NFL Reveals Finalists for Season Honors: MVP, Rookie of the Year & More

Who will take home hardware for their 2024 performance?

Josh Allen is a finalist for MVP / Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

The 2024 NFL season was a good one filled with tremendous performances from individual players across the league. Those players will be honored next month, as the NFL hands out its annual series of season awards ahead of the Super Bowl.

Players don't only earn a sweet piece of hardware should they be named winner of one of these awards. They are significant accomplishments and data points to be used down the line when debating all-time rankings or, in the case of some, Hall of Fame candidacies. Legacies, bonuses and bragging rights are handed out along with the trophies.

This week, the NFL announced the finalists for all the season-end awards. Winners will be announced ahead of the Super Bowl. Here's how it all broke down.

NFL MVP Finalists

Here are the five finalists for the NFL's Most Valuable Player award. It is handed out each year to the one player who elevated himself and his team to new heights with an outstanding season.

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	WON MVP BEFORE
Josh Allen	Buffalo Bills	QB	No
Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens	QB	Yes
Saquon Barkley	Philadelphia Eagles	RB	No
Jared Goff	Detroit Lions	QB	No
Joe Burrow	Cincinnati Bengals	QB	No

Offensive Player of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Offensive Player of the Year. This award is handed out each year to the defender who had the best individual season compared to his peers and is often handed out in tandem with the MVP award.

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	WON OPOY BEFORE
Saquon Barkley	Philadelphia Eagles	RB	No
Joe Burrow	Cincinnati Bengals	QB	No
Derrick Henry	Baltimore Ravens	RB	Yes
Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens	QB	No
Ja'Marr Chase	Cincinnati Bengals	WR	No

Defensive Player of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Defensive Player of the Year. This award is handed out each year to the defender who had the best individual season amongst his peers.

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION	WON DPOY BEFORE
Myles Garrett	Cleveland Browns	DE	Yes
Trey Hendrickson	Cincinnati Bengals	DE	No
Patrick Surtain II	Denver Broncos	DB	No
T.J. Watt	Pittsburgh Steelers	LB	Yes
Zack Baun	Philadelphia Eagles	LB	No

Offensive Rookie of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Offensive Rookie of the Year. It's handed out each year to first-year NFL players on offense who enter the league and immediately dominate. Some years it's more obvious than others.

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION
Brock Bowers	Las Vegas Raiders	TE
Jayden Daniels	Washington Commanders	QB
Brian Thomas Jr.	Jacksonville Jaguars	WR
Malik Nabers	New York Giants	WR
Bo Nix	Denver Broncos	QB

Defensive Rookie of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Defensive Rookie of the Year. It's handed out each year to first-year NFL players on defense who enter the league and immediately dominate. Some years it's more obvious than others.

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION
Jared Verse	Los Angeles Rams	LB
Cooper DeJean	Philadelphia Eagles	CB
Chop Robinson	Miami Dolphins	DE
Braden Fiske	Los Angeles Rams	DE
Quinyon Mitchell	Philadelphia Eagles	CB

Comeback Player of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Comeback Player of the Year. This award is handed out to a player who bounced back in 2024 after unfortunate circumstances in 2023, usually injury-related.

PLAYER	TEAM	POSITION
Damar Hamlin	Buffalo Bills	DB
Joe Burrow	Cincinnati Bengals	QB
Christian Gonzalez	New England Patriots	CB
J.K. Dobbins	Los Angeles Chargers	RB
Sam Darnold	Minnesota Vikings	QB

Coach of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Coach of the Year. It's handed out after every season to the coach who led his team far beyond expectations that year.

COACH	TEAM	WON COY BEFORE
Dan Campbell	Detroit Lions	No
Andy Reid	Kansas City Chiefs	Yes
Dan Quinn	Washington Commanders	No
Sean Payton	Denver Broncos	Yes
Kevin O'Connell	Minnesota Vikings	No

Assistant Coach of the Year Finalists

Below you'll find the five finalists for Assistant Coach of the Year. The award is handed out to the coach who did the most outstanding job in his or her role as an assistant.

COACH	TEAM	POSITION
Ben Johnson	Detroit Lions	OC
Aaron Glenn	Detroit Lions	DC
Vic Fangio	Philadelphia Eagles	DC
Joe Brady	Buffalo Bills	OC
Brian Flores	Minnesota Vikings	DC

When are the NFL awards announced?

As has been the pattern in recent. years, the NFL plans to announce all the award winners at the NFL Honors show. This show is usually scheduled to be held one of the days leading up to the Super Bowl.

For this year, the NFL awards show, called NFL Honors, is scheduled for the night of Thursday, February 6. That's when all the above awards will be announced, and most finalists will be in attendance.

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