The 2026 NFL Honors will take place tonight at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California. With the season coming to a close on Sunday, the league will honour the best players before Super Bowl 60 takes place between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks.
Below is the complete list of finalists for each award, along with the winners from the 2025–26 NFL season. This list will be updated as the awards are announced.
2025-2026 NFL Awards Winners
Editor’s Note: This is a developing news story and will be updated throughout the day as more information becomes available.
- MVP:Â Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams
- Offensive Player of the Year:Â Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks
- Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
- Coach of the Year: Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots
- Assistant Coach of the Year: Josh McDaniels, OC, New England Patriots
- Comeback Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers
- Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Carolina Panthers
- Defensive Rookie of the Year: Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns
- Protector of the Year: Joe Thuney, LG, Chicago Bears
- Walter Payton Man of the Year: Bobby Wagner, LB, Washington Commanders
Other Awards
- Art Rooney Award: Budda Baker, S, Arizona Cardinals
- NFL Moment of the Year:Â Bears QB Caleb Williams’ game-winning touchdown pass to D.J. Moore vs. the Green Bay Packers.
- Salute to Service Award: Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers
- Fan of the Year Award: Ed Callahan, Philadelphia Eagles
- FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year: Drake Maye, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and Christian McCaffrey
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026
- Adam Vinatieri
- Drew Brees
- Larry Fitzgerald
- Roger Craig
- Luke Kuechly
2025-2026 NFL Awards Finalists
- MVP
- Drake Maye
- Matthew Stafford
- Josh Allen
- Trevor Lawrence
- Christian McCaffrey
- Offensive Player of the Year
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- Drake Maye
- Bijan Robinson
- Christian McCaffrey
- Puka Nacua
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Myles Garrett
- Will Anderson Jr.
- Nik Bonitto
- Micah Parsons
- Aidan Hutchinson
- Coach of the Year
- Mike Vrabel
- Mike Macdonald
- Liam Coen
- Ben Johnson
- Kyle Shanahan
- Assistant Coach of the Year
- Vic Fangio
- Brian Flores
- Vance Joseph
- Klint Kubiak
- Josh McDaniels
- Comeback Player of the Year
- Christian McCaffrey
- Dak Prescott
- Stefon Diggs
- Aidan Hutchinson
- Trevor Lawrence
- Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Tetairoa McMillan
- Tyler Shough
- Jaxson Dart
- Emeka Egbuka
- TreVeyon Henderson
- Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Carson Schwesinger
- Nick Emmanwori
- Abdul Carter
- James Pearce Jr.
- Xavier Watts
Protector of the Year
- Garett Bolles
- Aaron Brewer
- Creed Humphrey
- Quinn Meinerz
- Penei Sewell
- Joe Thuney
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Finalists
- Adam Vinatieri
- Darren Woodson
- Drew Brees
- Eli Manning
- Frank Gore
- Jahri Evans
- Jason Witten
- Kevin Williams
- Larry Fitzgerald
- Luke Kuechly
- Marshal Yanda
- Reggie Wayne
- Terrell Suggs
- Torry Holt
- Willie Anderson
What Is the NFL Honors?
The NFL Honors ceremony will help set the stage for the Seattle Seahawks vs. New England Patriots matchup in Super Bowl 60. The annual awards show recognizes the league’s top players and the most outstanding performances from the season.
A host of NFL stars will be in attendance for the 15th edition of NFL Honors, scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 5.
At the center of the night is the league’s most prestigious individual award, the MVP, which has emerged as a close race between Matthew Stafford and Drake Maye. Based on PFSN’s QB Impact Metric, Maye wrapped up the regular season as the NFL’s second-highest-graded quarterback, while Stafford ranked sixth.
The winners of the eight Associated Press NFL awards are selected by a national panel of 50 media members. Actor Jon Hamm will host the ceremony, which will air on NBC and NFL Network.
While the MVP announcement is expected to dominate headlines, the full slate of honors is sure to generate buzz and debate as the football world builds toward Sunday’s showdown.
