Allen is the only finalist to have been voted an MVP, taking home the award last season. He played 17 games for the Bills this season, throwing for 3,668 yards, 25 touchdowns and a career-high 69.3 completion percentage while also rushing for 579 yards and 14 touchdowns to lead the team to its seventh straight playoff appearance.

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Parsons is a heavy underdog to actually win this year’s top award, with the Cleveland Browns’ Myles Garrett expected to win following his resetting of the NFL’s single-season sack record. Houston’s Will Anderson Jr., Denver’s Nik Bonitto and Detroit’s Aidan Hutchinson were also DPOY finalists.

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Christian McCaffrey is the first player to be a finalist for three AP NFL awards as he was the only non-QB named a finalist for MVP.

The winner will be announced at the NFL Honors ceremony on Feb. 5 in San Francisco.

Once the impending unrestricted free agents are removed, the depth chart gets interesting.

According to a recent FOX Sports mock draft, New York will instead set their sights on shoring up defense with their selections at No. 2 and No.16. Perhaps this pivot is for the best; in the 2025 regular season, the Jets ranked an abysmal 31 st in points allowed with a historical zero interceptions recorded.