13th annual 'NFL Honors': Picks to win MVP, DPOY and other awards for 2023 season

On Thursday, Feb. 8, Keegan-Michael Key will host the 13th annual NFL Honors, which will air live at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and NFL Network and stream on Paramount+ and NFL+ from the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. The annual event features the announcement of the Associated Press awards and the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Before the official hardware is handed out, our analysts provide their picks from among this year’s finalists for eight major individual awards:

  • MVP
  • Offensive Player of the Year
  • Defensive Player of the Year
  • Offensive Rookie of the Year
  • Defensive Rookie of the Year
  • Comeback Player of the Year
  • Coach of the Year
  • Assistant Coach of the Year

Participating analysts: Keegan Abdoo, Michael Baca, Mike Band, Judy Battista, Ali Bhanpuri, Tom Blair, David Carr, Brooke Cersosimo, Jeffri Chadiha, Chase Daniel, Eric Edholm, Gennaro Filice, Michael F. Florio, Leslie Frazier, Christian Gonzales, Grant Gordon, Anthony Holzman-Escareno, Maurice Jones-Drew, Bobby Kownack, Michelle Magdziuk, Matt Okada, Dan Parr, Kevin Patra, Adam Rank, Chad Reuter, Gregg Rosenthal, Marc Ross, Nick Shook, Brendan Walker, Kurt Warner, Brenna White, Lance Zierlein.

NOTE: Analysts made their selections from the pool of finalists previously announced by the Associated Press.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Rank
1

Lamar Jackson
Baltimore Ravens · QB

(23 votes: Abdoo, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Daniel, Edholm, Frazier, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Rank, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Zierlein)

2) Christian McCaffrey | 5 votes: Baca, Filice, Shook, Walker, Warner

3) Josh Allen | 3 votes: Florio, Magdziuk, Okada

4) Brock Purdy | 1 vote: White

5) Dak Prescott | 0 votes

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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1

Christian McCaffrey
San Francisco 49ers · RB

(23 votes: Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Daniel, Edholm, Florio, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Magdziuk, Okada, Parr, Patra, Rank, Reuter, Rosenthal, Shook, White)

2) Tyreek Hill | 7 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Filice, Frazier, Gonzales, Ross, Walker

3) CeeDee Lamb | 2 votes: Warner, Zierlein

T-4) Lamar Jackson | 0 votes

T-4) Dak Prescott | 0 votes

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DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1

T.J. Watt
Pittsburgh Steelers · OLB

(11 votes: Battista, Bhanpuri, Chadiha, Daniel, Kownack, Magdziuk, Okada, Reuter, Ross, Walker, White)

2) Myles Garrett | 9 Votes: Baca, Blair, Edholm, Florio, Gordon, Rank, Shook, Warner, Zierlein

3) Micah Parsons | 8 votes: Abdoo, Band, Cersosimo, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Parr, Patra, Rosenthal

T-4) DaRon Bland | 2 votes: Frazier, Jones-Drew

T-4) Maxx Crosby | 2 votes: Carr, Gonzales

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OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1

C.J. Stroud
Houston Texans · QB

(28 votes: Abdoo, Baca, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Daniel, Edholm, Filice, Frazier, Gonzales, Gordon, Holzman-Escareno, Kownack, Magdziuk, Parr, Patra, Rank, Rosenthal, Ross, Shook, Walker, Warner, White, Zierlein)

2) Puka Nacua | 4 votes: Florio, Jones-Drew, Okada, Reuter

T-3) Jahmyr Gibbs | 0 votes

T-3) Sam LaPorta | 0 votes

T-3) Bijan Robinson | 0 votes

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DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1

Will Anderson Jr.
Houston Texans · Edge

(15 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Carr, Chadiha, Edholm, Florio, Gonzales, Gordon, Magdziuk, Parr, Reuter, Warner, White, Zierlein)

2) Kobie Turner | 7 votes: Bhanpuri, Blair, Cersosimo, Frazier, Jones-Drew, Rank, Rosenthal

3) Devon Witherspoon | 5 votes: Daniel, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Patra, Shook

4) Jalen Carter | 4 votes: Kownack, Okada, Ross, Walker

5) Joey Porter Jr. | 1 vote: Abdoo

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COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1

Damar Hamlin
Buffalo Bills · S

(15 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Chadiha, Florio, Frazier, Gordon, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Rosenthal, Ross, Walker)

2) Baker Mayfield | 10 votes: Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Filice, Holzman-Escareno, Okada, Shook, Warner, White, Zierlein

3) Joe Flacco | 5 votes: Cersosimo, Daniel, Edholm, Magdziuk, Rank

T-4) Matthew Stafford | 1 vote: Abdoo

T-4) Tua Tagovailoa | 1 vote: Gonzales

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COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
1

