Mary Clarke, For The WinFri, February 6, 2026 at 1:24 AM UTC·2 min readWith the NFL season officially winding down, it's time to hand out some awards. The Super Bowl is just days away but on Thursday night, the NFL will give out some more hardware in the form of the NFL Honors.
Jon Hamm is set to host the 15th overall NFL Honors ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco that will showcase the best and the brightest of this past season. From the illustrious MVP award to the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, many NFL players will go home on Thursday night rewarded for their great 2025 seasons.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs the ceremony gets underway, we here at For The Win will keep a live running tally of every winner from the 2026 NFL Honors. Let's see what the categories are and who the winners are!
Most Valuable Player
QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
QB Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
QB Drake Maye, New England Patriots
RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
QB Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Defensive Player of the Year
DE Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans
LB Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos
DE Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
DE Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions
DE Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers
Offensive Player of the Year
QB Drake Maye, New England Patriots
RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
WR Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams
RB Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons
WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks
Offensive Rookie of the Year
QB Jaxson Dart, New York Giants
QR Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
RB TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots
WR Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers
QB Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints
Defensive Rookie of the Year
LB Abdul Carter, New York Giants
DB Nick Emmanwori, Seattle Seahawks
DE James Pearce Jr., Atlanta Falcons
LB Carson Schwesinger, Cleveland Browns
S Xavier Watts, Atlanta Falcons
Comeback Player of the Year
WR Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots
DE Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions
QB Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
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
Assistant Coach of the Year
Vic Fangio, Philadelphia Eagles DC
Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings DC
Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos DC
Klint Kubiak, Seattle Seahawks OC
Josh McDaniels, New England Patriots OC
This article originally appeared on For The Win: 2026 NFL Honors: The complete list of winners
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