| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Wendell Tyler | San Diego |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| Coach of the Year | Dexter Fletcher | Atlanta |
| Legend of the Game | Roger Finnie | Cleveland |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Ottis Anderson | New York (A) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Ed Jones | Jacksonville |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Marcus Allen | Atlanta |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Andre Young | Dallas |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Joe Montana | St. Louis |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Ottis Anderson | New York (A) |
| 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 | John Stallworth | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Center | Dwight Stephenson | Indianapolis |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Randy Cross | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Emmanuel Zanders | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Joe Jacoby | Denver |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Anthony Munoz | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Punter | Ray Stachowicz | Tennessee |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Chester Marcol | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Ed Jones | Jacksonville |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Rubin Carter | Indianapolis |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Mike Dawson | Buffalo |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Randy Crowder | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Buddy Curry | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Cal Peterson | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Steve King | Carolina |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Charles Romes | Washington |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Dave Brown | Seattle |
| All-League First Team Safety | Craig Clemons | Chicago |
| All-League First Team Safety | Nolan Cromwell | Seattle |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Bert Jones | Washington |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Wendell Tyler | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Tony Davis | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Dave Casper | Oakland |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Roy Green | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Dwight Clark | Indianapolis |
| All-League Second Team Center | Doug Dumler | Washington |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Robert Pratt | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | John Tautolo | Jacksonville |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Darryl Haley | Jacksonville |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Brian Holloway | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Zenon Andrusyshyn | Jacksonville |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Mercury Tchaikovski | Indianapolis |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Lyle Alzado | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Mark Gastineau | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Charlie Johnson | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Kent Kremer | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Ken Fantetti | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Rickey Jackson | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Bob Brudzinski | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Mike Haynes | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Dave Waymer | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Dick Conn | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Deron Cherry | Denver |
| League's Fastest Man | Rickey Young | Philadelphia |
| League's Strongest Man | Anthony Munoz | Detroit |