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Charles Curtis

NFL Honors finalists list 2025: Every nominee from MVP to Coach of the Year

The Oscars isn’t the only event dropping its nominees list on Thursday.

NFL Honors 2025 is coming — as usual — right before the Super Bowl, with all the winners of the league’s 2024 season awards being announced on Feb. 6 2025 at 9 p.m. on Fox and the NFL Network.

And on Thursday, we learned all the names of the finalists for the awards, from Most Valuable Player to Coach of the Year to Comeback Player of the Year and beyond.

So let’s dive in with the full list of who’s nominated as we get set to learn who’s winning MVP in a very crowded field:

MVP

  • Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
  • Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
  • Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Defensive Player of the Year

  • Zack Baun, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
  • Trey Hendrickson, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos
  • T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers

Offensive Player of the Year

  • Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens
  • Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

Defensive Rookie of the Year

  • Cooper DeJean, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Braden Fiske, Los Angeles Rams
  • Quinyon Mitchell, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Chop Robinson, Miami Dolphins
  • Jared Verse, Los Angeles Rams

Offensive Rookie of the Year

  • Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
  • Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
  • Malik Nabers, New York Giants
  • Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
  • Brian Thomas Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars

Comeback Player of the Year

  • Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
  • Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
  • J.K. Dobbins, Los Angeles Chargers
  • Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots
  • Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills

Coach of the Year

  • Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions
  • Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota Vikings
  • Sean Payton, Denver Broncos
  • Dan Quinn, Washington Commanders
  • Andy Reid, Kansas City Chiefs

Assistant Coach of the Year

  • Joe Brady, Buffalo Bills
  • Vic Fangio, Philadelphia Eagles
  • Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings
  • Aaron Glenn, Detroit Lions
  • Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions
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