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12th annual 'NFL Honors' picks: Who should win MVP? Coach of the Year?

This Thursday, Feb. 9, Kelly Clarkson will host the 12th annual NFL Honors, which will air live nationally on NBC (simulcast on Peacock and NFL Network) at 9 p.m. ET from Symphony Hall in Phoenix. The annual event features the announcement of and the newest class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Before the official hardware is handed out, our analysts provide their picks from among this year's finalists for eight major individual awards:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

Rank
1
Patrick Mahomes
Kansas City Chiefs · QB

(18 votes: Baca, Battista, Bergman, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Gordon, Hanzus, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Ross, Sessler)


2. Jalen Hurts | 7 votes: Hall, Pioli, Rank, Reuter, Shook, White, Zierlein

T-3. Josh Allen | 0 votes

T-3. Joe Burrow | 0 votes

T-3. Justin Jefferson | 0 votes

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Justin Jefferson
Minnesota Vikings · WR

(17 votes: Baca, Battista, Bergman, Blair, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Gordon, Hall, Hanzus, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Patra, Rank, Zierlein)


2. Jalen Hurts | 6 votes: Carr, Parr, Pioli, Ross, Sessler, White

3. Patrick Mahomes | 2 votes: Reuter, Shook

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Nick Bosa
San Francisco 49ers · Edge

(18 votes: Baca, Battista, Bergman, Blair, Chadiha, Edholm, Gonzales, Gordon, Hall, Hanzus, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Sessler, Shook, White, Zierlein)


2. Micah Parsons | 4 votes: Carr, Cersosimo, Rank, Ross

3. Chris Jones | 3 votes: Filice, Pioli, Reuter

OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Garrett Wilson
New York Jets · WR

(13 votes: Battista, Bergman, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Gordon, Hanzus, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Reuter, Ross)


2. Kenneth Walker III | 7 votes: Baca, Gonzales, Hall, Jones-Drew, Pioli, Shook, Zierlein

3. Brock Purdy | 5 votes: Blair, Carr, Rank, Sessler, White

DEFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Sauce Gardner
New York Jets · CB

(22 votes: Baca, Battista, Bergman, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Filice, Gonzales, Gordon, Hall, Hanzus, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Pioli, Reuter, Ross, Sessler, Shook, White, Zierlein)


2. Tariq Woolen | 3 votes: Blair, Jones-Drew, Rank

3. Aidan Hutchinson | 0 votes

COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
Geno Smith
Seattle Seahawks · QB

(16 votes: Baca, Battista, Blair, Carr, Cersosimo, Chadiha, Edholm, Gordon, Hall, Hanzus, Jones-Drew, Pioli, Rank, Ross, Sessler, Shook)


2. Saquon Barkley | 5 votes: Bergman, Kownack, Parr, Patra, Zierlein

3. Christian McCaffrey | 4 votes: Filice, Gonzales, Reuter, White

COACH OF THE YEAR

Rank
1
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Brian Daboll
New York Giants

(11 votes: Battista, Bergman, Carr, Chadiha, Gordon, Hall, Hanzus, Parr, Pioli, Ross, Zierlein)


2. Doug Pederson | 9 votes: Baca, Blair, Cersosimo, Gonzales, Jones-Drew, Kownack, Rank, Reuter, Shook

3. Kyle Shanahan | 5 votes: Edholm, Filice, Patra, Sessler, White

ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR

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DeMeco Ryans
Defensive Coordinator, San Francisco 49ers

(15 votes: Baca, Battista, Bergman, Cersosimo, Edholm, Gordon, Hall, Jones-Drew, Parr, Pioli, Rank, Ross, Sessler, Shook, White)


2. Ben Johnson, Lions OC 8 votes: Blair, Carr, Filice, Gonzales, Hanzus, Kownack, Patra, Zierlein

3. Shane Steichen, Eagles OC | 2 votes: Chadiha, Reuter

EACH ANALYST'S BALLOT

Table inside Article
Analyst MVP OPOY DPOY OROY DROY Comeback Coach Asst. Coach
Michael Baca Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Kenneth Walker III Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Doug Pederson DeMeco Ryans
Judy Battista Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
Jeremy Bergman Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Saquon Barkley Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
Tom Blair Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Brock Purdy Tariq Woolen Geno Smith Doug Pederson Ben Johnson
David Carr Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts Micah Parsons Brock Purdy Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll Ben Johnson
Brooke Cersosimo Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Micah Parsons Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Doug Pederson DeMeco Ryans
Jeffri Chadiha Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll Shane Steichen
Eric Edholm Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Kyle Shanahan DeMeco Ryans
Gennaro Filice Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Chris Jones Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Christian McCaffrey Kyle Shanahan Ben Johnson
Christian Gonzales Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Kenneth Walker III Sauce Gardner Christian McCaffrey Doug Pederson Ben Johnson
Grant Gordon Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
DeAngelo Hall Jalen Hurts Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Kenneth Walker III Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
Dan Hanzus Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll Ben Johnson
Maurice Jones-Drew Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Kenneth Walker III Tariq Woolen Geno Smith Doug Pederson DeMeco Ryans
Bobby Kownack Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Saquon Barkley Doug Pederson Ben Johnson
Dan Parr Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Saquon Barkley Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
Kevin Patra Patrick Mahomes Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Saquon Barkley Kyle Shanahan Ben Johnson
Scott Pioli Jalen Hurts Jalen Hurts Chris Jones Kenneth Walker III Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
Adam Rank Jalen Hurts Justin Jefferson Micah Parsons Brock Purdy Tariq Woolen Geno Smith Doug Pederson DeMeco Ryans
Chad Reuter Jalen Hurts Patrick Mahomes Chris Jones Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Christian McCaffrey Doug Pederson Shane Steichen
Marc Ross Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts Micah Parsons Garrett Wilson Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Brian Daboll DeMeco Ryans
Marc Sessler Patrick Mahomes Jalen Hurts Nick Bosa Brock Purdy Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Kyle Shanahan DeMeco Ryans
Nick Shook Jalen Hurts Patrick Mahomes Nick Bosa Kenneth Walker III Sauce Gardner Geno Smith Doug Pederson DeMeco Ryans
Brenna White Jalen Hurts Jalen Hurts Nick Bosa Brock Purdy Sauce Gardner Christian McCaffrey Kyle Shanahan DeMeco Ryans
Lance Zierlein Jalen Hurts Justin Jefferson Nick Bosa Kenneth Walker III Sauce Gardner Saquon Barkley Brian Daboll Ben Johnson