NFL Honors 2026 Award Winners, Voting Results and Twitter Reaction

The 15th annual NFL Honors program took place at Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. Actor Jon Hamm hosted the proceedings three days before the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks were set to play Super Bowl LX.

Here's a look at all of the award winners, finalists, voting results and Twitter reaction.

AP Most Valuable Player

Winner: Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford

Finalists: Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence New England Patriots QB Drake Maye, San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year

Winner: Washington Commanders LB Bobby Wagner

Finalists: List here via Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026

Modern-Era Players: WR Larry Fitzgerald, LB Luke Kuechly, K Adam Vinatieri, QB Drew Brees

Senior Player: RB Roger Craig

AP Offensive Player of the Year

Winner: Seattle Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Finalists: New England Patriots QB Drake Maye, San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey, Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua, Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson

AP Defensive Player of the Year

Winner: Cleveland Browns DE Myles Garrett

Finalists: Green Bay Packers DE Micah Parsons, Denver Broncos LB Nik Bonitto, Detroit Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson, Houston Texans DE Will Anderson

AP Coach of the Year

Winner: New England Patriots HC Mike Vrabel

Finalists: Jacksonville Jaguars HC Liam Coen, Seattle Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald, Chicago Bears HC Ben Johnson, San Francisco 49ers HC Kyle Shanahan

Assistant Coach of the Year

Winner: New England Patriots OC Josh McDaniels

Finalists: Philadelphia Eagles DC Vic Fangio, Minnesota Vikings DC Brian Flores, Denver Broncos DC Vance Joseph, Seattle Seahawks OC Klint Kubiak

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

Winner: Carolina Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan

Finalists: New York Giants QB Jaxson Dart, Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka, New England Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson, New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

Winner: Cleveland Browns LB Carson Schwesinger

Finalists: New York Giants LB Abdul Carter, Seattle Seahawks DB Nick Emmanwori, Atlanta Falcons DE James Pearce Jr., Atlanta Falcons S Xavier Watts

Protector of the Year

Winner: Chicago Bears OG Joe Thuney

Finalists: Denver Broncos OT Garett Bolles, Miami Dolphins C Aaron Brewer, Kansas City Chiefs C Creed Humphrey, Denver Broncos G Quinn Meinerz, Detroit Lions OT Penei Sewell

AP Comeback Player of the Year

Winner: San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey

Finalists: New England Patriots WR Stefon Diggs, Detroit Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson, Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott

Madden NFL Next Gen Stats Moment of the Year

Winner: Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams' 46-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DJ Moore defeat Green Bay Packers 22-16 in overtime.

Finalists: New York Giants WR Gunner Olszewski's trick 33-yard touchdown pass to QB Jameis Winston against Detroit Lions; Philadelphia Eagles DT Jordan Davis blocked field goal (and return touchdown with no time left) to beat Los Angeles Rams

FedEx Air and Ground Players of the Year

Winner: New England Patriots QB Drake Maye, San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey, Seattle Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Finalists: Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford, Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson, Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor, Arizona Cardinals TE Trey McBride, Los Angeles Rams WR Puka Nacua

Salute to Service Award

Winner: San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey

Finalists: Minnesota Vikings RB Aaron Jones Sr. and Dallas Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson

Art Rooney Award Winner for Sportsmanship

Winner: Arizona Cardinals S Budda Baker

Finalists: List here via NFL.