List of NFL Most Valuable Player awards

thumb|[[Peyton Manning was named AP NFL MVP a record five times.]]

In American football, most valuable player (MVP) awards are given by various entities to the National Football League (NFL) player who is considered the most valuable during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press (AP) and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA). The Maxwell Football Club awards the Bert Bell Award to the league's player of the year, which many sources refer to as an NFL MVP award. Since the 2011 season, the NFL has held the annual NFL Honors ceremony, which recognizes the winner of the Associated Press MVP award.

The first award described as a most valuable player award was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, presented by the NFL from to . Other organizations that previously issued an MVP include The Sporting News, United Press International (UPI), and the Jim Thorpe Trophy by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA).

List of winners

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! Year !! AP !! PFWA !! The Sporting News !! Jim Thorpe Trophy !! Joe F. Carr Trophy !! UPI !! Bert Bell Award

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1938 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Mel Hein || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1939 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Parker Hall || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1940 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Ace Parker || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1941 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Don Hutson || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1942 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Don Hutson (2) || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1943 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Sid Luckman || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1944 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Frank Sinkwich || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1945 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Bob Waterfield || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1946 || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Bill Dudley || ||

| 1947 || || || || || || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1948 || || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Pat Harder ||

| 1949 || || || || || || ||

| 1950 || || || || || || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1951 || || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Otto Graham ||

| 1952 || || || || || || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1953 || || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Otto Graham (2) ||

| 1954 || || || Lou Groza || || || Joe Perry ||

| 1955 || || || Otto Graham || Harlon Hill || || Otto Graham (3) ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1956 || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Frank Gifford || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Frank Gifford || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Frank Gifford ||

| 1957 || Jim Brown || || Jim Brown || Johnny Unitas || || Y. A. Tittle ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1958 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Jim Brown (2) || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Jim Brown (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Jim Brown || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Jim Brown ||

| 1959 || Johnny Unitas || || Johnny Unitas || Charlie Conerly || || Johnny Unitas || Johnny Unitas

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1960 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Norm Van Brocklin || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Norm Van Brocklin || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Norm Van Brocklin || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Norm Van Brocklin || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Norm Van Brocklin

| 1961 || Paul Hornung || || Paul Hornung || Y. A. Tittle || || Paul Hornung || Paul Hornung

| 1962 || Jim Taylor || || Y. A. Tittle || Jim Taylor || || Y. A. Tittle (2) || Andy Robustelli

|rowspan=2|1963 ||rowspan=2|Y. A. Tittle ||rowspan=2 ||rowspan=2|Y. A. Tittle (2) || Y. A. Tittle (2) ||rowspan=2 ||rowspan=2|Jim Brown (2) || rowspan=2|Jim Brown

|Jim Brown (2)

| 1964 || Johnny Unitas (2) || || Johnny Unitas (2) || Lenny Moore || || Johnny Unitas (2) || Johnny Unitas (2)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1965 || Jim Brown (3) || || Jim Brown (3) || Jim Brown (3) || || Jim Brown (3) || Pete Retzlaff

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1966 || Bart Starr || Bart Starr || Bart Starr || Bart Starr || || Bart Starr || Don Meredith

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1967 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Johnny Unitas (3) || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Johnny Unitas (3) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Johnny Unitas (2) || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Johnny Unitas (3) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Johnny Unitas (3)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1968 || Earl Morrall || || Earl Morrall || Earl Morrall || || Earl Morrall || Leroy Kelly

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1969 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Roman Gabriel || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Roman Gabriel || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Roman Gabriel || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Roman Gabriel || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Roman Gabriel

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1970 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|John Brodie || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|John Brodie || || || George Blanda

| 1971 || Alan Page || || || Bob Griese || || || Roger Staubach

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1972 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Larry Brown || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Larry Brown || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Larry Brown

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1973 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|O. J. Simpson || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|O. J. Simpson || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|O. J. Simpson

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1974 || Ken Stabler || || || Ken Stabler || || || Merlin Olsen

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1975 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Fran Tarkenton || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Fran Tarkenton || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Fran Tarkenton || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Fran Tarkenton

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1976 || Bert Jones || Bert Jones || || Bert Jones || || || Ken Stabler

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1977 || Walter Payton || Walter Payton || || Walter Payton || || || Bob Griese

| 1978 || Terry Bradshaw || Earl Campbell || || Earl Campbell || || || Terry Bradshaw

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1979 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Earl Campbell || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Earl Campbell (2) || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Earl Campbell (2) || || || Earl Campbell

| 1980 || Brian Sipe || Brian Sipe || Brian Sipe || Earl Campbell (3) || || || Ron Jaworski

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1981 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Ken Anderson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Ken Anderson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Ken Anderson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Ken Anderson || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Ken Anderson

| 1982 || Mark Moseley || Dan Fouts || Mark Moseley || Dan Fouts || || || Joe Theismann

| 1983 || Joe Theismann || Joe Theismann || Eric Dickerson || Joe Theismann || || || John Riggins

