Most Valuable Player- Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers, QB:
Aaron Rodgers had the highest passer rating with 111.9, he had the highest touchdown rate with 7.0%, and he had the lowest interception rate in the league with 0.8%. The Green Bay Packers were riddled with injuries on the offensive side of the ball for most of the 2021 season including, the Packers starting tight end Robert Tonyan only playing 8 games, and Packers All-Pro Tackle, David Bakhtiari only playing one game in the whole entire 2021 season. Even with these injuries, Aaron Rodgers led the Packers to the best overall record in the NFL at 13-4
Offensive Player of the Year- Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams, WR:
Even though Cooper Kupp had the 3rd most slot snaps with 518, there is now way anyone can ignore the prediction Kupp had this season. Kupp won the receiving triple crown. He is only the fourth person to win the triple crown in the Super Bowl era, joining only Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, and Steve Smith. Kupp led the NFL in receiving yards with 1947, which is the second most receiving yards in a single season only behind Calvin Johnson. Kupp led the NFL in receptions with 145, which is the second most receptions in a single season only Michael Thomas. Lastly Kupp led the NFL in receiving touchdowns with 16.
Defensive Player of the Year- T.J. Watt, Pittsburgh Steelers, Edge:
T.J. Watt was a monster of the edge this year. In 15 games, T.J. Watt led the NFL in sacks with 22. The 22 sacks put up by Watt tied Michael Strahan’s record for most sacks in an NFL season. Watt also helped the Steelers lead the league in team sacks with 55 sacks.
Offensive Rookie of the Year- Ja’Marr Chase, Cincinnati Bengals, WR:
Ja’Marr Chase was a nightmare for all opposing defenses. Ja’Marr Chase was first among rookies in receiving yards with 1,455. This was fourth among all receivers in the NFL and this was also the second most receiving yards by a rookie ever in a season. Ja’Marr Chase also led all rookies in receiving touchdowns with 13. This was the third most receiving touchdowns in the NFL. He was also a big play machine, leading all rookies in yards per receptions with 18.0 and this was the second most yards per reception in the NFL this season.
Defensive Rookie of the Year- Micah Parsons, Dallas Cowboys, LB:
Micah Parsons not only was the best defensive rookie this season, but he was one of the best defensive players this season. He had insane versatility this season - splitting snaps pass rushing off the edge and covering off the ball at middle linebacker. Parsons was 6th in sacks in the NFL with 13.0. Parsons rushed the quarterback off the edge successfully, but he also played a lot of snaps at middle linebacker. Parsons had 64 solo tackles and 20 assist tackles, this adds up to 84 total tackles.
Comeback Player of the Year- Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals, QB:
A lot of people were worried how Joe Burrow would return from his grueling ACL injury last season. Playing behind a weak offensive line, Joe Burrow came back and massively improved. Burrow was 6th in the NFL in passing yards with 4,611. Burrow led the NFL in completion percentage, completing 70.4% of his passes. Burrow also led the NFL in yards per pass attempt with 8.9 yards per attempt. Burrow was second in the NFL in passer rating with a passer rating of 108.3. Burrow led the Bengals to the AFC North division title with a 10-7 record. Burrow and the Bengals are now representing the AFC in the Super Bowl.
Coach of the Year- Mike Vrabel, Tennessee Titans:
Mike Vrabel coached a team that went 12-5. The Titans gained the number 1 seed in the AFC and had a first round bye in the playoffs. Even though the Titans and Vrabel had a disappointing playoffs by losing to the Bengals in the divisional round of the playoffs, Vrabel and Titans fought a lot of adversity including injuries and inconsistent play by some players. The Titans had multiple significant injuries including All-Pro running back Derrick Henry. Henry played only a total of 8 regular season games. Both star wide receivers on the Titans, A.J. Brown and Julio Jones, both missed time with injury. The Titans primarily had inconsistent quarterback play with Ryan Tanehill.