2021 NFL Season: Preseason Award Picks, Super Bowl Predictions
Sep 4, 2021, 5:29 PM
A detailed view of the NFL logo on the field during the NFL game between Carolina Panthers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 13, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – KSL SportsBeat’s Sam Farnsworth joined Kyle Ireland on the Yards After College Podcast to make preseason award picks and Super Bowl predictions for the 2021 NFL season.
During the YAC Podcast, Farnsworth and Ireland made their picks for #LocalsInTheNFL awards and the NFL as a whole.
The two predicted which teams will make it out of the NFC and AFC and who will win Super Bowl LVI in February 2022.
Preseason Award Picks
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#LocalsInTheNFL Awards
MVP
Ireland: Bobby Wagner, Linebacker, Seattle Seahawks (Utah State)
Farnsworth: Fred Warner, Linebacker, San Francisco 49ers (BYU)
Rookie of the Year
Ireland: Zach Wilson, Quarterback, New York Jets (BYU)
Farnsworth: Zach Wilson, Quarterback, New York Jets (BYU)
.@ZachWilson had an #NFLPreseason that should have @nyjets fans excited!
📺: #NYJvsCAR — Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1pm ET on CBS
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/H8Wx6osz5L— NFL (@NFL) September 4, 2021
Breakout Player of the Year
Ireland: Ty’Son Williams, Running Back, Baltimore Ravens (BYU)
Farnsworth: Julian Blackmon, Safety, Indianapolis Colts (Utah)
Comeback Player of the Year
Ireland: Kyle Van Noy, Linebacker, New England Patriots (BYU)
Farnsworth: Kyle Van Noy, Linebacker, New England Patriots (BYU)
NFL Awards
MVP
Ireland: Tom Brady, Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Farnsworth: Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills
Who's getting that #Kickoff2021 victory? (by @DIRECTV)@dallascowboys | @Buccaneers
📺: #Kickoff2021 — Thursday, Sept. 9 at 8:20pm ET on NBC
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app pic.twitter.com/zaoNyknqYz— NFL (@NFL) September 3, 2021
Offensive Player of the Year
Ireland: Josh Allen, Quarterback, Buffalo Bills
Farnsworth: Derrick Henry, Running Back, Tennessee Titans
Defensive Player of the Year
Ireland: Chase Young, Defensive End, Washington Football Team
Farnsworth: Myles Garrett, Defensive End, Cleveland Browns
Rookie of the Year
Ireland: Najee Harris, Running Back, Pittsburgh Steelers
Farnsworth: Kyle Pitts, Tight End, Atlanta Falcons
Coach of the Year
Ireland: Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers
Farnsworth: Robert Saleh, New York Jets
Super Bowl Predictions
NFC Champion
Ireland: Green Bay Packers
Farnsworth: Green Bay Packers
AFC Champion
Ireland: Kansas City Chiefs
Farnsworth: Kansas City Chiefs
The best in the game. Congratulations @PatrickMahomes #NFLTop100 pic.twitter.com/1xV8yrQcWz
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) August 28, 2021
Super Bowl LV Champion
Ireland: Green Bay Packers
Farnsworth: Kansas City Chiefs
Week 1 of the NFL regular season begins on Thursday, September 9 when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers host the Dallas Cowboys at 6:20 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on KSL TV.
Kyle Ireland is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).
