NEW YORK — Christian McCaffrey has change into solely the second participant to be a finalist for 3 AP NFL awards in the identical 12 months, becoming a member of Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye and Matthew Stafford within the working for The Associated Press 2025 NFL Most Valuable Player award.
McCaffrey and Maye are additionally finalists for Offensive Player of the Year. McCaffrey and Lawrence are among the many finalists for Comeback Player of the Year.
The winners will probably be introduced at “NFL Honors” on Feb. 5. A nationwide panel of fifty media members who recurrently cowl the league accomplished voting earlier than the playoffs started. Votes had been tabulated by the accounting agency of Lutz and Carr.
Voters chosen a high 5 for the eight AP NFL awards. First-place votes had been value 10 factors. Second- by way of fifth-place votes had been value 5, 3, 2 and 1 factors.
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Here are the finalists, in alphabetical order, for the eight AP NFL awards:
Most Valuable Player
Allen, the reigning MVP, threw for 3,668 yards, 25 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, posting a 102.2 passer score whereas main Buffalo to its seventh straight playoff look. He additionally ran for 14 TDs. The Bills had been knocked out of the playoffs by Denver within the divisional spherical and fired coach Sean McDermott.
Lawrence helped Jacksonville win 13 video games and the AFC South title. He had 4,007 yards passing, 29 TDs and 12 picks. The Jaguars had been eradicated by the Bills within the wild-card spherical.
McCaffrey, an All-Purpose All-Pro, ran for 1,202 yards and 10 TDs and caught 102 passes for 924 yards and 7 TDs. He performed a key position in serving to the injury-depleted San Francisco 49ers win 12 video games. He’s a finalist for 3 awards this 12 months, a feat final achieved by Joe Burrow.
Maye had 4,394 yards passing, 31 TDs and eight picks to guide the New England Patriots to an AFC East title and an look within the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Maye led the NFL in passer score (113.5) and completion proportion (72).
Stafford led the NFL with 4,707 yards passing and 46 TDs. He threw eight picks and completed second to Maye with a 109.2 passer score. Stafford was a first-team All-Pro for the primary time in his 17-year profession.
Last 12 months, Lamar Jackson was the first-team All-Pro QB however was edged out by Allen for MVP.
Coach of the Year
Liam Coen led the Jaguars to a 13-4 file and a division title in his first season, a nine-win turnaround for the franchise.
Ben Johnson guided the Chicago Bears to an 11-5 file and their first NFC North championship in seven seasons.
Mike Macdonald led the Seattle Seahawks to a 14-3 file and the NFC’s No. 1 seed. The Seahawks host the Rams within the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.
Kyle Shanahan guided the 49ers to 12 wins regardless of a slew of accidents to key gamers, together with defensive stars Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, who had been misplaced for the season.
Mike Vrabel, the 2021 AP NFL Coach of the Year, took the Patriots from worst to first, a 10-win turnaround in his first season with the staff.
Assistant Coach of the Year
Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels are the finalists.
Comeback Player of the Year
Lawrence, McCaffrey, Patriots huge receiver Stefon Diggs, Lions edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are the finalists.
Defensive Player of the Year
All-Pro edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. had 12 sacks for the Houston Texans and was a serious a part of the NFL’s No. 1-ranked protection.
Broncos edge rusher Nik Bonitto had 14 sacks for the league’s second-ranked protection.
Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, a unanimous alternative for All-Pro, set a single-season file with 23 sacks and had 33 tackles for loss. He was the 2023 AP Defensive Player of the Year.
Hutchinson had 14½ sacks.
All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons had 12½ sacks in 13½ video games earlier than tearing an ACL in his first season in Green Bay.
Offensive Player of the Year
Puka Nacua, Bijan Robinson and Jaxon Smith-Njigba be a part of Maye and McCaffrey as finalists.
Nacua and Smith-Njigba had been unanimous choices for All-Pro.
Nacua led the NFL with 129 catches for 1,715 yards and 10 TDs for the Rams. Smith-Njigba caught 119 passes and led the league with 1,793 yards receiving and had 10 TDs.
Robinson, who was an All-Pro working again, led the NFL with 2,298 yards from scrimmage. He ran for 1,478 yards and 7 TDs and caught 79 passes for 820 yards and 4 scores.
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter, Seahawks defensive again Nick Emmanwori, Falcons edge rusher James Pearce Jr., Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger and Falcons security Xavier Watts are the finalists.
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart, Buccaneers huge receiver Emeka Egbuka, Patriots working again TreVeyon Henderson, Panthers huge receiver Tetairoa McMillan and Saints quarterback Tyler Shough are the finalists.
