| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Pat Ryan | New York |
| Coach of the Year | Geoff Manusky | San Francisco |
| Legend of the Game | Mel Blount | Green Bay |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Chris Keating | Memphis |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | David Greenwood | Memphis |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | Dan Fouts | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Franco Harris | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Fullback | William Andrews | Atlanta |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Don Warren | Tampa Bay |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | John Jefferson | San Diego |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Art Monk | Arizona |
| All-League First Team Center | Mike Webster | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Joe De Lamielleure | Cleveland |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Dave Huffman | Memphis |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Mike Kenn | Atlanta |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Steve Riley | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Punter | John Misko | Chicago |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Rolf Benirschke | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Howie Long | Portland (OR) |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Dan Hampton | Chicago |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Elois Grooms | St. Louis |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Jerry Boyarsky | Cleveland |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Carl Ekern | Los Angeles |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Chris Keating | Memphis |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Lawrence Taylor | New York |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Louis Wright | Buffalo |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Roynell Young | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Safety | Tim Fox | Miami |
| All-League First Team Safety | Dennis Smith | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Neil Lomax | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Freeman McNeil | New York |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Johnny Davis | Portland (OR) |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Emery Moorehead | Birmingham |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | Wes Chandler | San Diego |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | J.T. Smith | Atlanta |
| All-League Second Team Center | Fred Quillan | San Francisco |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Ernie Hughes | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Jim Ritcher | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Ken Jones | Buffalo |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Joe Jacoby | Washington |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Steve Cox | Dallas |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Chris Bahr | New York |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Dwaine Board | Dallas |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Mike Hartenstine | Minnesota |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Doug English | Detroit |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Steve McMichael | Chicago |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | A.J. Duhe | Miami |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Charles Baker | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | John Bunting | New York |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Dave Brown | Jacksonville |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Ronnie Lott | San Francisco |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Roland James | Arizona |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Deron Cherry | Kansas City |
| League's Fastest Man | Albert Lewis | Kansas City |
| League's Strongest Man | Mike Kenn | Atlanta |