15th NFL Honors

The 15th NFL Honors, presented by the National Football League, honored the standout players and performances of the 2025 NFL season. Hosted by Jon Hamm, the ceremony took place on February 5, 2026, at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California, and was broadcast on NBC and NFL Network with streaming on Peacock and NFL+.^[1][2]

Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams secured his first career Most Valuable Player award after leading the league with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns. Stafford edged out the New England Patriots' Drake Maye in the closest MVP vote since 2003.^[3] The Seattle Seahawks' Jaxon Smith-Njigba was named Offensive Player of the Year after leading the NFL with 1,793 receiving yards, becoming the second Seahawk to win the honor following Shaun Alexander in 2005.^[4] Myles Garrett of the Cleveland Browns was named Defensive Player of the Year unanimously, joining J. J. Watt, who is the only other player to achieve this feat.^[5] This marked Garrett's second career win and was recognized by a historic 2025 campaign in which he set a new single-season sack record with 23.^[5][6] For leading the league in sacks during the season, Garrett was also the recipient of the Deacon Jones Award.^[6]

Rookie honors went to Tetairoa McMillan of the Carolina Panthers and Carson Schwesinger of the Browns, who won Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, respectively. McMillan led all rookies with 1,014 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns, while Schwesinger topped the rookie class with 146 total tackles and 11 tackles for loss.^[7][8] The inaugural Protector of the Year award, recognizing the league's top offensive lineman, was presented to Joe Thuney of the Chicago Bears.^[9] The top non-player award, Coach of the Year, went to Mike Vrabel, the head coach of the Patriots. In his debut season with the team, Vrabel orchestrated a historic turnaround, leading New England to a 14–3 record following back-to-back 4–13 finishes.^[10][11] He became the first head coach to inherit a 13-loss team and win at least 13 games in his first year. This was Vrabel's second Coach of the Year win, having previously won in 2021 with the Tennessee Titans.^[10] The ceremony also featured the unveiling of the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class: Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, and Adam Vinatieri.^[12] In late January 2026, ESPN reported that former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick would not be elected as a first ballot hall of famer. As a result the voters received criticism due to Belichick's coaching resume including leading the Patriots to six Super Bowl victories, while winning an additional two as an assistant coach.^{[13][14][15][16]}