List of NFL Most Valuable Player awards
In American football, most valuable player awards are given by various entities to the National Football League player who is considered the most valuable during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press and the Pro Football Writers of America. 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, and the Jim Thorpe Trophy by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
List of winners
| Year | AP | PFWA | Sporting News | Jim Thorpe Trophy | Joe F. Carr Trophy | UPI |
| 1938 | Mel Hein | |||||
| 1939 | Parker Hall | |||||
| 1940 | Ace Parker | |||||
| 1941 | Don Hutson | |||||
| 1942 | Don Hutson | |||||
| 1943 | Sid Luckman | |||||
| 1944 | Frank Sinkwich | |||||
| 1945 | Bob Waterfield | |||||
| 1946 | Bill Dudley | |||||
| 1947 | ||||||
| 1948 | Pat Harder | |||||
| 1949 | ||||||
| 1950 | ||||||
| 1951 | Otto Graham | |||||
| 1952 | ||||||
| 1953 | Otto Graham | |||||
| 1954 | Lou Groza | Joe Perry | ||||
| 1955 | Otto Graham | Harlon Hill | Otto Graham | |||
| 1956 | Frank Gifford | Frank Gifford | Frank Gifford | |||
| 1957 | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | Johnny Unitas | Y. A. Tittle | ||
| 1958 | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | ||
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas | Johnny Unitas | Charlie Conerly | Johnny Unitas | ||
| 1960 | Norm Van Brocklin | Norm Van Brocklin | Norm Van Brocklin | Norm Van Brocklin | ||
| 1961 | Paul Hornung | Paul Hornung | Y. A. Tittle | Paul Hornung | ||
| 1962 | Jim Taylor | Y. A. Tittle | Jim Taylor | Y. A. Tittle | ||
| 1963 | Y. A. Tittle | rowspan=2 | Y. A. Tittle | Y. A. Tittle | rowspan=2 | Jim Brown |
| 1963 | Y. A. Tittle | Jim Brown | Y. A. Tittle | - | - | Jim Brown |
| 1964 | Johnny Unitas | Johnny Unitas | Lenny Moore | Johnny Unitas | ||
| 1965 | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | Jim Brown | ||
| 1966 | Bart Starr | Bart Starr | Bart Starr | Bart Starr | Bart Starr | |
| 1967 | Johnny Unitas | Johnny Unitas | Johnny Unitas | Johnny Unitas | ||
| 1968 | Earl Morrall | Earl Morrall | Earl Morrall | Earl Morrall | ||
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel | Roman Gabriel | Roman Gabriel | Roman Gabriel | ||
| 1970 | John Brodie | John Brodie | ||||
| 1971 | Alan Page | Bob Griese | ||||
| 1972 | Larry Brown | Larry Brown | ||||
| 1973 | O. J. Simpson | O. J. Simpson | ||||
| 1974 | Ken Stabler | Ken Stabler | ||||
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | Fran Tarkenton | Fran Tarkenton | |||
| 1976 | Bert Jones | Bert Jones | Bert Jones | |||
| 1977 | Walter Payton | Walter Payton | Walter Payton | |||
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw | Earl Campbell | Earl Campbell | |||
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Earl Campbell | Earl Campbell | |||
| 1980 | Brian Sipe | Brian Sipe | Brian Sipe | Earl Campbell | ||
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | Ken Anderson | Ken Anderson | Ken Anderson | ||
| 1982 | Mark Moseley | Dan Fouts | Mark Moseley | Dan Fouts | ||
| 1983 | Joe Theismann | Joe Theismann | Eric Dickerson | Joe Theismann | ||
| 1984 | Dan Marino | Dan Marino | Dan Marino | Dan Marino | ||
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | Marcus Allen | Marcus Allen | Walter Payton | ||
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | Lawrence Taylor | Lawrence Taylor | Phil Simms | ||
| 1987 | John Elway | Jerry Rice | Jerry Rice | Jerry Rice | ||
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason | Boomer Esiason | Boomer Esiason | Roger Craig | ||
| 1989 | Joe Montana | Joe Montana | Joe Montana | Joe Montana | ||
| 1990 | Joe Montana | Randall Cunningham | Jerry Rice | Warren Moon | ||
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | Thurman Thomas | Thurman Thomas | Thurman Thomas | ||
| 1992 | Steve Young | Steve Young | Steve Young | Emmitt Smith | ||
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Emmitt Smith | Emmitt Smith | Emmitt Smith | ||
| 1994 | Steve Young | Steve Young | Steve Young | Steve Young | ||
| 1995 | Brett Favre | Brett Favre | Brett Favre | Brett Favre | ||
| 1996 | Brett Favre | Brett Favre | Brett Favre | Brett Favre | ||
| 1997 | Brett Favre | Barry Sanders | Barry Sanders | Barry Sanders | rowspan=2 | rowspan=2 |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | Barry Sanders | Barry Sanders | Barry Sanders | - | - |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | Terrell Davis | Terrell Davis | Randall Cunningham | ||
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | Kurt Warner | Kurt Warner | Kurt Warner | ||
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | Marshall Faulk | Marshall Faulk | Marshall Faulk | ||
| 2001 | Kurt Warner | Marshall Faulk | Marshall Faulk | Kurt Warner | ||
| 2002 | Rich Gannon | Rich Gannon | Rich Gannon | Rich Gannon | ||
| 2003 | Peyton Manning | Jamal Lewis | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | rowspan=2 | rowspan=2 |
| 2003 | Steve McNair | Jamal Lewis | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | - | - |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | ||
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Shaun Alexander | Shaun Alexander | Shaun Alexander | ||
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | LaDainian Tomlinson | LaDainian Tomlinson | LaDainian Tomlinson | ||
| 2007 | Tom Brady | Tom Brady | Tom Brady | Tom Brady | ||
| 2008 | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | Kurt Warner | |||
| 2009 | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | ||||
| 2010 | Tom Brady | Tom Brady | ||||
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers | Aaron Rodgers | ||||
| 2012 | Adrian Peterson | Adrian Peterson | ||||
| 2013 | Peyton Manning | Peyton Manning | ||||
| 2014 | Aaron Rodgers | Aaron Rodgers | ||||
| 2015 | Cam Newton | Cam Newton | ||||
| 2016 | Matt Ryan | Matt Ryan | ||||
| 2017 | Tom Brady | Tom Brady | ||||
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes | Patrick Mahomes | ||||
| 2019 | Lamar Jackson | Lamar Jackson | ||||
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers | Aaron Rodgers | ||||
| 2021 | Aaron Rodgers | Aaron Rodgers | ||||
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes | Patrick Mahomes | ||||
| 2023 | Lamar Jackson | Lamar Jackson | ||||
| 2024 | Josh Allen | Lamar Jackson |