On Thursday, Related Press professional soccer author Rob Maaddi revealed the finalists for MVP and 5 different participant awards. The winners might be introduced on the NFL Honors, which can air on Feb. 6 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox/NFL Community.
With that in thoughts, let’s assess how voting works and three candidates for every award. Odds are supplied by BetMGM (h/t Vegas Insider’s Michael Crosson).
How voting works
All awards are based mostly on regular-season efficiency. A nationwide panel of fifty media members votes on them. Voters submitted their ballots earlier than the playoffs begin.
As of 2022, voters may place 5 gamers on their MVP ballots. For the opposite awards, they’ll checklist three gamers. A factors system determines the winners. Here is a take a look at every:
| MVP vote | Factors |
| First place | 10 |
| Second place | 5 |
| Third place | 3 |
| Fourth place | 2 |
| Fifth place | 1 |
| Vote for different awards | Factors |
| First place | 5 |
| Second place | 3 |
| Third place | 1 |
MVP
Buffalo Payments QB Josh Allen (-300)
Buffalo traded wideout Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans this offseason, however Allen thrived with out the four-time Professional Bowler. In 17 begins, the QB had 41 touchdowns (28 passing, 12 dashing and one receiving) and posted a career-high 77.3 QBR.
Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (+240)
In 17 begins, Jackson had profession bests in passing yards (4,172) and landing passes (41). If the 28-year-old captures the award, he could be the sixth participant in league historical past to win consecutive MVPs.
Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff (+10000)
In 17 begins, Goff accomplished 72.4 % of his passes, the fourth-best figure in a season in league historical past (min. 14 go makes an attempt per recreation). Unsurprisingly, he made his fourth Professional Bowl.
Offensive Participant of the Yr
Philadelphia Eagles RB Saquon Barkley (-5000)
Barkley joined elite firm this season. He rushed for two,005 yards in 16 video games, turning into the ninth RB to run for two,000 or extra within the common season. He is additionally an MVP finalist.
Baltimore Ravens RB Derrick Henry (+2000)
The Tennessee Titans most likely remorse letting Henry signal with Baltimore in free company. In 17 video games, the 31-year-old had the league’s second-most dashing yards (1,921) and tied for first in dashing TDs (16).
Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase (+2500)
In 17 video games, Chase completed with profession highs in receptions (127), receiving yards (1,708) and TD catches (17), incomes a first-team All-Professional nod. The Bengals ought to give the fourth-year WR a contract extension this offseason.
Defensive Participant of the Yr
Pittsburgh Steelers edge-rusher T.J. Watt (-130)
Watt — 2021 DPOY — made his seventh straight Professional Bowl following one other productive season. In 17 video games, he led the league in compelled fumbles (six) and tied for eighth in sacks (11.5).
Denver Broncos CB Patrick Surtain II (+150)
Solely six cornerbacks have received DPOY, however Broncos head coach Sean Payton recently said Surtain has “a straightforward case to make.” Per Pro Football Focus, Surtain allowed one TD catch and a below-average 61.1 passer ranking in 16 video games.
Cleveland Browns edge-rusher Myles Garrett (+950)
The reigning DPOY did not backslide this season. In 17 video games, he had the league’s second-most sacks (14) and tied for ninth in compelled fumbles (three).
Offensive Rookie of the Yr
Washington Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (-1000)
The 2024 No. 2 total choose shattered expectations, going 12-5 in 17 begins and scoring 31 TDs (25 passing and 6 dashing). Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud — 2023 OROY — recently said Daniels has “had one of the best rookie season of all time.”
Las Vegas Raiders TE Brock Bowers (+3000)
Bowers had 1,194 receiving yards in 17 video games, breaking Corridor of Famer Mike Ditka’s rookie TE file (1,076 in 14 video games in 1961). Think about what Bowers may have performed if the Raiders hadn’t ranked twenty seventh within the league in passer ranking (82.4).
Denver Broncos QB Bo Nix (+5000)
Nix and Co. ended the Broncos’ eight-year playoff drought. In 17 begins, the Auburn/Oregon product went 10-7, ending twelfth within the league in passing yards (3,775) and sixth in TD passes (29).
Defensive Rookie of the Yr
Los Angeles Rams edge-rusher Jared Verse (-1000)
Verse helped L.A. substitute future HOF DT Aaron Donald, who retired in March 2024. PFF credited Verse with the fourth-most pressures within the league (77 in 17 video games).
Philadelphia Eagles CB Quinyon Mitchell (+700)
Mitchell tied for second on the staff in passes defended (12 in 16 video games). Extra importantly, he is a key cause the Eagles allowed the fewest passing yards (174.2) within the league.
Miami Dolphins edge-rusher Chop Robinson (+3000)
ESPN analyst Ben Solak just lately named Robinson to his All-Rookie staff. According to PFF, the Penn State product posted an 18.8 % pass-rush win price in 17 video games, the league’s eighth-best mark (min. 176 pass-rush snaps)
Comeback Participant of the Yr
Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (-4000)
After struggling a season-ending proper wrist harm in 2023, Burrow rebounded with a profession yr. In 17 begins, he led the league in passing yards (4,918) and TD passes (43). He is additionally an MVP and OPOY finalist.
Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold (+230)
Who anticipated the previous New York Jets bust to go 14-3 and lead the Vikings to the playoffs? In 17 begins, the 2018 No. 3 total choose completed fifth within the league in TD passes (35) and passing yards (4,319).
Los Angeles Chargers RB J.Ok. Dobbins (+750)
The Chargers signed Dobbins to a one-year, $1.61M deal in free company regardless that he battled knee and Achilles accidents in his first 4 seasons with Baltimore. L.A.’s threat paid off, as Dobbins led the staff in dashing yards (905 in 13 video games) and dashing TDs (9).
