Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are the finalists for the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 2024.
Barkley, Burrow and Jackson are also finalists for Offensive Player of the Year, while Burrow is also in the running for Comeback of the Year.
The winners will be announced on February 6. A national panel of 50 media members who regularly cover NFL activities completed the votes before the start of the playoffs.
Allen helped the Buffalo Bills win their fifth straight AFC Eastern title. He amassed 3,731 air yards, with 28 touchdown passes, and he added 531 yards on the ground, with 12 majors.
Barkley reached the plateau of 2,000 rushing yards and he presented the eighth best harvest in this regard in the history of the NFL (2005). He was just 101 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s single-season record, but he sat out the final game of the Philadelphia Eagles’ NL East-winning season. .
Burrow led the NFL with a career-high 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdown passes. The Cincinnati Bengals, however, missed the playoffs with a 9-8 record.
Goff had 4,629 air yards, with 37 touchdown passes. He helped the Detroit Lions finish first in the National Association.
Jackson, the 2023 Most Valuable Player, is looking to earn the honor for the third time in his career after guiding the Baltimore Ravens to the AFC North Division title. He set career highs with 4,172 air yards, 41 touchdown passes and an efficiency rating of 119.6. Jackson also had 915 rushing yards and four majors.
In addition to Barkley, Burrow and Jackson, Ja’Marr Chase and Derrick Henry are also nominated for Offensive Player of the Year.
Chase achieved the triple crown of receivers, leading the NFL in receptions (127), yards (1,708) and touchdowns (17). The Bengals’ star receiver was a unanimous selection to the league’s all-star team.
Henry, the 2020 Offensive Player of the Year, had 1,921 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns in his first season with the Ravens.
-Eagles linebacker Zack Baun, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson, Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II and Steelers linebacker TJ Watt are nominated for the Defensive Player of the Year award.
Garrett, who received this distinction in 2023, had 14 sacks this season. Hendrickson led the NFL in this category with 17 1/2 sacks.
Las Vegas Raiders slotback Brock Bowers, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels, New York Giants receiver Malik Nabers, Broncos quarterback Bo Nix and Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Brian Thomas Jr. are in the running for the title of offensive rookie of the year.
Bowers set a rookie record with 112 receptions and his 1,194 yards were the most for a first-year player at his position.
Daniels put the Commanders just one win away from a Super Bowl appearance. He threw 25 touchdown passes and added six touchdowns on the ground. Daniels had 3,568 air yards and 891 rushing yards.
Nabers stood out with 109 catches for gains of 1,204 yards and seven touchdowns, while Thomas caught 87 balls for gains of 1,282 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Eagles cornerbacks Cooper DeJean and Quinyon Mitchell, Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Braden Fiske, Miami Dolphins linebacker Chop Robinson and Rams linebacker Jared Verse are nominated for the defensive rookie award. of the year.
Lions’ Dan Campbell, Minnesota Vikings’ Kevin O’Connell, Broncos’ Sean Payton, Commanders’ Dan Quinn and Kansas City Chiefs’ Andy Reid vie for coaching title -chef of the year.
Joe Brady of the Bills, Vic Fangio of the Eagles, Brian Flores of the Vikings, and Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, both of the Lions, are looking to earn Assistant of the Year honors.
Burrow, Vikings quarterback Sam Darnold, Los Angeles Chargers running back JK Dobbins, New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez and Bills safety Damar Hamlin have been considered for the return of the year.