DeMeco Ryans
Houston Texans

(16 votes: Baca, Battista, Cersosimo, Daniel, Florio, Frazier, Gordon, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Magdziuk, Parr, Patra, Rank, Ross, Shook, Walker)

2) Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions | 9 votes: Bhanpuri, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Okada, Reuter, Rosenthal, Warner

3) Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns | 5 votes: Band, Blair, Carr, Chadiha, Zierlein

4) Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers | 2 votes: Abdoo, White

5) John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens | 0 votes

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ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
T-1

Ben Johnson
Detroit Lions · OC

(12 votes: Baca, Band, Battista, Bhanpuri, Blair, Carr, Daniel, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Patra, Walker, White)

Rank
T-1

Mike Macdonald
Baltimore Ravens · DC

(12 votes: Abdoo, Edholm, Filice, Florio, Frazier, Gonzales, Holzman-Escareno, Parr, Rosenthal, Ross, Warner, Zierlein)

3) Bobby Slowik, Texans OC | 4 votes: Magdziuk, Okada, Rank, Reuter

T-4) Todd Monken, Ravens OC | 2 votes: Cersosimo, Chadiha

T-4) Jim Schwartz, Browns DC | 2 votes: Gordon, Shook

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EACH ANALYST’S BALLOT

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Analyst MVP OPOY DPOY OROY DROY Comeback Coach Asst. Coach
Keegan Abdoo Lamar Jackson Tyreek Hill Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Joey Porter Jr. Matthew Stafford Kyle Shanahan Mike Macdonald
Michael Baca Christian McCaffrey Tyreek Hill Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Mike Band Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin Kevin Stefanski Ben Johnson
Judy Battista Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Ali Bhanpuri Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Kobie Turner Baker Mayfield Dan Campbell Ben Johnson
Tom Blair Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Kobie Turner Baker Mayfield Kevin Stefanski Ben Johnson
David Carr Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Maxx Crosby C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Baker Mayfield Kevin Stefanski Ben Johnson
Brooke Cersosimo Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Kobie Turner Joe Flacco DeMeco Ryans Todd Monken
Jeffri Chadiha Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin Kevin Stefanski Todd Monken
Chase Daniel Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Devon Witherspoon Joe Flacco DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Eric Edholm Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Joe Flacco Dan Campbell Mike Macdonald
Gennaro Filice Christian McCaffrey Tyreek Hill Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Devon Witherspoon Baker Mayfield Dan Campbell Mike Macdonald
Michael F. Florio Josh Allen Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett Puka Nacua Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Mike Macdonald
Leslie Frazier Lamar Jackson Tyreek Hill DaRon Bland C.J. Stroud Kobie Turner Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Mike Macdonald
Christian Gonzales Lamar Jackson Tyreek Hill Maxx Crosby C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Tua Tagovailoa Dan Campbell Mike Macdonald
Grant Gordon Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Jim Schwartz
Anthony Holzman-Escareno Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Devon Witherspoon Baker Mayfield Dan Campbell Mike Macdonald
Maurice Jones-Drew Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett Puka Nacua Kobie Turner Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Bobby Kownack Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Jalen Carter Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Michelle Magdziuk Josh Allen Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Joe Flacco DeMeco Ryans Bobby Slowik
Matt Okada Josh Allen Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt Puka Nacua Jalen Carter Baker Mayfield Dan Campbell Bobby Slowik
Dan Parr Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Mike Macdonald
Kevin Patra Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Devon Witherspoon Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Adam Rank Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Kobie Turner Joe Flacco DeMeco Ryans Bobby Slowik
Chad Reuter Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt Puka Nacua Will Anderson Jr. Damar Hamlin Dan Campbell Bobby Slowik
Gregg Rosenthal Lamar Jackson Christian McCaffrey Micah Parsons C.J. Stroud Kobie Turner Damar Hamlin Dan Campbell Mike Macdonald
Marc Ross Lamar Jackson Tyreek Hill T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Jalen Carter Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Mike Macdonald
Nick Shook Christian McCaffrey Christian McCaffrey Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Devon Witherspoon Baker Mayfield DeMeco Ryans Jim Schwartz
Brendan Walker Christian McCaffrey Tyreek Hill T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Jalen Carter Damar Hamlin DeMeco Ryans Ben Johnson
Kurt Warner Christian McCaffrey CeeDee Lamb Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Baker Mayfield Dan Campbell Mike Macdonald
Brenna White Brock Purdy Christian McCaffrey T.J. Watt C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Baker Mayfield Kyle Shanahan Ben Johnson
Lance Zierlein Lamar Jackson CeeDee Lamb Myles Garrett C.J. Stroud Will Anderson Jr. Baker Mayfield Kevin Stefanski Mike Macdonald

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