NFL Honors is creeping up, with the All-Pro teams many think certain players are locks for awards but that could not be more than wrong.
Most Valuable Player (MVP): Drake Maye
Matthew Stafford and Maye have been in competition with each other all season for MVP. What differentiates the two is one-yard touchdown passes, Stafford has over 10 while Maye has less than 10. You can also just go off of what MVP means, who is more valuable to their team. If you took Maye off the Patriots they become worse then the Rams if Stafford was not on their time.
Offensive Player of the Year (OPOY): Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Similar to the MVP race the OPOY was a two headed race, between JSN and Puka Nacua. The main differential between the two is who affected their team more, JSN did in games he did not produce the Seahawk offense did not produce. For the Rams it was much different, when Nacua was injured or did not play they leaned on league touchdown leading receiver Davante Adams. Additionally, JSN led the league in receiving and faced double coverage/triple teams at times, he was the best offensive player outside of QB this season.
Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY): Myles Garrett
Nobody was ever in a real race with Garret, when you break the all time single season sack record you should win DPOY unanimously. He finished with 23 sacks breaking Micahel Strahan’s record of 22.5Garret was so dominant that the Steelers in week 17 schemed away from Garrett so much that they left other rushers unblocked.
Rookie of the Year (ROTY): Tetairoa McMillan
The last time a Panthers rookie won ROTY was Cameron Newton in 2011. McMillian had 70 catches for over 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns. He ranked top 15 in both touchdowns and yards but was 34th in catches, showing how efficient the young receiver was.
Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY): Nick Emmanwori
While Emmanwori is the underdog to win the DROY to Browns rookie Carson Schwesinger who has only 67 solo tackles on the season. A large reason many believe he will win is due to his 89 assisted tackles but those are meaningless. An assisted tackle counts if two other players are tackling someone or if someone trips up a player and he touches the player before they hit the ground. Emmanwori has balled out on the No.1 ranked Seahawk defense taking them to the next level. He had 56 solo tackles, one interception, 11 pass deflections and two and a half sacks.
Comeback player of the Year (CBPOY): Christian McCaffrey
While the 49ers dealt with injuries all season, CMC provided much needed stability on the offense. CMC had 311 carries and 102 catches, he was everything for the offense, he was 76 receiving yards away from one thousand receiving and rushing seasons. After an injury riddled season in 2024 he came back , dominated and most importantly stayed healthy.
Coach of the Year (COY): Liam Coen
When Coen took the head coaching job in Jacksonville they finished 4-13 the previous season, after his first year at the helm they finished 13-4 and won the AFC South. Coen was able to change QB Trevor Lawrence play after the Seahawks loss early in the season and string along tons of wins. This award could go to Mike Vrabel or Mike Macdonald but Coen took the worst team out of the bunch and turned their rebuild around after just one season.
Executive of the Year (EOY): John Schneider
Whether it is the early 2010s draft or the early 2020s draft,GM Schneider has retooled the Seahawks completely. Coming into this year he made three moves that changed the trajectory of the team; trading Geno Smith to the Raiders, DK Metcalf to the Steelers and cutting Tyler Lockett. Signing Sam Darnold and bringing in veteran Cooper Kupp to mentor JSN was crucial to his breakout season this year. Not to mention his addition of Demarcus Lawrence, who has done wonders for the Seahawks edge presence. No executive has impacted their team like he has this year and the numbers from players he brought in and players he let go proves it.
