| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Marcus Allen | Atlanta |
| Coach of the Year | Dexter Fletcher | Atlanta |
| Legend of the Game | Johnny Rodgers | San Diego |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Cal Peterson | Kansas City |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Sammy Winder | Minnesota |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Karl Mecklenburg | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia |
| 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 | Johnny Rodgers | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Center | Jim Sexton | Houston |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | John Hannah | New England |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Robert Pratt | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Anthony Munoz | Detroit |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Brian Holloway | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Punter | Mike Michel | New Orleans |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Matt Bahr | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Ed Jones | Jacksonville |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Elois Grooms | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Charlie Johnson | Atlanta |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | John Dutton | Indianapolis |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Ken Fantetti | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Cal Peterson | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Gary Campbell | New England |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Everson Walls | Dallas |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Mike Haynes | New Orleans |
| All-League First Team Safety | Donnie Shell | New York (A) |
| All-League First Team Safety | Dick Conn | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Tommy Kramer | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Marcus Allen | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Tony Davis | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Keith Krepfle | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Henry Ellard | Tennessee |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Art Monk | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Center | Jeff Van Note | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Dan Alexander | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Noah Jackson | Carolina |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Wade Griffin | New England |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Henry Lawrence | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Eddie Hare | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Eddie Murray | San Francisco |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Rulon Jones | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Steve McMichael | Seattle |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Wally Chambers | Tampa Bay |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Stan Johnson | Los Angeles |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Randy McClanahan | Tennessee |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Rickey Jackson | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Brad Van Pelt | Chicago |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | J.C. Wilson | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Monte Jackson | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Tommy Myers | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Ronnie Lott | Detroit |
| League's Fastest Man | Dwight Hicks | Atlanta |
| League's Strongest Man | Rickey McBeal | Houston |