Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills, Trevor Lawrence of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Drake Maye of the New England Patriots, Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers and Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams have been voted the five finalists for the 2025 NFL Associated Press Most Valuable Player award.
Allen is the only finalist to have been voted an MVP, taking home the award last season. He played 17 games for the Bills this season, throwing for 3,668 yards, 25 touchdowns and a career-high 69.3 completion percentage while also rushing for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns to lead the team to its seventh straight playoff appearance.
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Lawrence nearly doubled his passing yards total from 2024 with 4,007 yards and a career-high 29 touchdowns as the Jaguars won the AFC South and made the playoffs for the first time since 2022.
The Patriots’ revival led to a 14-3 record, and their first AFC East crown since 2019 was in large part because of the play of Maye. The second-year quarterback posted career numbers across the board with 4,394 passing yards, 31 touchdowns and an NFL-best completion percentage (72%) and 113.5 passer rating. He also rushed for 450 yards and four touchdowns.
McCaffrey, who was a first-team All-Pro along with Stafford, recovered from an injury that derailed his 2024 season to play all 17 games for the 49ers in 2025. He rushed for 1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns and also caught 102 passes for 924 receiving yards and seven touchdowns as San Francisco finished with a 12-5 record and returned to the postseason.
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No NFL quarterback had more passing yards (4,707) or passing touchdowns (46) than Stafford as the Rams finished with a 12-5 record in the touch NFC West. He was right behind Maye in passer rating (109.2) and was named a first-team All-Pro for the first time in his 17-season career. It was the first time Stafford had reached the 4,000-yard mark since 2021, his first season in L.A., and only the third time in his career he’s surpassed 40 passing touchdowns.
Maye and McCaffrey were also voted finalists for Offensive Player of the Year, while the 49ers running back, along with Lawrence, is up for Comeback Player of the Year.
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The NFL will announce its 2025 award winners during the “NFL Honors” show on Feb. 5, three days before Super Bowl LX.
AP NFL award finalists
Coach of the Year: Liam Coen, Jacksonville Jaguars; Ben Johnson, Chicago Bears; Mike Macdonald, Seattle Seahawks; Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers; Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots.
Assistant Coach of the Year: Vic Fangio, Philadelphia Eagles (DC); Brian Flores, Minnesota Vikings (DC); Vance Joseph, Denver Broncos (DC); Klint Kubiak, Seattle Seahawks (OC); Josh McDaniels, New England Patriots (OC)
Comeback Player of the Year: Stefon Diggs, New England Patriots; Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions; Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars; Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers; Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
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Defensive Player of the Year: Will Anderson, Jr., Houston Texans; Nik Bonitto, Denver Broncos; Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns; Aidan Hutchinson, Detroit Lions; Micah Parsons, Green Bay Packers
Offensive Player of the Year: Drake Maye, New England Patriots; Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers; Puka Nacua, Los Angeles Rams; Bijan Robinson, Atlanta Falcons; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks
Offensive Rookie of the Year: Jaxson Dart, New York Giants; Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Treveyon Henderson, New England Patriots; Tetairoa McMillan, Carolina Panthers; Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints
Defensive Rookie of the Year: Abdul Carter, New York Giants; Nick Emmanwori, Seattle Seahawks; James Pearce, Jr., Atlanta Falcons; Carson Schwesinger, Cleveland Browns; Xavier Watts, Atlanta Falcons
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