| Award | Player | Team |
| Player of the Year | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles |
| Front Office Bowl MVP | Al Toon | Philadelphia |
| Coach of the Year | Riddick Sampson | Denver |
| Legend of the Game | Mike Haynes | Portland (OR) |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Johnnie Cooks | San Francisco |
| Offensive Rookie of the Year | Cris Carter | Birmingham |
| Defensive Rookie of the Year | Greg Lloyd | Pittsburgh |
| All-League First Team Quarterback | John Elway | Denver |
| All-League First Team Running Back | Eric Dickerson | Los Angeles |
| All-League First Team Fullback | Larry Kinnebrew | Washington |
| All-League First Team Tight End | Rodney Holman | Dallas |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Jerry Rice | Tampa Bay |
| All-League First Team Wide Receiver | Cris Carter | Birmingham |
| All-League First Team Center | Bart Oates | Arizona |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Howie Finch | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Offensive Guard | Chuck Commiskey | Arizona |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Joe Jacoby | Washington |
| All-League First Team Offensive Tackle | Mark Tuinei | Kansas City |
| All-League First Team Punter | Pete Richmond | Atlanta |
| All-League First Team Kicker | Kevin Butler | Chicago |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Bruce Smith | Birmingham |
| All-League First Team Defensive End | Reggie White | Los Angeles |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Tim Krumrie | Cincinnati |
| All-League First Team Defensive Tackle | Ray Childress | New Orleans |
| All-League First Team Inside Linebacker | Johnny Rembert | New England |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Johnnie Cooks | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Outside Linebacker | Riki Ellison | Baltimore |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Ronnie Lott | San Francisco |
| All-League First Team Cornerback | Roynell Young | Philadelphia |
| All-League First Team Safety | Joey Browner | Minnesota |
| All-League First Team Safety | Dennis Smith | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Quarterback | Ron Jaworski | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Running Back | Gerald Riggs | Arizona |
| All-League Second Team Fullback | Buford McGee | Memphis |
| All-League Second Team Tight End | Walt Arnold | Pittsburgh |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | J.T. Smith | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Wide Receiver | John Jefferson | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Center | Ray Donaldson | Baltimore |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Jesse Sapolu | San Francisco |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Guard | Dan Fike | Kansas City |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Ken Jones | Philadelphia |
| All-League Second Team Offensive Tackle | Anthony Munoz | Cincinnati |
| All-League Second Team Punter | Craig Colquitt | New York |
| All-League Second Team Kicker | Ray Wersching | Portland (OR) |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Doug English | Birmingham |
| All-League Second Team Defensive End | Chris Doleman | Green Bay |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | David Logan | Tampa Bay |
| All-League Second Team Defensive Tackle | Greg Kragen | St. Louis |
| All-League Second Team Inside Linebacker | Jim Kovach | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Karl Mecklenburg | Denver |
| All-League Second Team Outside Linebacker | Darryl Talley | Portland (OR) |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Don Griffin | New Orleans |
| All-League Second Team Cornerback | Charles Romes | Arizona |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Elbert Gray | New York |
| All-League Second Team Safety | Deron Cherry | Kansas City |
| League's Fastest Man | Ronnie Lott | San Francisco |
| League's Strongest Man | Mike Kenn | Detroit |