đ NFL Honors - The Rest of the Awards!
- The Daily Stump
- Feb 7
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 14
What to know: We have to dive into the rest of the award winners! There were only studs amongst this group!
Defensive Player Of The Year (DPOY) Patrick Surtain II (DEN) - If you watched any Denver Broncos football this year, you saw an electric factory in Bo Nix on the offensive side of the ball, but Pat Surtain was an absolute BALL HAWK on the defensive side! The Broncos became one the most fierce defenses in the league, and were a big part of them becoming a playoff team in what was to be a come-up year! Surtain becomes the first DB to win this award since 2010, Stephon Gilmore being the only other to claim it in 2019. On the year, Surtain had 4 interceptions, 11 passes defended, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery, as well as a 100-yard TD! He had a great year, and it was well deserved for him to take this one home!
Offensive Player Of The Year (OPOY) Saquon Barkley (PHI) - What Saquon Barkley showed this year was that sometimes a change of scenery can go a long way! CMC was out this year, and King Henry did have a great year, but Saquon Barkley NO DOUBT showed how he can be the best Running Back in the league when he wants to! Not only did he join the 2,000-yard club, but he did it in dominant fashion. Not counting his WILD playoff numbers, here are some of his rushing yard totals from games this year: (167, 150, 255, 159, 176, 147, 150). It seemed as if he was playing a different sport than defenses this year. The highlight clip of him hurdling a man BACKWARDS, may go down as one of the greatest running-back highlights of all time! Saquon Barkley is your well deserved OPOY!
Offensive Rookie Of The Year (OROY) Jayden Daniels (WAS) - It was a great rookie class that featured Brock Bowers, Malik Nabers, Bo Nix, Brian Thomas Jr., Caleb Williams, Xavier Worthy, Marvin Harrison Jr., and more. It may be looked back upon as one of the most offensively gifted classes in a long time. Despite this, there was no world where this award didnât go to Jayden Daniels. The Washington Commanders were a 4-win team just one year ago. They were rolling out onto the battlefield with Sam Howell as their starting QB. It was bad! What he did, along with Dan Quinn in their first year in Washington, is unheard of! Rookies do not do what he did. And he did it! Over, and over, and over again!
More Winners:
Comeback Player Of The Year: Joe Burrow (CIN)
Walter Peyton Man Of The Year: Arik Armstead (JAX)
Defensive Rookie Of The Year: Jared Verse (LAR)
Coach Of The Year: Kevin OâConnell (MIN)
Assistant Coach Of The Year: Ben Johnson (DET, now CHI)
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