9th Annual NFL Honors

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9th NFL Honors
DateFebruary 1, 2020 (2020-02-01)
Site Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami, Florida
Hosted by Steve Harvey
Television coverage
Network Fox
DurationTwo hours

The 9th Annual NFL Honors was an awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its players from the 2019 NFL season. It was held on February 1, 2020, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida and was pre-recorded for same-day broadcast on Fox in the United States at 8:00 PM/7:00 CT. Five inductees announced during taping of the ceremony will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio August 5–9, 2021, the event having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] It was hosted by Steve Harvey for the second consecutive year. [2]

Contents

List of award winners

AwardPlayerPositionTeamRef
AP MVP Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Ravens [3]
AP NFL Coach of the Year John Harbaugh HC Baltimore Ravens [4]
AP Assistant Coach of the Year Greg Roman OC Baltimore Ravens [5]
AP Offensive Player of the Year Michael Thomas WR New Orleans Saints [6]
AP Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore CB New England Patriots [7]
Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa DE San Francisco 49ers [3]
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Kyler Murray QB Arizona Cardinals [8]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa DE San Francisco 49ers [9]
AP Comeback Player of the Year Ryan Tannehill QB Tennessee Titans [10]
Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the yearMatt Land HC Dalton High School [3]
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award Calais Campbell DE Jacksonville Jaguars [3]
FedEx Air Player of the Year Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Ravens [3]
FedEx Ground Player of the Year Derrick Henry RB Tennessee Titans [3]
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year Matt Haack & Jason Sanders P & K Miami Dolphins [3]
Courtyard Unstoppable Performance of the Year Patrick Mahomes QB Kansas City Chiefs [3]
Microsoft Surface Anything But Ordinary Player of the Year Larry Fitzgerald WR Arizona Cardinals [3]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey RB Carolina Panthers [3]
Bud Light Celly of the YearNone WR corps Seattle Seahawks [3]
Salute to Service Award Presented by USAA Donnie Edwards LB Los Angeles Chargers [3]
Deacon Jones Award Shaquil Barrett LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers [3]
Art Rooney Award Adrian Peterson RB Washington Redskins [11]

Bart Starr Award

Eli Manning QB New York Giants [12]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Steve Atwater S [13]
Isaac Bruce WR
Steve Hutchinson G
Edgerrin James RB
Troy Polamalu S

Winners and candidates

= First time recipient
= Successive recipient
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard K Kicker [lower-alpha 1] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman NT Nose tackle
P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RB Running back
S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. Also known as Placekicker (PK)

Winners are denoted in bold

AP MVP

PlayerPositionTeamNotes
Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Ravens Second unanimous AP MVP in history
Source: [14]

AP Coach of the Year

PlayerTeam
John Harbaugh Baltimore Ravens
Matt LaFleur Green Bay Packers
Sean McDermott Buffalo Bills
Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers
Kyle Shanahan San Francisco 49ers
Sean Payton New Orleans Saints
Source: [15]

AP Offensive Player of the Year

PlayerPositionTeam
Michael Thomas WR New Orleans Saints
Lamar Jackson QB Baltimore Ravens
Christian McCaffrey RB Carolina Panthers
Source: [15]

AP Defensive Player of the Year

PlayerPositionTeam
Stephon Gilmore CB New England Patriots
Chandler Jones DE/LB Arizona Cardinals
Aaron Donald DT Los Angeles Rams
T. J. Watt DE/LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Source: [15]

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

PlayerPositionTeam
Kyler Murray QB Arizona Cardinals
A. J. Brown WR Tennessee Titans
Josh Jacobs RB Oakland Raiders
Source: [16]

AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

PlayerPositionTeam
Nick Bosa DE San Francisco 49ers
Maxx Crosby DE Oakland Raiders
Josh Allen DE Jacksonville Jaguars
Source: [16]

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