Our eight-person panel has voted for our choices to win MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and Coach of the Year.

Verse, the No. 19 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, led rookie edge-rushers with 77 pressures, the fourth-most among all defenders. Honorable mention: Texans safety Calen Bullock | Bullock led rookies with five interceptions and only allowed 15 completions on 35 targets while playing 89% of Houston's defensive snaps. ( h/t Pro Football Reference)

Barry Sanders is one of nine men to rush for more than 2,000 yards in an NFL season, a select group that Saquon Barkley joined a couple of weeks ago. Sanders is now hoping Barkley becomes a member of another fraternity he is already a part of: running backs to win NFL MVP.