NFL Announces 32 Nominees For 2024 Walter Payton Man Of The Year Award

The award was established in 1979 and renamed in 1999 to honor former Chicago Bears RB Walter Payton who had passed away that year.

The following is the full list of nominees for the 2024 season:

1. Arizona Cardinals DL Jonathan Ledbetter
2. Atlanta Falcons P Bradley Pinion
3. Baltimore Ravens LB Roquan Smith
4. Buffalo Bills LT Dion Dawkins
5. Carolina Panthers C Bradley Bozeman
6. Chicago Bears DT Justin Jones
7. Cincinnati Bengals C Ted Karras
8. Cleveland Browns LB Anthony Walker
9. Dallas Cowboys DE DeMarcus Lawrence
10. Denver Broncos LT Garett Bolles
11. Detroit Lions C Frank Ragnow
12. Green Bay Packers LB De’Vondre Campbell
13. Houston Texans LS Jon Weeks
14. Indianapolis Colts  LB Zaire Franklin
15. Jacksonville Jaguars DE Dawuane Smoot
16. Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
17. Las Vegas Raiders LB Maxx Crosby
18. Los Angeles Chargers S Derwin James
19. Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp
20. Miami Dolphins FB Alec Ingold
21. Minnesota Vikings DT Harrison Phillips
22. New England Patriots CB Jonathan Jones
23. New Orleans Saints S Tyrann Mathieu
24. New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley
25. New York Jets DL Solomon Thomas
26. Philadelphia Eagles RT Lane Johnson
27. Pittsburgh Steelers DL Cameron Heyward
28. San Francisco 49ers DL Arik Armstead
29. Seattle Seahawks LB Bobby Wagner
30. Tampa Bay Buccaneers S Antoine Winfield Jr.
31. Tennessee Titans DL Jeffery Simmons
32. Washington Commanders WR Terry McLaurin

The award will once again be presented by Nationwide and the winner announced during NFL Honors, a primetime awards special that will air before the Super Bowl.

All 32 nominees will receive a $40,000 donation in their name to their charity of choice, with the winner receiving a $250,000 donation to the charity of their choice, courtesy of the NFL Foundation and Nationwide.