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Who Won NFL MVP? Live Updates From the NFL Honors Awards

2026-02-05 19:09
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Who Won NFL MVP? Live Updates From the NFL Honors Awards

Who won NFL MVP? Who won Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year? Find out as it happens with Newsweek's live tracker.

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Matthew Stafford or Drake Maye?

The grizzled, grey-bearded gunslinger or the efficient youngster who led his team to the Super Bowl?

Tonight, we will find out who will win the NFL's most prestigious individual award, the MVP, and a slew of other top achievements at the NFL Honors show in San Francisco, California.

As we lead into Super Bowl LX between the Maye's New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, we have the night when some players' lives in and out of that game will change forever.

This page will be updated throughout the night to show who won and who lost as awards are given out.

Here are the key awards and the nominees for each category.

Winners will be in bold.

More news: When Are NFL MVP and Other Awards Announced During Super Bowl Week?

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More news: Tom Brady Makes His NFL MVP Choice Between Matthew Stafford, Drake Maye

AP Most Valuable Player

  • Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills QB
  • Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars QB
  • Drake Maye, New England Patriots QB
  • Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers RB
  • Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams QB

AP Defensive Player of the Year

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

AP Offensive Player of the Year

  • Drake Maye, New England Patriots QB
  • Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers RB
  • Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams WR
  • Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons RB
  • Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks WR

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

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

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

  • Jaxson Dart, New York Giants QB
  • Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR
  • TreVeyon Henderson, New England Patriots RB
  • Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers WR
  • Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints QB

AP Comeback Player of the Year

  • Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots WR
  • Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions DE
  • Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars QB
  • Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers RB
  • Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys QB

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