1996 NFL Awards |
| NFL Coach of the Year | Dom Capers | Carolina Panthers | AP PFW |
| NFL Player of the Year | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | AP NEA TSN MAX |
| NFL Offensive Player of the Year | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | AP |
| NFL Offensive Player of the Year | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | NEA PFW |
| NFL Defensive Player of the Year | Kevin Greene | Carolina Panthers | NEA |
| NFL Defensive Player of the Year | Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills | AP PFW |
| AFC Offensive Player of the Year | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | UPI |
| AFC Defensive Player of the Year | Bruce Smith | Buffalo Bills | UPI |
| NFC Offensive Player of the Year | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | UPI |
| NFC Defensive Player of the Year | Kevin Greene | Carolina Panthers | UPI |
| NFL Rookie of the Year | Eddie George | Houston Oilers | TSN NEA |
| AFC Rookie of the Year | Terry Glenn | New England Patriots | UPI |
| NFC Rookie of the Year | Simeon Rice | Arizona Cardinals | UPI |
| NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year | Eddie George | Houston Oilers | AP PFW |
| NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year | Simeon Rice | Arizona Cardinals | AP PFW |
| AP=Associated Press MAX=Maxwell Club NEA=Newspaper Enterprise Association PB=Pro Bowl PFW=Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America TSN=The Sporting News UPI=United Press International |