| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Steve Grogan | Philadelphia |
| Coach of the Year | Marco Patrizio | Philadelphia |
| Legend of the Game | Ahmad Rashad | Cincinnati |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Ed Jones | Jacksonville |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | James Brooks | San Francisco |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Ronnie Lott | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Earl Campbell | Houston |
| All-League First Team Fullback | William Andrews | Green Bay |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Kellen Winslow | Atlanta |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Harold Carmichael | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Drew Hill | Cincinnati |
| All-League First Team Center | Harris Lehan | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | John Hannah | New England |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Randy Cross | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Hardy Dillon | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Henry Lawrence | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Punter | Marv Bateman | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Chester Marcol | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Ed Jones | Jacksonville |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Barney Chavous | New England |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Wilson Whitely | Chicago |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | John Dutton | Indianapolis |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Harry Carson | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Bob Brudzinski | Cincinnati |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Robert Braziel | Tennessee |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Everson Walls | Dallas |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Pat Thomas | Indianapolis |
| All-League First Team Safety | Ronnie Lott | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Safety | Beasley Reece | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Steve Grogan | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Wendell Tyler | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Mark Van Eeghen | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Keith Krepfle | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Roy Green | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Rickey Young | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Center | Kris Wheeler | Houston |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Darrell Austin | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Noah Jackson | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Stan Walters | New York (N) |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Ted Albrecht | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Ray Stachowicz | Tennessee |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Ray Wersching | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Rubin Carter | Indianapolis |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Billy Howard | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Jim Wolf | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Bob Golic | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Randy McClanahan | Tennessee |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Steve King | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Gary Campbell | New England |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Dennis Thurman | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Ronald Cinkovsky | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Roland James | Cleveland |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Gary Fencik | Minnesota |
| League's Fastest Man | Ike Harris | Miami |
| League's Strongest Man | Robert Jackson | Tennessee |