The end of the 2025-26 NFL season is almost upon us, which means it’s the award season. The results for the Pro Football Writers Awards are out, with their All-NFL and All-Rookie selections, Rookie of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Defensive Rookie of the Year honors being disclosed to the public on Tuesday, January 20.
This is one of the best barometers for the official NFL awards, which are set to be announced shortly before the Super Bowl in February. Here’s a look at the selections by the PFWA.
Pro Football Writers Awards All-NFL Team
| Category | Position | Player | Team |
| Offense | QB | Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams |
| RB | James Cook | Buffalo Bills | |
| RB | Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers | |
| WR | Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | |
| WR | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks | |
| TE | Trey McBride | Arizona Cardinals | |
| C | Creed Humphrey | Kansas City Chiefs* | |
| G | Quinn Meinerz | Denver Broncos* | |
| G | Joe Thuney | Chicago Bears# | |
| T | Garett Bolles | Denver Broncos | |
| T | Penei Sewell | Detroit Lions# | |
| Defense | DE | Will Anderson Jr. | Houston Texans |
| DE | Myles Garrett | Cleveland Browns^ | |
| DT | Jeffery Simmons | Tennessee Titans | |
| DT | Leonard Williams | Seattle Seahawks | |
| OLB | Nik Bonitto | Denver Broncos* | |
| OLB | Brian Burns | New York Giants | |
| MLB | Jack Campbell | Detroit Lions | |
| CB | Quinyon Mitchell | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| CB | Derek Stingley Jr. | Houston Texans* | |
| S | Kevin Byard III | Chicago Bears | |
| S | Kyle Hamilton | Baltimore Ravens | |
| Special Teams | PK | Brandon Aubrey | Dallas Cowboys |
| P | Jordan Stout | Baltimore Ravens | |
| KR | Ray Davis | Buffalo Bills | |
| PR | Chimere Dike | Tennessee Titans (r) | |
| ST | Devon Key | Denver Broncos |
Pro Football Writers Awards All-Rookie Team And Rookie Awards
| Category | Position | Player | Team |
| Offense | QB | Tyler Shough | New Orleans Saints |
| RB | TreVeyon Henderson | New England Patriots | |
| RB | Ashton Jeanty | Las Vegas Raiders | |
| WR | Emeka Egbuka | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| WR | Tetairoa McMillan | Carolina Panthers | |
| TE | Tyler Warren | Indianapolis Colts | |
| C | Jonah Monheim | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| G | Tyler Booker | Dallas Cowboys | |
| G | Grey Zabel | Seattle Seahawks | |
| T | Kelvin Banks Jr. | New Orleans Saints | |
| T | Armand Membou | New York Jets | |
| Defense | DL | Abdul Carter | New York Giants |
| DL | Mason Graham | Cleveland Browns | |
| DL | James Pearce Jr. | Atlanta Falcons | |
| DL | Deone Walker | Buffalo Bills | |
| LB | Teddye Buchanan | Baltimore Ravens | |
| LB | Jihaad Campbell | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| LB | Carson Schwesinger | Cleveland Browns | |
| CB | Will Johnson | Arizona Cardinals | |
| CB | Jacob Parrish | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| S | Nick Emmanwori | Seattle Seahawks | |
| S | Xavier Watts | Atlanta Falcons | |
| Special Teams5 | PK | Andy Borregales | New England Patriots |
| P | Jeremy Crawshaw | Denver Broncos | |
| KR | Chimere Dike | Tennessee Titans | |
| PR | Chimere Dike | Tennessee Titans | |
| ST | Carson Bruener | Pittsburgh Steelers |
The NFL Rookie of the Year and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the PFWA this year was Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan. The receiver recorded 1014 receiving yards, with seven touchdowns in 70 catches this season.
Their NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year was Cleveland Browns’ linebacker Carson Schwesinger, who had 67 solo tackles, 2.5 sacks, and two interceptions.
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