Lions' 2025 Mid-Season Awards

The Detroit Lions have a 5-2 record coming out of their bye week and are looking for a third straight NFC North title.

It won't be an easy journey, as the team has plenty of teams in the playoff conversation still awaiting them within their final 10 games.

However, the team has plenty of star power of its own and will be looking to make a statement amidst a loaded schedule to end the regular season.

Here are awards for the best of the best Lions after seven games.

Team MVP: RB Jahmyr Gibbs

Five players garnered consideration for this award, but last week's win over the Tampa Buccaneers was a perfect example of the value that Jahmyr Gibbs holds. He is the most multi-faceted contributor for the offense, with an ability to score every time he touches the ball either as a runner or receiver.

Gibbs has totaled 526 rushing yards and 194 receiving yards through the season's first seven games, including a 218 all-purpose yard performance against the Buccaneers last week. He is one of the most explosive players in the game, and has handled the increased workload with relative ease.

Because of this versatility, he edges out Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff and Aidan Hutchinson for team MVP honors. Right tackle Penei Sewell also received some consideration, as he is right up there among the team's most indispensible players.

Most improved: OG Christian Mahogany

Mahogany sputtered a bit to start the year, but has come on strong as of late. He has posted a Pro Football Focus grade above 80.0 in two of the last three games and appears to be growing comfortable as the left guard.

The second-year blocker out of Boston College has demonstrated his aptitude particularly in the run game. Mahogany has a 72.9 run-blocking grade, which is second on the team behind only Penei Sewell. This mark is boosted by a 92.0 grade against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 6.

Entering the year, the interior offensive line was viewed as one of the bigger concerns. However, Mahogany appears to be developing with time and his performances continue to improve with every week.

Consideration was given to the array of new defensive backs that had strong games against the Buccaneers, including Nick Whiteside, Thomas Harper and Arthur Maulet. However, because they have played a combined five games, it simply hasn't been enough of a sample size to give them the award.

Comeback player of the year: EDGE Aidan Hutchinson

Hutchinson's performance through the first seven games of the year dispells the notion that his injury would have lingering effects, as he's been explosive thus far. He had a five-game streak with a sack that was recently snapped, and led the league with 48 pressures entering Sunday.

His production is encouraging, as the serverity of Hutchinson's leg injury last season was a cause for concern. However, he has continued to be one of the predominant pass-rushers in the game midway through his fourth NFL season.

As teams continue to devote extra attention to him, he'll need to continue developing counters. However, there's no indication of him slowing down to this point.

Derrick Barnes is another leading candidate for this award, as he has been a big part of the defense following a knee injury that he suffered in Week 3 last season.