10th NFL Honors

The 10th NFL Honors was an awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its players from the 2020 NFL season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a multi-site ceremony, with two sites being used in the host city of Tampa, Florida; the Straz Center for the Performing Arts and host stadium Raymond James Stadium, and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

10th NFL Honors
Date	February 6, 2021
Site	Straz Center (Tampa, Florida) Raymond James Stadium (Tampa) SoFi Stadium (Inglewood, California)
Hosted by	Steve Harvey
Television coverage
Network	CBS
Duration	Two hours
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For the third consecutive year, Steve Harvey hosted the show. Harvey joined Alec Baldwin as the only two people to host the show three times. The show featured performances by Green Day during the opening segment and Leslie Odom Jr. during the in-memoriam segment.^[1]

This is the first NFL honors to air live as opposed to prerecorded same day broadcast as in previous years.

List of award winners

Award	Winner	Position	Team	Ref
AP Most Valuable Player	Aaron Rodgers	QB	Green Bay Packers	[2]
AP Coach of the Year	Kevin Stefanski	HC	Cleveland Browns	[3]
AP Assistant Coach of the Year	Brian Daboll	OC	Buffalo Bills	[4]
AP Offensive Player of the Year	Derrick Henry	RB	Tennessee Titans	[5]
AP Defensive Player of the Year	Aaron Donald	DT	Los Angeles Rams	[6]
Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year	Justin Herbert	QB	Los Angeles Chargers	[7]
AP Offensive Rookie of the Year				[8]
AP Defensive Rookie of the Year	Chase Young	DE	Washington Football Team	[9]
AP Comeback Player of the Year	Alex Smith	QB		[10]
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year	Russell Wilson	QB	Seattle Seahawks	[11]
FedEx Air Player of the Year	Aaron Rodgers	QB	Green Bay Packers	[12]
FedEx Ground Player of the Year	Derrick Henry	RB	Tennessee Titans	[12]
Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year	Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins for the Hail Murray	QB / WR	Arizona Cardinals	[13]
DraftKings Daily Fantasy Player of the Year	Josh Allen	QB	Buffalo Bills	[13]
Bud Light Celly of the Year	Chase Claypool	WR	Pittsburgh Steelers	[13]
Deacon Jones Award	T. J. Watt	LB		[13]
Art Rooney Award	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Carolina Panthers	[14]
Bart Starr Award	Demario Davis	LB	New Orleans Saints	[13]
Snickers Hungriest Player of the Year	Kyler Murray	QB	Arizona Cardinals	[13]
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2021	Alan Faneca	OL		[13]
	Tom Flores	HC
	Calvin Johnson	WR
	John Lynch	S
	Peyton Manning	QB
	Bill Nunn	Scout
	Drew Pearson	WR
	Charles Woodson	DB

Winners and candidates

† = First time recipient ‡ = Successive recipient

Positions key C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a] DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Also known as an offensive guard (OG) Also known as a placekicker (PK) Also known as an inside linebacker (ILB)

Winners are denoted in bold

AP Most Valuable Player

Main article: Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player Award

Player	Position	Team
Aaron Rodgers ‡	QB	Green Bay Packers
Patrick Mahomes	QB	Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Allen	QB	Buffalo Bills
Source:[2]

AP Coach of the Year

Main article: Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award

Player	Team
Kevin Stefanski †	Cleveland Browns
Sean McDermott	Buffalo Bills
Brian Flores	Miami Dolphins
Source:[3]

AP Offensive Player of the Year

Main article: Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award

Player	Position	Team
Derrick Henry †	RB	Tennessee Titans
Aaron Rodgers	QB	Green Bay Packers
Patrick Mahomes	QB	Kansas City Chiefs
Source:[5]

AP Defensive Player of the Year

Main article: Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award

Player	Position	Team
Aaron Donald ‡	DT	Los Angeles Rams
Xavien Howard	CB	Miami Dolphins
T. J. Watt	LB	Pittsburgh Steelers
Source:[6]

Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year

Player	Position	Team
Justin Herbert †	QB	Los Angeles Chargers
James Robinson	RB	Jacksonville Jaguars
Jonathan Taylor	RB	Indianapolis Colts
Chase Young	DE	Washington Football Team
Justin Jefferson	WR	Minnesota Vikings
Source:[7]

FedEx Air Player of the Year

Player	Position	Team
Aaron Rodgers ‡	QB	Green Bay Packers
Patrick Mahomes	QB	Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Allen	QB	Buffalo Bills
Source:[12]

FedEx Ground Player of the Year

Player	Position	Team
Dalvin Cook	RB	Minnesota Vikings
Derrick Henry ‡	RB	Tennessee Titans
Alvin Kamara	RB	New Orleans Saints
Source:[12]

Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award

Main article: Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award

Player	Position	Team
Corey Peters	NT	Arizona Cardinals
Steven Means	DE	Atlanta Falcons
Bradley Bozeman	G	Baltimore Ravens
Harrison Phillips	DT	Buffalo Bills
Shaq Thompson	LB	Carolina Panthers
Jimmy Graham	TE	Chicago Bears
Geno Atkins	DT	Cincinnati Bengals
Myles Garrett	DE	Cleveland Browns
Jaylon Smith	LB	Dallas Cowboys
Justin Simmons	FS	Denver Broncos
Trey Flowers	DE	Detroit Lions
Corey Linsley	C	Green Bay Packers
Michael Thomas	FS	Houston Texans
Jacoby Brissett	QB	Indianapolis Colts
Josh Lambo	K	Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Kelce	TE	Kansas City Chiefs
Alec Ingold	FB	Las Vegas Raiders
Isaac Rochell	DE	Los Angeles Chargers
Andrew Whitworth	OT	Los Angeles Rams
Byron Jones	CB	Miami Dolphins
Eric Kendricks	LB	Minnesota Vikings
Devin McCourty	FS	New England Patriots
Demario Davis	LB	New Orleans Saints
Dalvin Tomlinson	NT	New York Giants
Pierre Desir	CB	New York Jets
Rodney McLeod	S	Philadelphia Eagles
Vance McDonald	TE	Pittsburgh Steelers
Arik Armstead	DE	San Francisco 49ers
Russell Wilson †	QB	Seattle Seahawks
Mike Evans	WR	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kevin Byard	S	Tennessee Titans
Jonathan Allen	DT	Washington Football Team
Source:[15]