The NFL announced today that nominees for the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year are:
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen finished the season with 3,668 passing yards and 25 touchdown passes. He ranked first among quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns (14) and rushing yards (579). In 2025, Allen broke the record for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in NFL history with 79 and most games with a touchdown pass and rushing touchdown with 50. He became the first quarterback and fourth player ever with at least six rushing touchdowns in each of his first eight career seasons.
New England quarterback Drake Maye led the league in completion percentage (72.0) and passer rating (113.5), ranked third in touchdown passes (31) and fourth in passing yards (4,394). He became the sixth quarterback in NFL history under the age of 24 with at least 4,000 passing yards and 30 touchdown passes in a season and was the third player under the age of 24 all-time with at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in 10 games in a single season.
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford led the league and recorded career highs in passing yards (4,707) and touchdown passes (46), and ranked second in passer rating (109.2). Stafford became the third player in NFL history with multiple touchdown passes in 15 games in a season and became the fifth player ever to record nine games with at least three touchdown passes in multiple seasons. He became the third player all-time to record at least 45 touchdown passes and fewer than 10 interceptions in a season.
San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey ranked second in scrimmage yards (2,126) and third in scrimmage touchdowns (18) in 2025. He led all running backs with 102 receptions, recording his third season with at least 100 receptions, the most by a running back in NFL history. McCaffrey became the eighth player all-time to record three or more (three) seasons with 2,000 scrimmage yards.
Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson led the league with 2,298 scrimmage yards and ranked fourth with 1,478 rushing yards. Robinson became the first player in NFL history to average over 10.0 yards per reception and 5.0 yards per rush in a season (minimum 75 receptions and 275 rushing attempts). His 2,298 yards are the fifth-most by a player 23 or younger in a season in the Super Bowl era. Robinson also became the all-time leader in scrimmage yards (5,648) before turning 24 years old.
Indianapolis Colts running back Jonathan Taylor led the league with 20 scrimmage touchdowns, ranked third with 1,963 scrimmage yards, and 1,585 rushing yards. He led the NFL with 18 rushing touchdowns and became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 18 rushing touchdowns in multiple career seasons. Taylor recorded five games with three scrimmage touchdowns and became the fourth player in the Super Bowl era to record at least five such games in a season.
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua led the league in receptions (129), ranked second in receiving yards (1,715), and tied for sixth with 10 touchdown receptions. Nacua became the second player in NFL history to record 100 receptions and 1,400 receiving yards in two of his first three seasons. He recorded four games with 150 or more receiving yards in 2025, becoming the second player in NFL history to record eight games with at least 150 receiving yards in his first three seasons.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba led the league with 1,793 receiving yards, ranked second with 15.1 yards per reception among all players with at least 75 receptions, and ranked fourth with a franchise-record 119 receptions. Smith-Njigba became the third player in NFL history under age 24 with at least 1,700 receiving yards in a single season. He also became the fourth player in NFL history with at least 90 receiving yards in 13 games within a single season.
Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride ranked first among all tight ends and second in the league with a franchise-record 126 receptions, tied for second with 11 receiving touchdowns, and sixth with 1,239 receiving yards. McBride surpassed Zach Ertz (116 receptions in 2018 with Philadelphia) for the most receptions by a tight end in a season in NFL history and became the first tight end all-time with at least 110 receptions in multiple career seasons.
For the first time in the program's 23-year history, nine offensive nominees representing quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends will compete for a FedEx Air & Ground NFL Player of the Year Award. Additionally, new for 2026, FedEx will reveal three trophies: one for the best of three quarterbacks, one for the best of three running backs, and one for the winning wide receiver and/or tight end from a final nomination group of three.
Fans can cast their vote for the top three players today through Wednesday, February 4, at 6 p.m. ET at nfl.com/fedex, via an X (formerly Twitter) poll on the @NFL official handle, or directly through the NFL Mobile App.
FedEx will announce the 2025 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year at the 15th annual NFL Honors, presented by Invisalign. The primetime awards special will air nationally on Thursday, February 5, at 9:00 p.m. ET on NBC and NFL Network from the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA. Fans can also stream NFL Honors on Peacock and NFL+.
With the crowning of the new FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year, FedEx will donate $15,000 to Feeding America food banks in each of the winning players' home markets. The 2025 NFL season marked the first time the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Awards program supported Feeding America and its nationwide network of local food banks and pantries, with $117,000 donated to fight food insecurity throughout the season.
The NFL Communications staff provided this information.
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