| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Joe Montana | Philadelphia |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Roger Staubach | Detroit |
| Coach of the Year | Spencer Welch | Carolina |
| Legend of the Game | Bobby Douglas | Dallas |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Joe Montana | Philadelphia |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Lawrence Taylor | Tampa Bay |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Herman Heard | New Orleans |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Reggie White | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Joe Montana | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Marcus Allen | Denver |
| All-League First Team Fullback | Ricky Wright | New York |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Ron Battle | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Steve Largent | Seattle |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | John Jefferson | Jacksonville |
| All-League First Team Center | Dwight Stephenson | Green Bay |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Claude Matthews | Denver |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Stan Brock | New York |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Reggie McElroy | New England |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Irv Eatman | Los Angeles |
| All-League First Team Punter | Tom Skladany | Miami |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Mike Wood | Houston |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Richard Dent | Houston |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Dexter Manley | St. Louis |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Tim Krumrie | Cleveland |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Dan Hampton | Oakland |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | George Cumby | Oakland |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Lawrence Taylor | Tampa Bay |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Clay Matthews | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Matt Vandenboom | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Gary Barbaro | Seattle |
| All-League First Team Safety | Mark Haynes | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Safety | Pat Thomas | Houston |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Erik Snook | Seattle |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Cliff Austin | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Larry Millen | Washington |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Orlando Ricks | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Kevin Williams | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Art Monk | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Center | Tom Thayer | Seattle |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Emmitt Roberge | New England |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Steve August | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Bubba Paris | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Phil Pozderac | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Bill Bradley | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Neil O'Donoghue | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Greg Townsend | Dallas |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Gary Jeter | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Rubin Carter | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Conrad Monty | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Bob Breunig | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Stuart Walker | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | John Anderson | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Nolan Cromwell | San Francisco |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Jerald Middleton | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Ray Clayborn | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Dennis Smith | Pittsburgh |
| League's Fastest Man | Martin Kripper | San Diego |
| League's Strongest Man | Mike Munchak | New Orleans |