NFL Honors 2024: Josh Allen, Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkley among finalists | NFL news
Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson have been named finalists for the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.
Allen threw for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns with six interceptions along with 531 rushing yards and 12 scores to lead the Bills to their fifth straight AFC East division title, while reigning MVP Jackson had a career-high 4,172 passing yards for 41 touchdowns and just four interception. as well as 915 yards rushing and four touchdowns.
The Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks have long been touted as the two favorites for the award, and Jackson is looking to win the MVP for the third time in his career.
Barkley rushed for 2,005 yards, the eighth most in NFL history, in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles, leaving him just 101 shy of Eric Dickerson’s single-season record. Goff finished with 4,629 yards and 37 touchdowns with nine interceptions to help the Detroit Lions clinch first place in the NFC, while Burrow led the NFL with 4,918 passing yards and 43 touchdowns for the Cincinnati Bengals, who did not make the playoffs.
Jackson, Burrow and Barkley are also among the finalists for Offensive Player of the Year along with Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase – who led the NFL with 127 catches for 1,708 receiving yards and 17 touchdowns – and Ravens running back Derrick Henry after his 1,921 rushing yards and 16 touches.
Bengals tight end Trey Hendrickson is in the running for Defensive Player of the Year after leading the NFL with 17.5 sacks, rivaling reigning champion Myles Garrett, Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver TJ Watt and standout linebacker Eagles’ Zack Baun.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is in the running for Coach of the Year, while running back Jayden Daniels is the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year as both prepare to take on the Eagles in the NFC Championship Game this season.
Daniels has taken the league by storm since arriving as the second overall pick in the draft, leading Washington to their first 12-win season since 1991 while setting rookie records in completion percentage and quarterback yards as he finished with 3,568 passes for 25 touchdowns and only nine choices.
The Los Angeles Rams are represented by Jared Verse and Braden Fiske among the Defensive Rookie of the Year finalists who starred in the post-Aaron Donald era under Sean McVay, while Minnesota Vikings running back Sam Darnold and Burrow appear as returning finalists for Player of the Year.
Darnold became one of the stories of the season when he resurrected his career in Minnesota, leading the Vikings to a one-game playoff berth before grabbing the No. 1 seed from the Lions.
Full list of finalists:
MVP
- Josh Allen – QB, Buffalo Bills
- Saquon Barkley – RB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Burrow – QB, Cincinnati Bengals
- Jared Goff – QB, Detroit Lions
- Lamar Jackson – QB, Baltimore Ravens
Coach of the year
- Dan Campbell – Detroit Lions
- Kevin O’Connell – Minnesota Vikings
- Sean Payton – Denver Broncos
- Dan Quinn – Washington Commanders
- Andy Reid – Kansas City Chiefs
Assistant Coach of the Year
- Joe Brady – OC, Buffalo Bills
- Vic Fangio – DC, Philadelphia Eagles
- Brian Flores – DC, Minnesota Vikings
- Aaron Glenn – DC, Detroit Lions
- Ben Johnson – OC, Detroit Lions
Returning Player of the Year
- Joe Burrow – QB, Cincinnati Bengals
- Sam Darnold – QB, Minnesota Vikings
- JK Dobbins – RB, Los Angeles Chargers
- Christian Gonzalez – CB, New England Patriots
- Damar Hamlin – S, Buffalo Bills
Defensive Player of the Year
- Zack Baun – LB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Myles Garrett – DE, Cleveland Browns
- Trey Hendrickson – DE, Cincinnati Bengals
- Patrick Surtain II – CB, Denver Broncos
- TJ Watt – OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive Player of the Year
- Saquon Barkley – RB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Joe Burrow – QB, Cincinnati Bengals
- Ja’Marr Chase – WR, Cincinnati Bengals
- Derrick Henry – RB, Baltimore Ravens
- Lamar Jackson – QB, Baltimore Ravens
Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Cooper DeJean – CB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Braden Fiske – DE, Los Angeles Rams
- Quinyon Mitchell – CB, Philadelphia Eagles
- Chop Robinson – OLB, Miami Dolphins
- Jared Verse – OLB, Los Angeles Rams
Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Brock Bowers – TE, Las Vegas Raiders
- Jayden Daniels – QB, Washington Commanders
- Malik Nabers – WR, New York Giants
- Bo Nix – QB, Denver Broncos
- Brian Thomas Jr. – WR, Jacksonville Jaguars
What’s next?
Sunday January 26th is the NFL Conference Championships – Live Sky Sports NFL – with the Philadelphia Eagles first hosting the Washington Commanders in the NFC title game at 8 p.m., followed by the Chiefs taking on the Bills at 11:30 p.m.
Super Bowl LIX takes place on Sunday, February 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, live on Sky Sports NFL.
