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Associated Press · season-by-season honors

AP NFL Awards Ledger

OPOTY, DPOTY, rookie honors, CBOTY and COTY. Award winners and their season performances.

Historical AP eligibility
  • OPOTY: 1972 onward. DPOTY: 1971 onward.
  • AP Rookie of the Year: 1957–1966, shown within the offensive rookie category under its original combined label. Separate OROTY and DROTY: 1967 onward.
  • CBOTY: 1963–1966 and 1998 onward; no AP award in 1967–1997. The early NFL and AFL awards were separate; this ledger lists NFL winners.
  • COTY: 1957 onward.

WAU season selections take precedence over historical AP winners. Career totals without winning seasons do not assign a seasonal winner. Missing data is not zero.

AP NFL Awards Ledger
SeasonAwardWinnerPositionTeamDocumented statisticsEvidence
2008Offensive Player of the YearXavier HollowayWide receiverGreen Bay Packers
Receptions: 118
Targets: 178
Receiving yards: 1560
Receiving touchdowns: 18
Yards per reception: 13.2
Source
Established career totals · winning seasons incomplete