| Offensive Player of the Week Candidates |
 |
RB Ron 'The Terminator' Fredrickson |
Baltimore |
28-141 yds rush (5.04 ypc), 3 TD, 1-14 yds catch (14.00 ypc, 7 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 129.857 ) |
 |
RB Johnny Aalders |
Arizona |
36-174 yds rush (4.83 ypc), 1 TD, 2-18 yds catch (9.00 ypc, 4 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 129.765 ) |
|
LG James 'The Wall' Stevens |
Baltimore |
8 KRB, 3 PNK ( 121.435 ) |
 |
RB Richie Forbes |
Minnesota |
29-105 yds rush (3.62 ypc), 3 TD, 5-62 yds catch (12.40 ypc, 39 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 120.558 ) |
 |
RB Daniel McCarthy |
San Francisco |
16-70 yds rush (4.38 ypc), 2 TD ( 107.233 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Week Candidates |
|
RDE Clay Szymanski |
Minnesota |
2 tkl, 3 sacks, 1 ff, 1 fr, 4 hurries, 8 QBKnock ( 178.636 ) |
|
LDE Melvin Braico |
San Francisco |
7 tkl, 3.5 sacks, 1 hurries, 1 QBKnock ( 147.099 ) |
 |
RDE Bernard Hayes |
Cleveland |
3 tkl, 3 sacks, 2 ff, 1 passblk, 4 QBKnock ( 144.191 ) |
 |
RCB Roy Tijerina |
New Jersey |
5 tkl, 2 INT (43 yds, 0 TD), 4 caught ( 130.059 ) |
 |
SS Bubba Mizutani |
Washington |
5 tkl, 1 INT (46 yds, 1 TD), 3 caught, 1 def ( 116.375 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
|
RB Daniel McCarthy |
San Francisco |
16-70 yds rush (4.38 ypc), 2 TD ( 107.233 ) |
 |
SE Jason Tatum |
Tampa Bay |
7-80 yds catch (11.43 ypc, 11 yac), 1 TD, 0 drp ( 77.607 ) |
 |
FL Reuben Matthews |
Kansas City |
7-109 yds catch (15.57 ypc, 7 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 66.246 ) |
 |
RB Lenny McKnight |
Carolina |
18-73 yds rush (4.06 ypc), 1 TD, 1-6 yds catch (6.00 ypc, 0 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp ( 66.172 ) |
 |
SE Terrance Nalen |
New York |
8-89 yds catch (11.13 ypc, 15 yac), 1 TD, 0 drp, 1 fumb ( 65.887 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Week Candidates |
|
SS Jose Turner |
Minnesota |
3 tkl, 1 INT (0 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 2 caught, 2 def ( 105.39 ) |
|
RCB Rob Dennis |
Tampa Bay |
0 tkl, 1 def ( 78.909 ) |
 |
LDT Alfred Finch |
Miami |
5 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 ff ( 77.883 ) |
 |
RDE Kelvin Harbert |
New England |
3 tkl, 1 sacks, 1 caught, 3 hurries, 2 QBKnock ( 72.276 ) |
|
LCB Ronald Horn |
Tampa Bay |
5 tkl, 1 caught ( 68.355 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Week Candidates |
|
FL William Lundberg |
Carolina |
216 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 21.6 ) |
 |
RCB Bernie Jamison |
Chicago |
103 puntretyrds (1 TD) ( 18.3 ) |
 |
K Kelly Nellor |
Tennessee |
4-4 FG (100%, 3 40+, 0 50+), 2-2 PAT (100%) ( 15 ) |
 |
K A.J. Neiderer |
Detroit |
3-4 FG (75%, 2 40+, 1 50+) ( 12 ) |
 |
K Freddie Lott |
Indianapolis |
3-3 FG (100%, 2 40+, 0 50+) ( 11 ) |
| Offensive Player of the Year Candidates |
|
QB Al 'Alan' An |
San Francisco |
286-428 (66%) 3976 yds pass (9.29 ypa), 39 TD, 9 INT, 13 sacked, 16-30 yds rush (1.88 ypc), 0 TD, 4 fumb ( 1262.987 ) |
|
RB Richie Forbes |
Minnesota |
324-1505 yds rush (4.65 ypc), 13 TD, 57-474 yds catch (8.32 ypc, 248 yac), 6 TD, 1 drp, 4 fumb, 1 2Pt ( 1227.177 ) |
