# 9th Annual NFL Honors

The 9th Annual NFL Honors was an awards presentation by the National Football League that honored its players from the 2019 NFL season. It was held on February 1, 2020, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida and was pre-recorded for same-day broadcast on Fox in the United States at 8:00 PM/7:00 CT. Five inductees announced during taping of the ceremony will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio August 5–9, 2021, the event having been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was hosted by Steve Harvey for the second consecutive year.

## List of award winners

| Award | Player | Position | Team |
| AP MVP | Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| AP NFL Coach of the Year | John Harbaugh | HC | Baltimore Ravens |
| AP Assistant Coach of the Year | Greg Roman | OC | Baltimore Ravens |
| AP Offensive Player of the Year | Michael Thomas | WR | New Orleans Saints |
| AP Defensive Player of the Year | Stephon Gilmore | CB | New England Patriots |
| Pepsi Next Rookie of the Year | Nick Bosa | DE | San Francisco 49ers |
| AP Offensive Rookie of the Year | Kyler Murray | QB | Arizona Cardinals |
| AP Defensive Rookie of the Year | Nick Bosa | DE | San Francisco 49ers |
| AP Comeback Player of the Year | Ryan Tannehill | QB | Tennessee Titans |
| Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the year | Matt Land | HC | Dalton High School |
| Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award | Calais Campbell | DE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| FedEx Air Player of the Year | Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| FedEx Ground Player of the Year | Derrick Henry | RB | Tennessee Titans |
| Bridgestone Performance Play of the Year | Matt Haack & Jason Sanders | P & K | Miami Dolphins |
| Courtyard Unstoppable Performance of the Year | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Microsoft Surface Anything But Ordinary Player of the Year | Larry Fitzgerald | WR | Arizona Cardinals |
| DraftKings Daily Fantasy Player of the Year | Christian McCaffrey | RB | Carolina Panthers |
| Bud Light Celly of the Year | None | WR corps | Seattle Seahawks |
| Salute to Service Award Presented by USAA | Donnie Edwards | LB | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Deacon Jones Award | Shaquil Barrett | LB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Art Rooney Award | Adrian Peterson | RB | Washington Redskins |
| Bart Starr Award | Eli Manning | QB | New York Giants |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 | Steve Atwater | S | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 | Isaac Bruce | WR | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 | Steve Hutchinson | G | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 | Edgerrin James | RB | |
| Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 | Troy Polamalu | S | |

## Winners and candidates

| † | = First time recipient |
| ‡ | = Successive recipient |
Positions key :
| C | Center | CB | Cornerback | DB | Defensive back | DE | Defensive end |
| DL | Defensive lineman | DT | Defensive tackle | FB | Fullback | FS | Free safety |
| G | Guard | K | Kicker | KR | Kickoff returner | LB | Linebacker |
| LS | Long snapper | MLB | Middle linebacker | OT | Offensive tackle | OL | Offensive lineman |
| OLB | Outside linebacker | NT | Nose tackle | P | Punter | PR | Punt returner |
| QB | Quarterback | RS | Return specialist | RB | Running back | S | Safety |
| SS | Strong safety | TE | Tight end | WR | Wide receiver |
Winners are denoted in bold

### AP MVP

| Player | Position | Team | Notes |
| Lamar Jackson † | QB | Baltimore Ravens | Second unanimous AP MVP in history |
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### AP Coach of the Year

| Player | Team |
| John Harbaugh † | Baltimore Ravens |
| Matt LaFleur | Green Bay Packers |
| Sean McDermott | Buffalo Bills |
| Mike Tomlin | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kyle Shanahan | San Francisco 49ers |
| Sean Payton | New Orleans Saints |
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### AP Offensive Player of the Year

| Player | Position | Team |
| Michael Thomas † | WR | New Orleans Saints |
| Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | Carolina Panthers |
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### AP Defensive Player of the Year

| Player | Position | Team |
| Stephon Gilmore † | CB | New England Patriots |
| Chandler Jones | DE/LB | Arizona Cardinals |
| Aaron Donald | DT | Los Angeles Rams |
| T. J. Watt | DE/LB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
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### AP Offensive Rookie of the Year

| Player | Position | Team |
| Kyler Murray † | QB | Arizona Cardinals |
| A. J. Brown | WR | Tennessee Titans |
| Josh Jacobs | RB | Oakland Raiders |
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### AP Defensive Rookie of the Year

| Player | Position | Team |
| Nick Bosa † | DE | San Francisco 49ers |
| Maxx Crosby | DE | Oakland Raiders |
| Josh Allen | DE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
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