Over the past few weeks, the Pride of Detroit staff has been presenting our nominations for 2025 Detroit Lions awards. But you, the reader, had the final say in each award’s winner. We’ve tabulated all of the votes (well, we just looked at the poll results), and here is a list of all of the winners, and how close each race was.
Congratulations to all of the 2025 Pride of Detroit winners. Your prize of nothing is already in the mail!
Breakout Player of the Year
Winner: Jack Campbell (72%)
Al-Quadin Muhammad (16%)
Jameson Williams (6%)
Roy Lopez (3%)
Avonte Maddox (1%)
Other (2%)
Special Teams Player of the Year
Winner: Jack Fox (61%)
Hogan Hatten (17%)
Tom Kennedy (9%)
Grant Stuard (7%)
Kalif Raymond (5%)
Rookie of the Year
Winner: Tate Ratledge (71%)
Isaac TeSlaa (27%)
Tyleik Williams (2%)
Coach of the Year
Winner: Jim O’Neill (safeties) — 37%
Scottie Montgomery (WR/AHC) — 22%
Shaun Dion Hamilton (LB) — 17%
Dan Campbell (HC) — 15%
Mark Brunell (QB) — 5%
Tashard Choice (RB) — 3%
Game of the Year
Winner: MNF win over Ravens (55%)
Week 18 win over Bears (18%)
Week 7 win over the Buccaneers (12%)
Week 14 win over Cowboys (9%)
Other (6%)
Pride of Detroit Moment of the Year
Winner: Evolution of the Grit Index (38%)
Movember (21%)
NFL Combine coverage (17%)
The Feed (11%)
Other (9%)
Madden sims (4%)
Offensive Player of the Year
Winner: Jared Goff (50%)
Jahmyr Gibbs (28%)
Penei Sewell (17%)
Amon-Ra St. Brown (5%)
Jameson Williams (1%)
Defensive Player of the Year
Winner: Jack Campbell (75%)
Aidan Hutchinson (22%)
Al-Quadin Muhammad (2%)
Other (1%)
Play of the Year
Winner: Isaac TeSlaa’s one-handed grab vs. Packers (41%)
Jahmyr Gibbs OT game-winner vs. Giants (39%)
Aidan Hutchinson INT off Matthew Stafford (12%)
Jameson Williams 37-yard TD vs. Vikings (4%)
Other (2%)
Lions MVP
Winner: Jared Goff (54%)
Penei Sewell (17%)
Jahmyr Gibbs (14%)
Jack Campbell (14%)
Aidan Hutchinson (1%)
Other (1%)