NFL 2018/19: Who will win all the major NFL awards this season?

Comeback Player of the Year

1. J.J. Watt

2. Odell Beckham Jr.

3. Aaron Rodgers

I can’t remember the last time we had so many superstars coming back from injury in one season. We are not just talking about great players, these are top 10 guys when they are at the top of their games.

Keenan Allen won this award in February, after a monster season in which he caught over 100 passes for almost 1400 yards. Yet, if my top three candidates all return to their previous form, that season for Allen would not even be considered. That’s just crazy.

I expect Aaron Rodgers to have the best season of all these guys since I have him winning the MVP award, but since he played in at least six games and came back at the end of the year, it doesn’t feel like he’s back to his usual self after an elongated period. Since I project him to take home MVP honors anyway, he should be fine.

Odell Beckham Jr., on the other hand, went down with a nasty ankle injury and hasn’t been on an NFL field since then. When OBJ is healthy he is easily one of the top five receivers in the game and with the weapons around him, like Sterling Shephard, Evan Engram and now Saquon Barkley in the backfield, defenses won’t be able to zero in on the flashy receiver, which should lead to another huge season for him.

However, at the top of my list, I have the man, who arguably was the face of the franchise before he initially went down with an injury back in 2016. J.J. Watt was coming off three Defensive Player of the Year trophies in four years that year, but was lost for the season after just three games.

In 2017 he was limited to five games and zero sacks. This guy was a superman before injuries started derailing his career and he has been kind of forgotten since then in the conversation for the best defensive players in the game.

Now he is coming back with more playmakers around him than he’s ever had before. Jadeveon Clowney is fulfilling his freakish potential, Whitney Mercilus is coming back, Houston has other young talent along the D-line and the defense doesn’t have to carry nearly as much weight as they used to do without a capable QB under center.

Others considered: David Johnson, Allen Robinson