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1984 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Dan Marino || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Dan Marino || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Dan Marino || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Dan Marino || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Dan Marino

| 1985 || Marcus Allen || Marcus Allen || Marcus Allen || Walter Payton (2) || || || Walter Payton

| 1986 || Lawrence Taylor || Lawrence Taylor || Lawrence Taylor || Phil Simms || || || Lawrence Taylor

| 1987 || John Elway || Jerry Rice || Jerry Rice || Jerry Rice || || || Jerry Rice

| 1988 || Boomer Esiason || Boomer Esiason || Boomer Esiason || Roger Craig || || || Randall Cunningham

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1989 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Joe Montana || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Joe Montana || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Joe Montana || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Joe Montana || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Joe Montana

| 1990 || Joe Montana (2) || Randall Cunningham || Jerry Rice (2) || Warren Moon || || || Randall Cunningham (2)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1991 || Thurman Thomas || Thurman Thomas || Thurman Thomas || Thurman Thomas || || || Barry Sanders

| 1992 || Steve Young || Steve Young || Steve Young || Emmitt Smith || || || Steve Young

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1993 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Emmitt Smith || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Emmitt Smith || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Emmitt Smith || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Emmitt Smith (2) || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Emmitt Smith

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1994 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Steve Young (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Steve Young (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Steve Young (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Steve Young || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Steve Young (2)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1995 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1996 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre (2) || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Brett Favre (2)

|rowspan=2|1997 || Brett Favre (3) ||rowspan=2|Barry Sanders ||rowspan=2|Barry Sanders || rowspan=2|Barry Sanders || rowspan=2 || rowspan=2 || rowspan=2|Barry Sanders (2)

| Barry Sanders

| 1998 || Terrell Davis || Terrell Davis || Terrell Davis || Randall Cunningham || || || Randall Cunningham (3)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 1999 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Kurt Warner || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Kurt Warner || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Kurt Warner || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Kurt Warner || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Kurt Warner

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2000 || Marshall Faulk || Marshall Faulk || Marshall Faulk || Marshall Faulk || || || Rich Gannon

| 2001 || Kurt Warner (2) || Marshall Faulk (2) || Marshall Faulk (2) || Kurt Warner (2) || || || Marshall Faulk

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2002 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rich Gannon || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rich Gannon || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rich Gannon || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rich Gannon || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Rich Gannon (2)

|rowspan=2|2003 || Peyton Manning ||rowspan=2|Jamal Lewis ||rowspan=2|Peyton Manning ||rowspan=2|Peyton Manning || rowspan=2 || rowspan=2 || rowspan=2|Peyton Manning

| Steve McNair

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2004 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (2) || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (2)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2005 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Shaun Alexander || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Shaun Alexander || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Shaun Alexander || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Shaun Alexander || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Shaun Alexander

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2006 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|LaDainian Tomlinson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|LaDainian Tomlinson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|LaDainian Tomlinson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|LaDainian Tomlinson || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|LaDainian Tomlinson

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2007 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Tom Brady || bgcolor="#CFECEC" |Tom Brady || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Tom Brady || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Tom Brady || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Tom Brady

| 2008 || Peyton Manning (3) || Peyton Manning (2) || || Kurt Warner (3) || || || Adrian Peterson

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2009 || Peyton Manning (4) || Peyton Manning (3) || || || || || Drew Brees

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2010 || Tom Brady (2) || Tom Brady (2) || || || || || Michael Vick

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2011 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Aaron Rodgers || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Aaron Rodgers || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Aaron Rodgers

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2012 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Adrian Peterson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Adrian Peterson || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Adrian Peterson (2)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2013 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (5) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (4) || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Peyton Manning (3)

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2014 || Aaron Rodgers (2) || Aaron Rodgers (2) || || || || || J. J. Watt

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2015 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Cam Newton || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Cam Newton || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Cam Newton

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2016 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Matt Ryan || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Matt Ryan || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Matt Ryan

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2017 || Tom Brady (3) || Tom Brady (3) || || || || || Carson Wentz

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2018 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Patrick Mahomes || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Patrick Mahomes|| || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Patrick Mahomes

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2019 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Lamar Jackson || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Lamar Jackson || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Lamar Jackson

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2020 || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Aaron Rodgers (3) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Aaron Rodgers (3) || || || || ||

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2021 || Aaron Rodgers (4) || Aaron Rodgers (4) || || || || || Jonathan Taylor

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2022 || Patrick Mahomes (2) || Patrick Mahomes (2) || || || || || Jalen Hurts

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2023

| bgcolor="#CFECEC " | Lamar Jackson (2) || bgcolor="#CFECEC"| Lamar Jackson (2) || || || || || bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Lamar Jackson (2)

| 2024 || Josh Allen || Lamar Jackson (3) || || || || || Saquon Barkley

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"| 2025 || Matthew Stafford || Matthew Stafford || || || || || Drake Maye

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List of winners

See also

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