Jackson, McCaffrey, Prescott, Purdy, Allen named NFL MVP finalists
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott are finalists for NFL Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year, awarded by the Associated Press.
A panel of 50 media members who cover the league voted before the postseason began. The winners will be announced on Feb. 8 during the NFL Honors, which are held at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas and will be broadcast starting at 9 p.m. ET on CBS and NFL Network.
Jackson, who won the MVP award in 2019, threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns and added 821 yards and five touchdowns on the ground, leading the Ravens to the league's best record.
Here are the finalists for the awards:
Most Valuable Player
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
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Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
Offensive Player of the Year
Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Tyreek Hill, Miami Dolphins
CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys
Defensive Player of the Year
Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns
Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys
DaRon Bland, Dallas Cowboys
Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders
T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers
Offensive Rookie of the Year
C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions
Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions
Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams
Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Will Anderson Jr., Houston Texans
Jalen Carter, Philadelphia Eagles
Kobie Turner, Los Angeles Rams
Joey Porter Jr., Pittsburgh Steelers
Devon Witherspoon, Seattle Seahawks
Coach of the Year
Kevin Stefanski, Cleveland Browns
DeMeco Ryans, Houston Texans
Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions
Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers
John Harbaugh, Baltimore Ravens
Comeback Player of the Year
Joe Flacco, Cleveland Browns
Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Damar Hamlin, Buffalo Bills
Assistant Coach of the Year
Jim Schwartz, Cleveland Browns
Ben Johnson, Detroit Lions
Mike Macdonald, Baltimore Ravens
Todd Monken, Baltimore Ravens
Bobby Slowik, Houston Texans