On Thursday, Feb. 5, Jon Hamm will host the 15th annual NFL Honors, which will air live at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and NFL Network (with streaming available on Peacock and NFL+) from The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. The event features the announcement of The Associated Press awards and the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Before the prized hardware is handed out, our analysts give their takes on who among this year's finalists should win the following individual awards:
Participating analysts: Keegan Abdoo, Michael Baca, Mike Band, Jeremy Bergman, Ali Bhanpuri, Tom Blair, David Carr, Brooke Cersosimo, Jeffri Chadiha, Eric Edholm, Gennaro Filice, Michael Florio, Christian Gonzales, Grant Gordon, Anthony Holzman-Escareno, Maurice Jones-Drew, Dante Koplowitz-Fleming, Bobby Kownack, Matt Okada, Dan Parr, Kevin Patra, Chad Reuter, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Ross, Nick Shook, Kurt Warner, Lance Zierlein.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
(22 votes: Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Patra, Ross, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)
2) Drake Maye | 5 votes: Abdoo, Band, Parr, Reuter, Rosenthal.
T-3) Josh Allen | 0 votes
T-3) Trevor Lawrence | 0 votes
T-3) Christian McCaffrey | 0 votes
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
(14 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Filice, Florio, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Patra, Reuter, Zierlein.)
2) Christian McCaffrey | 6 votes: Cersosimo, Chadiha, Gonzales, Gordon, Okada, Warner.
T-3) Puka Nacua | 3 votes: Band, Parr, Ross.
T-3) Bijan Robinson | 3 votes: Holzman-Escareno, Rosenthal, Shook.
5) Drake Maye | 1 vote: Edholm.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
(25 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Warner.)
2) Will Anderson Jr. | 2 votes: Band, Zierlein.
T-3) Nik Bonitto | 0 votes
T-3) Aidan Hutchinson | 0 votes
T-3) Micah Parsons | 0 votes
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
(21 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Bergman, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Warner, Zierlein.)
T-2) Jaxson Dart | 3 votes: Florio, Jones-Drew, Shook.
T-2) Tyler Shough | 3 votes: Band, Gonzales, Gordon.
T-4) Emeka Egbuka | 0 votes
T-4) TreVeyon Henderson | 0 votes
DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
(15 votes: Blair, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Gordon, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)
2) Nick Emmanwori | 9 votes: Baca, Band, Bhanpuri, Carr, Florio, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Okada.
T-3) Abdul Carter | 1 vote: Abdoo.
T-3) James Pearce Jr. | 1 vote: Kownack.
T-3) Xavier Watts | 1 vote: Bergman.
COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR
(21 votes: Abdoo, Band, Bhanpuri, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Okada, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)
2) Aidan Hutchinson | 6 votes: Baca, Bergman, Blair, Carr, Gonzales, Parr.
T-3) Stefon Diggs | 0 votes
T-3) Trevor Lawrence | 0 votes
T-3) Dak Prescott | 0 votes
COACH OF THE YEAR
(15 votes: Baca, Band, Carr, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Patra, Reuter, Shook, Warner, Zierlein.)
2) Kyle Shanahan | 7 votes: Abdoo, Bhanpuri, Blair, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Parr, Ross.
T-3) Ben Johnson | 2 votes: Gonzales, Okada.
T-3) Mike Macdonald | 2 votes: Bergman, Rosenthal.
5) Liam Coen | 1 vote: Koplowitz-Fleming.
ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR
(14 votes: Band, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Filice, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Okada, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Shook.)
2) Brian Flores | 6 votes: Abdoo, Edholm, Koplowitz-Fleming, Kownack, Rosenthal, Ross.
3) Josh McDaniels | 4 votes: Bhanpuri, Holzman-Escareno, Warner, Zierlein.
4) Vance Joseph | 3 votes: Baca, Bergman, Jones-Drew.
5) Vic Fangio | 0 votes
EACH ANALYST'S BALLOT
| Analyst | MVP | OPOY | DPOY | OROY | DROY | Comeback | Coach | Asst. Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keegan Abdoo | Drake Maye | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Abdul Carter | Christian McCaffrey | Kyle Shanahan | Brian Flores |
| Michael Baca | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Nick Emmanwori | Aidan Hutchinson | Mike Vrabel | Vance Joseph |
| Mike Band | Drake Maye | Puka Nacua | Will Anderson Jr. | Tyler Shough | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Jeremy Bergman | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Xavier Watts | Aidan Hutchinson | Mike Macdonald | Vance Joseph |
| Ali Bhanpuri | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Kyle Shanahan | Josh McDaniels |
| Tom Blair | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Aidan Hutchinson | Kyle Shanahan | Klint Kubiak |
| David Carr | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Nick Emmanwori | Aidan Hutchinson | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Brooke Cersosimo | Matthew Stafford | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Kyle Shanahan | Klint Kubiak |
| Jeffri Chadiha | Matthew Stafford | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Kyle Shanahan | Klint Kubiak |
| Eric Edholm | Matthew Stafford | Drake Maye | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Brian Flores |
| Gennaro Filice | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Michael Florio | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Jaxson Dart | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Christian Gonzales | Matthew Stafford | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Tyler Shough | Carson Schwesinger | Aidan Hutchinson | Ben Johnson | Klint Kubiak |
| Grant Gordon | Matthew Stafford | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Tyler Shough | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Anthony Holzman-Escareno | Matthew Stafford | Bijan Robinson | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Josh McDaniels |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Jaxson Dart | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Vance Joseph |
| Dante Koplowitz-Fleming | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Liam Coen | Brian Flores |
| Bobby Kownack | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | James Pearce Jr. | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Brian Flores |
| Matt Okada | Matthew Stafford | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Nick Emmanwori | Christian McCaffrey | Ben Johnson | Klint Kubiak |
| Dan Parr | Drake Maye | Puka Nacua | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Aidan Hutchinson | Kyle Shanahan | Klint Kubiak |
| Kevin Patra | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Chad Reuter | Drake Maye | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Gregg Rosenthal | Drake Maye | Bijan Robinson | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Macdonald | Brian Flores |
| Marc Ross | Matthew Stafford | Puka Nacua | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Kyle Shanahan | Brian Flores |
| Nick Shook | Matthew Stafford | Bijan Robinson | Myles Garrett | Jaxson Dart | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Klint Kubiak |
| Kurt Warner | Matthew Stafford | Christian McCaffrey | Myles Garrett | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Josh McDaniels |
| Lance Zierlein | Matthew Stafford | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Will Anderson Jr. | Tetairoa McMillan | Carson Schwesinger | Christian McCaffrey | Mike Vrabel | Josh McDaniels |
