2023 season award finalists announced for NFL Honors show; Hall of Fame Class of 2024 to be named at event

The NFL and the Associated Press have announced the finalists for their annual awards from the 2023 NFL season. Award winners will be announced at NFL Honors presented by Invisalign, an Align Technology brand, on Thursday, Feb. 8, at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. 

NFL Honors, the league’s prime-time awards special, will air live at 9 p.m. ET on CBS, the NFL Network, Paramount+ and NFL+. 

The program, which debuted in 2012, also features the announcement of the prestigious Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award presented by Nationwide and the newest Pro Football Hall of Fame Class during the week leading up to the Super Bowl.

Fifteen former standouts in the NFL reached the doorstep of enshrinement into the Hall of Fame in late December with the announcement of the Finalists for the Modern-Era Player category. 

The Selection Committee may elect up to five Modern-Era Players for the Class of 2024; each must receive a minimum positive vote of 80 percent for election. 

Four others — Seniors category Finalists Randy Gradishar, Steve McMichael and Art Powell, along with Coach/Contributor Finalist Buddy Parker — also are candidates for the Hall of Fame's Class of 2024. 

Here are the finalists for the 2023 NFL season wards:

AP MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

• Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills quarterback 
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens quarterback
• Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers running back
• Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys quarterback
• Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers quarterback

AP DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• DaRon Bland, Dallas Cowboys cornerback
• Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end
• Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns defensive end
• Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys linebacker
• T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker

AP OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins wide receiver
• Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens quarterback
• CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
• Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers running back
• Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys quarterback

AP OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

• Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions running back
• Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions tight end
• Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver
• Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons running back
• C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans quarterback

AP DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

• Will Anderson, Houston Texans defensive end
• Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle
• Joey Porter Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback
• Kobie Turner, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackler
• Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks cornerback

AP COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR

• Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns quarterback
• Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills safety
• Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback
• Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams quarterback
• Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins quarterback

AP 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

AP ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

• Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator
• Mike Macdonald, Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator
• Todd Monken, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator
• Jim Schwartz, Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator
• Bobby Slowik, Houston Texans offensive coordinator

Read more about the AP awards and NFL Honors here.