NFL Awards 2024: ROY, Offensive and Defensive POY, MVP, and Additional Finalists Known
The Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a front-runner for MVP after the NFL’s year-end awards were revealed by the Associated Press.
Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills and Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys complete the set of representatives, with quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers having two each.
The finalists are listed as follows:
Finalists for the 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player Award
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson
Christian McCaffrey, 49ers wide receiver
QB for the Dallas Cowboys, Dak Prescott
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy
The year’s top offensive player
The Miami Dolphins’ Tyreek Hill, WR
Lamar Jackson, quarterback for the Ravens
The Dallas Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb, WR
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott
Player of the Year for Defense
Dallas Cowboys CB DaRon Bland
DE’s Maxx Crosby The Raiders of Las Vegas
Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons
Pittsburgh Steelers’ T.J. Watt, a linebacker.
offensive rookie of the year
Detroit Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs
Sam LaPorta, TE, Lions of Detroit
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud
defensive rookie of the year.
Houston Texans’ Will Anderson, a DE
Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Jalen Carter
Joey Porter Jr., cornerback, San Francisco 49ers
LA Rams’ Kobie Turner, a defensive tackle
Comeback Player of the Year:
Devon Witherspoon, cornerback for the Seattle
Seahawks Cleveland Browns quarterback Joe Flacco
Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin, S.
QB Baker Mayfield plays for the Tampa Bay Bucs.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford
Miami Dolphins’ QB Tua Tagovailoa
Coach of the Year
- Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions
- John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
- DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans
- Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers
- Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
The year’s best assistant coach
OC with the Detroit Lions, Ben Johnson
Mike Macdonald of the Washington Redskins
OC with the Baltimore Ravens, Todd Monken
Jim Schwartz, Washington, NFL
Houston Texans’ Bobby Slowik, OCAfter rushing for 821 yards and five touchdowns and throwing for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns during the regular season, Jackson is probably on his way to earning his second MVP award.
The three-time Pro Bowler’s final two starts were essentially MVP eliminators thanks to the Ravens’ schedule. He outperformed Purdy and Dolphins standout Tua Tagovailoa, going 41-of-56 for 573 yards, seven touchdowns, and zero interceptions in victories over the Niners and Miami Dolphins.
Tyreek Hill, a wide receiver, might at least be an award winner for Miami. In terms of receiving yards (1,799) and touchdown receptions (13), the 5’10” pass-catcher was the league leader. Despite the huge odds, several believed that Hill should have been at the forefront of the MVP discussion.