| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Dan Fouts | Cincinnati |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Steve Grogan | Minnesota |
| Coach of the Year | Rico Harrison | Kansas City |
| Legend of the Game | Jim Reilly | Detroit |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Dan Fouts | Cincinnati |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Tom Jackson | San Francisco |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Curtis Dickey | Houston |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Darrol Ray | Oakland |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Dan Fouts | Cincinnati |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Walter Payton | Miami |
| All-League First Team Fullback | Earl Cooper | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Dave Casper | Miami |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Steve Largent | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | James Lofton | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Center | Mike Webster | Tampa Bay |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Joe DeLamielleure | Atlanta |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Jim Reilly | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Paul Krause | Seattle |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Vernon Lepsis | Los Angeles |
| All-League First Team Punter | Marv Bateman | Oakland |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Allan Leavitt | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Barney Chavous | Dallas |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Fred Dean | New York |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Rich Moore | Houston |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | John Mendenhall | Green Bay |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Bob Stein | Cincinnati |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Tom Jackson | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Carl Crennel | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Dave Brown | Green Bay |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Monte Jackson | Denver |
| All-League First Team Safety | Wilton Thompson | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Safety | Jim Hill | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Roger Staubach | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Earl Campbell | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Larry Krein | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Ted Koy | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Cliff Branch | New York |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Speedy Thomas | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Center | Jan Stenerud | Chicago |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Kurt Peterson | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Ken Huff | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Henry Lawrence | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Doug Crusan | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Larry Seiple | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Melvin Wilkins | Jacksonville |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Leroy Jones | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Sherman White | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Rubin Carter | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Bill Brundige | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Randy Gradishar | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Clay Matthews | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | John Bensen | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Earlie Thomas | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Gary Green | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Corey Hines | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Mario Clark | Tampa Bay |
| League's Fastest Man | Stan Brown | Miami |
| League's Strongest Man | Dan Goich | St. Louis |