The Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) have voted Jaxson Smith-Njigba as the 2025 NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named Most Valuable Player, and Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year. Stafford led the NFL in passing yards and touchdowns while Garrett set the NFL record for most sacks in a single season.
BREAK OUT SEASON
In his third season as a Seahawk, Smith-Njigba started all 17 games, caught 119 passes for a league-leading 1,793 yards, and 10 touchdowns. The 1,793 receiving yards are the eighth-best in NFL history. All of Smith-Najiba’s totals are Seahawks records. He is the second Seahawks player to earn the PFWA’s Offensive Player of the Year award, joining running back Shaun Alexander, who won the award in 2005. Only three receivers have won the award since it was instituted in 1992: current teammate Cooper Kupp (2021) and Justin Jefferson in 2022.
“ He’s deserved it. He deserves it. Just the way that he is day in and day out, his consistency is what everyone appreciates about him. Certain games where he might not get the touches, might not get the yards or a touchdown, and he’s going to have the same attitude every single day,’ said Sam Darnold when informed that Smith-Njigba had earned the award. “ I think that’s what people appreciate about him around here.”
The PFWA will be announcing it’s on-field winners this week.
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PAST PFWA OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
PFWA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 1992 — QB Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers; 1993 — RB Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys; 1994 — QB Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers; 1995 — QB Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers; 1996 — QB Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers; 1997 — RB Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions; 1998 — RB Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions; 1999 — QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams; 2000 — RB Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams; 2001 — RB Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams; 2002 — QB Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders; 2003 — RB Jamal Lewis, Baltimore Ravens; 2004 — QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts; 2005 — RB Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks; 2006 — RB LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers; 2007 — QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots; 2008 — QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts; 2009 — QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts; 2010 — QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots; 2011 — QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers; 2012 — RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings; 2013 — QB Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos; 2014 — RB DeMarco Murray, Dallas Cowboys; 2015 — QB Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers; 2016 — QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons; 2017 — RB Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams; 2018 — QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs; 2019 — QB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens; 2020 — RB Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans; 2021 – WR Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams; 2022 – WR Justin Jefferson, Minnesota Vikings; 2023 – RB Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers; 2024 – RB Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles; 2025 – WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks.
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