NFL Announced The AP Award Finalists For The 2025 NFL Season
It’s always nice to be recognized for a job well-done and soon it will be time again to appreciate that honor. Every year players are chosen for being things such as most valuable player, comeback player and rookie of the year. Now the NFL and The Associated Press have announced the finalists for their annual accolades for the 2025 NFL season. The award show will take place on Feb. 5, Thursday at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. NFL Honors, the league’s primetime awards special, will air at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT on NBC and NFL Network, with streaming available on Peacock and NFL+.
NFL Announced The AP Award Finalists For The 2025 NFL Season
Following is a list of the categories and the finalists for each one:
| AP Most Valuable Player presented by Invisalign | Josh Allen, QB, Buffalo Bills
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers Matthew Stafford, QB, Los Angeles Rams |
| AP Coach of the Year | Liam Coen, Jacksonville Jaguars
Ben Johnson, Chicago Bears Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots |
| AP Assistant Coach of the Year | Vic Fangio, Philadelphia Eagles
Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos Klint Kubiak, Seattle Seahawks Josh McDaniels, New England Patriots |
| AP Comeback Player of the Year | Stefon Diggs, WR, New England Patriots
Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions Trevor Lawrence, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys |
| AP Defensive Player of the Year presented by TCL | Will Anderson Jr., DE, Houston Texans
Nik Bonitto, LB, Denver Broncos Myles Garrett, DE, Cleveland Browns Aidan Hutchinson, DE, Detroit Lions Micah Parsons, DL, Green Bay Packers |
| AP Offensive Player of the Year presented by Microsoft Copilot | Drake Maye, QB, New England Patriots
Christian McCaffrey, RB, San Francisco 49ers Puka Nacua, WR, Los Angeles Rams Bijan Robinson, RB, Atlanta Falcons Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Seattle Seahawks |
| AP Defensive Rookie of the Year presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL | Abdul Carter, LB, New York Giants
Nick Emmanwori, S, Seattle Seahawks James Pearce Jr., DE, Atlanta Falcons Carson Schwesinger, LB, Cleveland Browns Xavier Watts, S, Atlanta Falcons |
| AP Offensive Rookie of the Year presented by EA SPORTS Madden NFL | Jaxson Dart, QB, New York Giants
Emeka Egbuka, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers TreVeyon Henderson, RB, New England Patriots Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Carolina Panthers Tyler Shough, QB, New Orleans Saints |
NFL Players Will Be Honored In February Earning Recognition
Extraordinary actor John Hamm will be hosting the event which also features the highly coveted Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. In addition, the Official Timepiece Partner of the NFL, Breitling will unveil custom NFL Honors watches for the eight AP Award recipients, as well as the Protector of the Year and the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. And a special timepiece has been created exclusively for the MVP. Each watch stands as a lasting mark of achievement.
As a reminder, NBC, Peacock, Telemundo and Universo will present Super Bowl LX on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.
Congratulations to all the finalists and we will see you next month!
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