The 2021 All-MAC teams and individual awards were revealed by the conference on Wednesday, three days prior to the annual MAC Championship Game in Detroit.
Individual Awards
The individual awards were voted on by the MAC’s 12 head coaches:
- Vern Smith Leadership Award (MAC MVP): Dustin Crum, QB, Kent State
- MAC Offensive Player of the Year: Lew Nichols, RB, Central Michigan
- MAC Defensive Player of the Year: Ali Fayad, DE, Western Michigan
- MAC Special Teams Player of the Year: Kalil Pimpleton, WR, Central Michigan
- MAC Freshman of the Year: Jay Ducker, RB, Northern Illinois
- MAC Coach of the Year: Thomas Hammock, Northern Illinois
All-MAC Teams
The MAC released First, Second, and Third team selections:
2021 All-MAC First Team
| QB | Dustin Crum | Kent State |
| RB | Lew Nichols | Central Michigan |
| RB | Bryant Koback | Toledo |
| WR | Kalil Pimpleton | Central Michigan |
| WR | Dante Cephas | Kent State |
| WR | Jack Sorenson | Miami (OH) |
| WR | Skyy Moore | Western Michigan |
| TE | Christian Sims | Bowling Green |
| OL | Sidy Sow | Eastern Michigan |
| OL | Bernhard Raimann | Central Michigan |
| OL | Luke Goedeke | Central Michigan |
| OL | Bryce Harris | Toledo |
| OL | Mike Caliendo | Western Michigan |
| DL | Troy Hairston II | Central Michigan |
| DL | Kameron Butler | Miami (OH) |
| DL | Jamal Hines | Toledo |
| DL | Ali Fayad | Western Michigan |
| LB | Darren Anders | Bowling Green |
| LB | James Patterson | Buffalo |
| LB | Troy Brown | Central Michigan |
| LB | Ivan Pace Jr. |