Cases have been made, and votes are being tallied.
Week 18 has come to a close, which means all of the illustrious awards will be handed out roughly one month from today.
Below, we delve into where sportsbooks are projecting each award to end up now that games are complete and stats can no longer be pumped up any further.
2025 NFL Awards final odds, predictions
NFL MVP: Matthew Stafford (-145, BetMGM)
| NFL MVP Award final odds |
|---|
| Matthew Stafford -145 (59.18 percent) |
| Drake Maye +115 (46.51 percent) |
| Trevor Lawrence 300/1 (.33 percent) |
| Sam Darnold 500/1 (.2 percent) |
| Christian McCaffrey 500/1 (.2 percent) |
BetMGM is a bit less bullish than the field on this one. Entering Week 18, Maye was a massive favorite, while Stafford could have been had around +300.
Other sportsbooks have Stafford in the -180 territory.
The question remains: Is this a career achievement award or a single-season award?
The Patriots were the No. 2 seed, while Stafford came up short against the Seahawks and Falcons to force the Rams into the No. 5 seed in the NFC.
Regardless of which side of the argument you’re on, we believe that Stafford will win the NFL MVP award come February.
NFL Coach of the Year: Mike Vrabel (-370, FanDuel)
| NFL Coach of the Year Award final odds |
|---|
| Mike Vrabel -370 (78.72 percent) |
| Mike Macdonald +410 (19.61 percent) |
| Liam Coen +700 (12.5 percent) |
| Ben Johnson 80/1 (1.23 percent) |
Mike Vrabel is the clear favorite here. If I were the one with a ballot, it wouldn’t be Vrabel given the ease of the Patriots’ schedule.
But that’s not relevant here.
The betting odds can be a good barometer of who will win these awards.
Vrabel wins his second NFL Coach of the Year award.
NFL Offensive player of the year: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (-7000, FanDuel)
| Offensive player of the year final odds |
|---|
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba -7000 (98.59 percent) |
| Puka Nacua 19.1 (5 percent) |
| Christian McCaffrey 100/1 (.99 percent) |
This one is bizarre. Jaxon Smith-Njigba is basically a shoo-in to win this award, but in what world is he a fair value at this price?
There’s something to this one that I do not see.
McCaffrey had 1,202 yards rushing and 924 yards receiving, a historically great offensive season for the dual-threat running back, while also pulling in 17 total touchdowns.
Smith-Njigba led the league in receiving yards with 1,793 and 10 touchdowns with 119 receptions.
Nacua, who missed one game with an injury, had 1,715 yards and 10 touchdowns on 129 receptions.
The line on this makes no sense, and if you’re able to still bet on this, I’d take a shot on McCaffrey at that price.
Still, we have to predict that Smith-Njigba wins the award.
NFL Defensive Player of the Year: Myles Garrett (-20000, DraftKings)
No real argument here, Myles Garrett is the single-season sack king and will be the defensive player of the year, perhaps unanimously.
NFL Comeback Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey (-900, FanDuel)
| Comeback Player of the Year final odds |
|---|
| Christian McCaffrey -900 (90 percent) |
| Trevor Lawrence +600 (14.29 percent) |
| Philip Rivers 100/1 (.99 percent) |
This is an award McCaffrey will likely win, though he’s worthy of multiple.
I’m surprised to see Philip Rivers not higher on this list, but it appears that there’s little to no momentum for him to win the award.
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NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year: Tetaroia McMillan (-1100, theScore Bet)
| Offensive Rookie of the Year final odds |
|---|
| Tetairoa McMillan -1100 (91.67 percent) |
| Jaxson Dart +900 (10 percent) |
| TreVeyon Henderson 15/1 (6.25 percent) |
| Tyler Shough 15/1 (6.25 percent) |
Tetairoa McMillan starred at different points with 1,014 receiving yards as a rookie, far better than any other pass catcher this year.
You could opt to go with Jaxson Dart, but he didn’t start as many games. The same goes for TreVeyon Henderson and Tyler Shough.
It would be surprising if McMillan doesn’t get the hardware here.
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year: Carson Schwesinger (-650, bet365 Sportsbook)
| Defensive Rookie of the Year final odds |
|---|
| Carson Schwesinger -650 (91.67 percent) |
| James Pearce Jr. +450 (10 percent) |
| Nick Emmanwori 15/1 (6.25 percent) |
| Xavier Watts 40/1 (6.25 percent) |
This award looked like it was Abdul Carter’s to lose before the season, but an uneven year has put him completely out of the race.
Carson Schwesinger is likely to take home the prize after he put up 89 tackles and two interceptions for the Cleveland Browns.
James Pearce Jr. is a fine choice as well, after he sacked the quarterback 10.5 times for the Falcons.
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