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NFL Honors 2025: NFL.com Analysts Pick MVP, DPOY, And More

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The best players in football will convene for NFL Honors. The NFL will announce its award winners, including MVP, DPOY, and OPOY. NFL.com analysts made their picks for NFL Honors below.

Will Lamar Jackson Or Josh Allen Win MVP?

The biggest award of the night is MVP.

The frontrunners are Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

Out of 28 potential votes, NFL.com believes Jackson (15 votes) will win MVP over Josh Allen (8 votes). With a win, Jackson would become the seventh player in NFL history to win at least three MVPs.

Allen and Jackson are the two leading candidates to win MVP.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (18 votes) is NFL.com’s runaway favorite to win Offensive Player of the Year. Barkley became the ninth player in NFL history to rush for at least 2,000 yards.

Barkley has a chance to cap off a magnificent season with a Super Bowl victory.

Other projected victories include Denver’s Patrick Surtain II for Defensive Player of the Year (14 votes), Washington’s Jayden Daniels (25 votes) for Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell (14 votes) for Coach of the Year.

NFL.com’s NFL Honors Predictions

28 NFL.com analysts provided their picks on who will win the following awards:

AP Most Valuable Player

  1. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens QB – 15 votes
  2. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills QB – 8 votes
  3. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles RB – 5 votes
  4. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals QB – 0 votes
  5. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions QB – 0 votes

AP Defensive Player of the Year

  1. Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos CB – 14 votes
  2. Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns DE – 6 votes
  3. Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals DE – 6 votes
  4. Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles LB – 1 vote
  5. T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers LB – 1 vote

AP Offensive Player of the Year

  1. Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles RB – 18 votes
  2. Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals WR – 5 votes
  3. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens QB – 3 votes
  4. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals QB – 2 votes
  5. Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens RB – 0 votes

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

  1. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders QB – 25 votes
  2. Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders TE – 3 votes
  3. Malik Nabers, New York Giants WR – 0 votes
  4. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos QB – 0 votes
  5. Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars WR – 0 votes

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

  1. Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams LB – 24 votes
  2. Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles CB – 4 votes
  3. Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles CB – 0 votes
  4. Braden Fiske, Los Angeles Rams DE – 0 votes
  5. Chop Robinson, Miami Dolphins LB – 0 votes

AP Comeback Player of the Year

  1. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals QB – 16 votes
  2. Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings QB – 5 votes
  3. Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills S – 5 votes
  4. J.K. Dobbins, Los Angeles Chargers RB – 2 votes
  5. Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots CB – 0 votes

AP Coach of the Year

  1. Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota Vikings HC – 14 votes
  2. Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders HC – 6 votes
  3. Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions HC – 4 votes
  4. Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs HC – 4 votes
  5. Sean Payton, Denver Broncos HC – 0 votes

AP Assistant Coach of the Year

  1. Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions OC – 11 votes
  2. Vic Fangio, Philadelphia Eagles DC – 9 votes
  3. Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings DC – 5 votes
  4. Aaron Glenn, Detroit Lions DC – 3 votes
  5. Joe Brady, Buffalo Bills OC – 0 votes

Other Awards

  • Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year presented by Nationwide
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

The 14th Annual NFL Honors airs on Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox, NFL Network, and NFL+.