Lamar Jackson was a near-unanimous alternative for his second AP NFL Most Worthwhile Participant award introduced at NFL Honors on Thursday evening.
Baltimore’s All-Professional quarterback acquired 49 of fifty first-place votes from a nationwide panel of voters that features media members who repeatedly cowl the NFL, former gamers and coaches.
Jackson led the Ravens (14-5) to the NFL’s greatest document within the common season, however they misplaced to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the AFC championship recreation. The 27-year-old Jackson is the fourth participant to win his second MVP earlier than turning 28, becoming a member of Patrick Mahomes (27), Brett Favre (27) and Jim Brown (22).
San Francisco 49ers operating again Christian McCaffrey ran away with the AP Offensive Participant of the Yr award. Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett beat out T.J. Watt for AP Defensive Participant of the Yr. Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud received the AP Offensive Rookie of the Yr award in a landslide. Defensive finish Will Anderson Jr., Stroud’s teammate, received the AP Defensive Rookie of the Yr award, outgaining each Jalen Carter and Kobie Turner by two first-place votes.
The Browns took house 4 awards. Quarterback Joe Flacco, who got here off the sofa to guide the Cleveland to the playoffs, received the AP Comeback Participant of the Yr. Kevin Stefanski edged Houston coach DeMeco Ryans for AP Coach of the Yr honors by one first-place vote. Defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz received the AP Assistant Coach of the Yr award after guiding the league’s No. 1 ranked unit.
Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen received the opposite first-place vote and completed fifth total in voting. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott was second with 152 factors. McCaffrey got here in third with 147 factors and teammate Brock Purdy was fourth with 97.
Jackson threw for 3,678 yards and 24 touchdowns and ran for 821 yards and 5 scores whereas main Baltimore to a document 10 wins over groups that completed with a profitable document. He helped the Ravens rout Houston within the divisional spherical however struggled in a 17-10 loss to the Chiefs within the AFC title recreation.
McCaffrey, San Francisco’s All-Professional operating again, acquired 39 of fifty first-place votes for OPOY and earned 222 factors, outpacing Dolphins extensive receiver Tyreek Hill.
Garrett, Cleveland’s All-Professional edge rusher, acquired 23 first-place votes and 165 factors to Watt’s 19 first-place votes and 140 factors for DPOY.
Stroud acquired 48 of fifty first-place votes for OROY with Los Angeles Rams extensive receiver Puka Nacua getting the opposite two.
Anderson and Stroud are the fourth teammates to win the offensive and defensive rookie awards in the identical season. Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner swept the awards final 12 months for the New York Jets.
Flacco beat out Payments security Damar Hamlin and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield for the comeback award. He acquired 13 first-place votes, 26 second-place votes and eight thirds to complete with 151 factors.
Hamlin returned to the NFL this season after collapsing on the sphere and needing to be resuscitated following a cardiac arrest on Jan. 2, 2023. He performed in 5 regular-season video games. Hamlin acquired 21 first-place votes however appeared on 42 of fifty ballots whereas Flacco was on 47. He received seven second-place votes and 14 thirds for 140 factors.
Mayfield, who bounced round from the Browns to the Panthers to the Rams final season, began each recreation for Tampa Bay and led them to the second spherical of the playoffs. He received 10 first-place votes and completed with 93 factors.
Flacco, the 39-year-old former Tremendous Bowl MVP, was house in New Jersey along with his household when Cleveland referred to as him in November. He went 4-1 in 5 begins and handed for over 300 yards in 4 straight video games with 13 touchdowns.
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Others receiving first-place votes had been: Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (4), Rams QB Matthew Stafford (1) and 49ers QB Brock Purdy (1).
Stefanski led the Browns to their third playoff look since 1999 regardless of dropping quarterback Deshaun Watson, star operating again Nick Chubb and proper sort out Jack Conklin to season-ending accidents and beginning 5 QBs.
Ryans helped the Houston Texans go from worst to first within the AFC South. The Texans routed the Browns 41-14 in a wild-card playoff recreation, however voting was accomplished earlier than the postseason.
Stefanski and Ryans each earned 165 factors in a weighted level system. However Stefanski had 21 first-place votes to Ryans’ 20. Stefanski had 18 second-place votes and 6 third-place votes. Ryans received 21 second-place votes and two thirds. Detroit’s Dan Campbell completed third. He received three first-place votes. San Francisco’s Kyle Shanahan (3), Baltimore’s John Harbaugh (2) and the Rams’ Sean McVay (1) additionally received first-place votes.
Schwartz acquired 25 first-place votes and completed with 160 factors, simply outpacing Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald.
Hill acquired seven first-place votes and completed with 139 factors. Cowboys extensive receiver CeeDee Lamb got here in third with 45 factors, together with one first-place vote. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson received three first-place votes, ending fourth.
McCaffrey, a unanimous alternative for All-Professional, led the NFL with 1,459 yards speeding and had 14 speeding TDs for the NFC champion 49ers. He additionally had 564 yards receiving for seven scores.
Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons completed third for DPOY with 89 factors, together with seven first-place votes. Cornerback DaRon Bland, Parson’s teammate, received the opposite first-place vote and got here in fifth behind Raiders edge Maxx Crosby.
Watt, who received the award in 2021, led the NFL with 19 sacks. However Garrett had the higher all-around season for the NFL’s top-ranked protection.
Regardless of fixed double-teams, Garrett had 14 sacks, 30 quarterback hits, 17 tackles for loss, 4 compelled fumbles and compelled offensive coordinators to keep away from his facet of the sphere.
Bland set an NFL document with 5 interception returns for a landing however was named on solely six ballots. He received two second-place votes and three for third to go together with the one first.
Stroud, the No. 2 total choose, threw for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, 5 interceptions and had a passer ranking of 100.8, third-best by a rookie. He helped the Texans go from worst to first place within the AFC South and led them to a playoff win within the wild-card spherical.
Stroud led the league in passing yards per recreation (273.9) and had the most effective touchdown-interception ratio at 4.6, turning into simply the third participant in NFL historical past to complete first in each classes, becoming a member of Joe Montana (1989) and Tom Brady (2007).
Nacua set a rookie document with 105 receptions and 1,486 yards receiving yards. Lions tight finish Sam LaPorta completed third.
This was the second 12 months of AP’s weight level system. For MVP, first-place votes are price 10 factors, second-place votes are 5 factors, third-place votes are three, fourth-place votes are two and fifth-place votes are one.
For all different awards, first-place votes are price 5 factors, second-place votes are three and third-place votes are one.
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