2026 NFL Honors nominees, full list of finalists for MVP, ROTY & more

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Super Bowl Week continues on Thursday, February 5, with the 2026 NFL Honors. Throughout the night, the top performers from the season will be honored for their success and on-field accomplishments, along with some prestigious off-field honors like the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.

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The biggest honor of the night is the NFL MVP Award, which headlines the eight major awards.

Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is favored to take home the MVP award, while New England Patriots star Drake Maye, who helped lead the team to Super Bowl 60, is also in the mix.

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Along with MVP, the league will announce Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, Rookies of the Year, and Coach of the Year, among others.

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The 15th annual NFL Honors will be held at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California, beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET following the one-hour red carpet show on the NFL Network.

The awards ceremony will air live on NBC, NFL Network, Peacock, and NFL+.

Who are the finalists for Thursday night’s top awards?

A full look at the finalists for the 2026 NFL Honors can be seen below.

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2026 NFL Honors finalists

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AP Most Valuable Player

  • 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 Defensive Player of the Year

  • Will Anderson Jr. (DE) — Houston Texans
  • Nik Bonitto (LB) — Denver Broncos
  • Myles Garrett (DE) — Cleveland Browns
  • Aidan Hutchinson (DE) — Detroit Lions
  • Micah Parsons (DE) — Green Bay Packers

AP Offensive Player of the Year

  • 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 Offensive Rookie of the Year

  • 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

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

  • Abdul Carter (LB) — New York Giants
  • Nick Emmanwori (DB) — Seattle Seahawks
  • James Pearce Jr. (DE) — Atlanta Falcons
  • Carson Schwesinger (LB) — Cleveland Browns
  • Xavier Watts (S) — Atlanta Falcons

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 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 (DC) — Philadelphia Eagles
  • Brian Flores (DC) — Minnesota Vikings
  • Vance Joseph (DC) — Denver Broncos
  • Klint Kubiak (OC) — Seattle Seahawks
  • Josh McDaniels (OC) — New England Patriots

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