|
RB Ron 'The Terminator' Fredrickson |
Baltimore |
362-1491 yds rush (4.12 ypc), 11 TD, 43-312 yds catch (7.26 ypc, 82 yac), 1 TD, 2 drp, 2 fumb ( 1140.939 ) |
 |
SE Myron Raaen |
Philadelphia |
79-1200 yds catch (15.19 ypc, 394 yac), 9 TD, 6 drp ( 862.145 ) |
|
FL Anthony Elliott |
Chicago |
69-1202 yds catch (17.42 ypc, 410 yac), 8 TD, 2 drp, 1 fumb ( 846.737 ) |
| Defensive Player of the Year Candidates |
 |
LDE Kendall Hape |
Atlanta |
45 tkl, 17 sacks, 4 ff, 2 fr, 8 passblk, 5 caught, 22 hurries, 30 QBKnock ( 1188.425 ) |
|
LCB Butch Wolfstone |
Tampa Bay |
48 tkl, 5 INT (56 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 33 caught, 19 def, 1 hurries ( 1175.654 ) |
|
MLB Calvin Burnett |
New York |
125 tkl, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT (7 yds, 0 TD), 6 ff, 1 passblk, 46 caught, 5 def, 5 hurries, 4 QBKnock ( 1156.708 ) |
|
RDE Matthew Stefani |
New Jersey |
50 tkl, 11 sacks, 4 ff, 4 passblk, 3 caught, 28 hurries, 31 QBKnock ( 1071.847 ) |
|
SS Shane McIntyre |
Kansas City |
111 tkl, 1 sacks, 3 INT (47 yds, 1 TD), 2 ff, 24 caught, 7 def, 1 hurries ( 1019.807 ) |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
|
RB Daniel McCarthy |
San Francisco |
254-986 yds rush (3.88 ypc), 6 TD, 7-43 yds catch (6.14 ypc, 0 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 9 fumb ( 616.104 ) |
|
FL Reuben Matthews |
Kansas City |
59-830 yds catch (14.07 ypc, 97 yac), 6 TD, 6 drp, 2 fumb ( 539.391 ) |
|
RB Lester McCormick |
Tennessee |
126-635 yds rush (5.04 ypc), 6 TD, 9-49 yds catch (5.44 ypc, 12 yac), 1 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb ( 457.099 ) |
|
RB Lenny McKnight |
Carolina |
175-533 yds rush (3.05 ypc), 6 TD, 28-160 yds catch (5.71 ypc, 54 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 2 fumb ( 434.688 ) |
|
RB Myron McDonald |
Kansas City |
134-577 yds rush (4.31 ypc), 8 TD, 15-92 yds catch (6.13 ypc, 48 yac), 0 TD, 0 drp, 4 fumb ( 434.418 ) |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year Candidates |
|
MLB Mel Qualizza |
Indianapolis |
87 tkl, 2 sacks, 5 ff, 2 fr, 36 caught, 5 def, 5 hurries ( 872.6685 ) |
|
RDE Kelvin Harbert |
New England |
40 tkl, 10.5 sacks, 2 ff, 4 passblk, 4 caught, 1 def, 19 hurries, 6 QBKnock ( 773.646 ) |
 |
LCB Sammie Rutter |
New Orleans |
41 tkl, 3 INT (35 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 3 fr, 36 caught, 8 def ( 745.438 ) |
 |
SS Trent Dawson |
Green Bay |
68 tkl, 2 INT (10 yds, 0 TD), 1 ff, 23 caught, 5 def, 1 hurries ( 669.58 ) |
 |
SLB Herb Reid |
Cincinnati |
69 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 INT (14 yds, 0 TD), 1 fr, 33 caught, 5 def, 2 hurries ( 605.46 ) |
| Special Teams Player of the Year Candidates |
|
FL William Lundberg |
Carolina |
1202 kickretyrds (1 TD), 2 specTkl ( 92.8 ) |
|
K Kelly Nellor |
Tennessee |
27-32 FG (84%, 9 40+, 2 50+), 33-33 PAT (100%) ( 92 ) |
 |
K Lester Arnold |
Dallas |
25-36 FG (69%, 11 40+, 3 50+), 26-26 PAT (100%) ( 89 ) |
 |
SE Matthew 'The Music Man' Meadows |
Pittsburgh |
932 kickretyrds (1 TD) ( 86.9 ) |
|
P Nicky 'Hangtime' Bodenhemer |
Atlanta |
34 in20, 2536 puntnet ( 86.56 ) |