon, Anthony Holzman-Escareno, Maurice Jones-Drew, Bobby Kownack, Michelle Magdziuk, Matt Okada, Dan Parr, Kevin Patra, Adam Rank, Chad Reuter, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Ross, Nick Shook, Brendan Walker, Kurt Warner, Brenna White, Lance Zierlein.
NOTE: Analysts made their selections from the pool of finalists previously announced by the Associated Press.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
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
Ben Johnson
Detroit Lions · OC
(12 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Daniel, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Patra, Walker, White)
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
EACH ANALYST'S BALLOT
| Analyst | MVP | OPOY | DPOY | OROY | DROY | Comeback | Coach | Asst. Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Keegan Abdoo | Lamar Jackson | Tyreek Hill | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Joey Porter Jr. | Matthew Stafford | Kyle Shanahan | Mike Macdonald |
Michael Baca | Christian McCaffrey | Tyreek Hill | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Mike Band | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | Kevin Stefanski | Ben Johnson |
Judy Battista | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Ali Bhanpuri | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Kobie Turner | Baker Mayfield | Dan Campbell | Ben Johnson |
Tom Blair | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Kobie Turner | Baker Mayfield | Kevin Stefanski | Ben Johnson |
David Carr | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Maxx Crosby | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Baker Mayfield | Kevin Stefanski | Ben Johnson |
Brooke Cersosimo | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Kobie Turner | Joe Flacco | DeMeco Ryans | Todd Monken |
Jeffri Chadiha | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | Kevin Stefanski | Todd Monken |
Chase Daniel | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Devon Witherspoon | Joe Flacco | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Eric Edholm | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Joe Flacco | Dan Campbell | Mike Macdonald |
Gennaro Filice | Christian McCaffrey | Tyreek Hill | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Devon Witherspoon | Baker Mayfield | Dan Campbell | Mike Macdonald |
Michael F. Florio | Josh Allen | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Puka Nacua | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Mike Macdonald |
Leslie Frazier | Lamar Jackson | Tyreek Hill | DaRon Bland | C.J. Stroud | Kobie Turner | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Mike Macdonald |
Christian Gonzales | Lamar Jackson | Tyreek Hill | Maxx Crosby | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Tua Tagovailoa | Dan Campbell | Mike Macdonald |
Grant Gordon | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Jim Schwartz |
Anthony Holzman-Escareno | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Devon Witherspoon | Baker Mayfield | Dan Campbell | Mike Macdonald |
Maurice Jones-Drew | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Puka Nacua | Kobie Turner | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Bobby Kownack | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Jalen Carter | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Michelle Magdziuk | Josh Allen | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Joe Flacco | DeMeco Ryans | Bobby Slowik |
Matt Okada | Josh Allen | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | Puka Nacua | Jalen Carter | Baker Mayfield | Dan Campbell | Bobby Slowik |
Dan Parr | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Mike Macdonald |
Kevin Patra | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Devon Witherspoon | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Adam Rank | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Kobie Turner | Joe Flacco | DeMeco Ryans | Bobby Slowik |
Chad Reuter | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | Puka Nacua | Will Anderson Jr. | Damar Hamlin | Dan Campbell | Bobby Slowik |
Gregg Rosenthal | Lamar Jackson | Christian McCaffrey | Micah Parsons | C.J. Stroud | Kobie Turner | Damar Hamlin | Dan Campbell | Mike Macdonald |
Marc Ross | Lamar Jackson | Tyreek Hill | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Jalen Carter | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Mike Macdonald |
Nick Shook | Christian McCaffrey | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Devon Witherspoon | Baker Mayfield | DeMeco Ryans | Jim Schwartz |
Brendan Walker | Christian McCaffrey | Tyreek Hill | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Jalen Carter | Damar Hamlin | DeMeco Ryans | Ben Johnson |
Kurt Warner | Christian McCaffrey | CeeDee Lamb | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Baker Mayfield | Dan Campbell | Mike Macdonald |
Brenna White | Brock Purdy | Christian McCaffrey | T.J. Watt | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Baker Mayfield | Kyle Shanahan | Ben Johnson |
Lance Zierlein | Lamar Jackson | CeeDee Lamb | Myles Garrett | C.J. Stroud | Will Anderson Jr. | Baker Mayfield | Kevin Stefanski | Mike Macdonald |