| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Bob Lee | Houston |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Ken Stabler | Kansas City |
| Coach of the Year | Rico Harrison | Kansas City |
| Legend of the Game | John Matlock | Denver |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Bob Lee | Houston |
| Defensive Player of the Year | John Harris | Jacksonville |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Ted Brown | Philadelphia |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Melvin Dotson | Cleveland |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Bob Lee | Houston |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Walter Payton | Miami |
| All-League First Team Fullback | Ricky Wright | Washington |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Raymond Chester | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Gene Washington | Houston |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Fred Hyatt | Dallas |
| All-League First Team Center | Mike Webster | Tampa Bay |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Bob Kuechenberg | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Johnny Schwartz | New England |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Jim Yarbrough | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Rayfield Wright | Washington |
| All-League First Team Punter | Marv Bateman | Oakland |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Eric Robbins | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Fred Dean | New York |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Melvin Dotson | Cleveland |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Rich Moore | Houston |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Bob Tatarek | New England |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Matt Blair | New Orleans |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Mike Douglass | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Paul Naumoff | Green Bay |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Terry Jackson | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Mike Washington | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Safety | John Harris | Jacksonville |
| All-League First Team Safety | Wilton Thompson | New England |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Roger Staubach | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | O.J. Simpson | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Greg Jones | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Ozzie Newsome | Tampa Bay |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Mike Brunson | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | John Stallworth | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Center | Grant Guthrie | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Joe DeLamielleure | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | John Hannah | New York |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Desmond Andrykovitch | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Doug France | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Ellis Lucas | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Geoff Dotson | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Ezra Johnson | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Art Thoms | Houston |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Rubin Carter | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Mike McCoy | Chicago |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Jim Files | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Carl Crennel | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | John Ebersole | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Joe Green | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Mike Williams | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Chris Fletcher | Chicago |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Fletcher Smith | Philadelphia |
| League's Fastest Man | Todd Snyder | Philadelphia |
| League's Strongest Man | Jackie Slater | New York |