Browns' Garrett wins Defensive Player of the Year at NFL Honors - ESPN

The NFL Honors ceremony in San Francisco on Thursday night opened with Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett winning his second career Defensive Player of the Year award in a unanimous selection.

Garrett capped a historic season in which he recorded 23 sacks to set the NFL's single-season sack record. Garrett, who also won the award in 2023, led the league with 33 tackles for loss.

Garrett received all 50 first-place votes. Texans edge rusher Will Anderson finished second, and Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons finished third.

Offensive Player of the Year

Wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba continued the dynamic start to his career by joining running back Shaun Alexander as the only Seahawks player to win the award.

In his third season, Smith-Njigba led the NFL with a career-high 1,793 receiving yards; that is the eighth-most in any season in NFL history. Smith-Njigba set Seahawks records this season in both receiving yards and receptions (119).

Smith-Njigba received 14 first-place votes, outlasting McCaffrey (12) and Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua (8). Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (6), Maye (5), Stafford (3), Allen (1) and Cardinals tight end Trey McBride (1) also received first-place votes.

Offensive Rookie of the Year

Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan emerged from a talented group of first-year standouts to win the award.

McMillan, the eighth pick in the 2025 draft, led all rookies in receiving yards (1,014) and touchdown catches (7), and his 70 receptions were third among first-year players. He broke Kelvin Benjamin's single-season Panthers rookie receiving record and joined him as the only rookies in franchise history to have 1,000 receiving yards.

McMillan received 41 first-place votes. New