Josh Allen among nominees for Air & Ground Player of the Year

FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year features first-ever wide receiver nominee

√ Monetary donation in name of fan-determined winners will be given as part of commitment by FedEx to provide more than $100,000 to Historically Black Colleges and Universities throughout 2024-25 season

National Football League Press Release

The National Football League and FedEx Corp. announced today Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills), Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), Lamar Jackson (Baltimore Ravens), Saquon Barkley (Philadelphia Eagles), Ja’Marr Chase (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit Lions) are the finalists for the 2024 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year.

In the weeks leading up to Super Bowl LIX, fans have the chance to cast their vote for any two players they feel had the season’s best Air & Ground performances. Today through Feb. 5 at 6 p.m. ET, fans can cast their votes at nfl.com/fedex, via an X poll on the @NFL official handle, or the NFL mobile app.

For the first time in the 22-year history of the program, the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Awards feature expanded positional eligibility and will now honor the two best offensive players from a pool of all quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends in the NFL. A newly eligible player for this year’s awards is Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase, who won FedEx Air & Ground Player of the Week twice in 2024. In total, 16 newly eligible wide receivers and tight ends were nominated for FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Week throughout the 2024 NFL season.

Fans can help celebrate these standout athletes by voting for the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year and deciding the two winners.

During the 2024 NFL regular season, FedEx once again proudly worked with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) to identify Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country to receive donations to support needs-based scholarships through the 2025-26 school year. Each week of the regular season, a $2,000 donation was made in the name of each winning player (for a total of $4,000).

With the crowning of the new FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year, FedEx will donate an additional $20,000 to the HBCU choice of the winning players. Just like the regular season donations, the $40,000 donation will help support needs-based scholarships. For the year, more than $100,000 will be granted among select HBCUs to support student scholarships, and since beginning its work with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in 2021, the FedEx Air & Ground Awards program has committed over $400,000 toward HBCU scholarships.

In total, the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year Awards program has donated over $1,000,000 to various nonprofits, charities, hospitals and other humanitarian organizations.

FedEx will announce the 2024 FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year at the 14th annual NFL Honors. The primetime awards special will air nationally on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 9 p.m. ET on FOX and NFL Network from Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. Fans can also stream NFL Honors on NFL+.

Learn how FedEx is creating opportunities with HBCUs throughout the U.S. at fedexcares.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.

A closer look at the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year finalists:

•Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen finished the season with 3,731 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes. He ranked second in among quarterbacks in rushing touchdowns (12) and fifth in rushing yards (531), becoming the first player in NFL history with at least two touchdown passes and two rushing touchdowns in consecutive games (weeks 14, 15), and the first player all-time with three such games in a season. In week 14, Allen became the first player in NFL history to record three touchdown passes and three rushing touchdowns in a regular season game.

•Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow finished the season leading the league in passing yards (4,918) and touchdown passes (43), third in passer rating (108.5) and fourth in completion percentage (70.6). Burrow became the first player in NFL history with at least 250 passing yards and three touchdown passes in seven consecutive games, and the fourth player all-time with at least three touchdown passes in eight consecutive games.

•Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson led the league in passer rating (119.6), tied for second in touchdown passes (41) and ranked sixth in passing yards (4,172), becoming the first player in NFL history with at least 40 touchdown passes and fewer than five interceptions in a season. He also ranked first among quarterbacks in rushing yards (915) and surpassed Michael Vick (6,109 rushing yards) for the most yards rushing by a quarterback in NFL history.

•Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley led the league with a career-high 2,283 scrimmage yards, including a franchise record 2,005 rushing yards, and led the league in rushing yards per game (125.2), while registering 15 scrimmage touchdowns. Barkley became ninth player in NFL history with 2,000 rushing yards in a season and the fourth non-rookie in NFL history to record 2,000 scrimmage yards in his first season with a team.

•Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase finished the season leading the league with franchise records in receptions (127) and receiving yards (1,708), with a career-high 17 touchdown receptions. Chase became the fifth player to lead the NFL in receptions, receiving yards and touchdown receptions in the same season since 1970. He also became the first player in NFL history with at least 100 receptions, 1,700 receiving yards and 17 touchdown receptions in in a season.

•Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs led the league with 20 scrimmage touchdowns, ranked third with 1,929 scrimmage yards, and fifth with 1,412 rushing yards, becoming the only player in franchise history with 1,900-or-more scrimmage yards and 20-or-more touchdowns in a single season. Gibbs also became the fifth player under the age of 23 with at least 20 games with a touchdown in NFL history.

Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation’s largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. TMCF member-schools include the publicly supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions, enrolling nearly 80% of all students attending black colleges and universities. Through scholarships, capacity building and research initiatives, innovative programs, and strategic partnerships, TMCF is a vital resource in the K-12 and higher education space. The organization is also the source of top employers seeking top talent for competitive internships and good jobs.

TMCF is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, charitable organization. For more information about TMCF, visit www.tmcf.org.