| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Edd Hargett | Houston |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Larry Brown | Baltimore |
| Coach of the Year | George Fisk | Dallas |
| Legend of the Game | Don Shy | San Francisco |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Edd Hargett | Houston |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Brad Van Pelt | Carolina |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Tony Reed | New York |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Gary Jeter | New Orleans |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Edd Hargett | Houston |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Walter Payton | Miami |
| All-League First Team Fullback | Mel Farr | Green Bay |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Mike Donohoe | Houston |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Gloster Richardson | Houston |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Cotton Speyrer | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Center | Jim O'Brian | Cleveland |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Howard Mudd | New England |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Dick Hart | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Jim Yarbrough | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Bob Asher | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Punter | Larry Seiple | Denver |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Jason Judge | Houston |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Gary Burley | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Alden Roche | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Bill Yanchar | Carolina |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Bob Tatarek | New England |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Brad Van Pelt | Carolina |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Ross Brupbacher | St. Louis |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Bill Bergey | Houston |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Alvin Wyatt | Cincinnati |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Cecil Leonard | Buffalo |
| All-League First Team Safety | Butch Atkinson | Seattle |
| All-League First Team Safety | Ron Smith | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Don Horn | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | O.J. Simpson | New York |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | MacArthur Lane | Tampa Bay |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Mike Kelly | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Clyde Glosson | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Ron Shanklin | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Center | Ken Vinyard | New York |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | John Hannah | New York |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Doug Wilkerson | Dallas |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Jerry Gantt | Houston |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Rick Sharp | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Ray Guy | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Gary Bridges | Dallas |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Ed Jones | Seattle |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Art Thoms | Houston |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Dave Butz | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Mike McCoy | Chicago |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Jess Lewis | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Jack Reynolds | New York |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Dave Washington | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Clarence Ellis | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Robert James | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Richmond Flowers | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Al Lavan | Cleveland |
| League's Fastest Man | Herb Washington | Philadelphia |
| League's Strongest Man | Sam Ball | Cleveland |