There are many potential winners for the NFL’s awards, that are announced at the end of the season in February. So here are predictions for the 2025 NFL awards, including MVP, Coach of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, and many more:

Most Valuable Player: Joe Burrow

A non-quarterback winning MVP is wishful thinking at this point, because recording over 2,000 rushing yards is only enough to rank above 3rd in MVP voting. “MVP” is essentially the best quarterback, which will be awarded to Joe Burrow.

Burrow is the league’s most efficient QB behind Lamar Jackson, led the league in yards per game last season, and ranked 3rd in completion percentage. In 2024, Burrow thoroughly proved that he didn’t rely on Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins having one-on-one matchups to record top-five QB numbers, so there’s no reason why Burrow won’t record similar numbers in 2025.

Offensive Player of the Year: Ja’Marr Chase

Offensive Player of the Year is more prestigious than MVP, as it is usually awarded to the league leader in total yards by a running back or receiver. The OPOY is also consistently awarded to a player on a playoff team, putting Malik Nabers already out of the running, and Brian Thomas Jr. and Jonathan Taylor having uncertain odds. Knowing this, the most likely candidate to lead the league in total yards is Saquon Barkley, but the voters hate giving the award to the same player two years in a row.

Instead, Ja’Marr Chase will be the winner of the 2025 OPOY award. Chase has played four NFL seasons, all with 1,000+ yards, and recorded 1,708 yards in 2024, the most of any receiver. There’s no reason why Chase’s volume or production decreases in 2025, as he still has Joe Burrow at quarterback, and defenses still have no answer for them.

Defensive Player of the Year: Derek Stingley Jr.

Similarly to OPOY, the Defensive Player of the Year usually plays for a playoff team with a top-five ranked defense. In 2025, that player will be Derek Stingley Jr., who was one of the league’s best defensive backs during his first full NFL season.

Stingley had the second-most passes defended in 2024 with 18, and the 6th most interceptions with 5. Many of Stingley’s competitors for DPOY, such as Myles Garrett, Trey Hendrickson, Kerby Joseph, and Aidan Hutchinson, don’t play for top-five defenses.

Offensive rookie of the year: Tetairoa McMillan

Drafted 8th overall by the Panthers, wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan aims to address one of Carolina’s largest roster holes. McMillan has the best odds to top 1,000 yards of any offensive player drafted in the first round, as he has the privilege of playing with a quarterback who recorded a 12-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio and averaged a 92.1 passer rating during the final eight games of the 2024 season.

Bryce Young’s passing yards during that stretch put him on pace for 3,842 yards for a full season’s workload- and Young did all of this while his top two receivers combined for 1,112 yards. McMillan is almost guaranteed to receive plenty of targets, and will likely be the Panthers’ WR1 for 2025.

Defensive Rookie of the Year: Abdul Carter

Edger Rusher Abdul Carter joins a Giants’ defensive line that features three other first-round picks, thus Carter will get more one-on-one matchups than any other pass rusher drafted in the first round.

While the Falcons’ first-round defensive picks Jalon Walker and James Pierce Jr. will make a substantial impact, they won’t be able to play as much one-on-one due to the Falcons’ lack of other pass-rushing weapons. Abdul Carter’s pro comparison is Micah Parsons, who won defensive rookie of the year in 2021.

Coach of the year: Mike Vrabel

Liam Cohen may be the frontrunner for the 2025 Coach of the Year, but Mike Vrabel has the advantage of an easier schedule and a more balanced roster.

Cohen is a rookie head coach, so we have no idea what he’ll bring to this team. Vrabel, however, proved his exceptional ability to win close games during his head coaching gig in Tennessee, posting a 21-11 record in one-score games from 2018 to 2021. Vrabel will win countless close games for the Patriots this year, as well as improving their defense, increasing the Pats’ win total by 4-5 wins, and earning Mike Vrabel his second Coach of the Year award.

Comeback Player of the Year: Aidan Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson was the runaway defensive player of the year last season had he not suffered a gruesome leg fracture in week 6. Hutchinson recorded an absurd 7.5 sacks in just five games, putting him on pace to beat the all-time single-season sacks record. Aidan Hutchinson will undoubtedly be a game-wrecker in 2025, and Christian McCaffrey might have to win the rushing title to beat Hutchinson for comeback player of the year.