NEWSLETTER
What seemed like a formality for the last several weeks of the season has been made official. On Thursday night at the 2024 NFL Honors show Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson was named NFL MVP for the second time in his career. Jackson led the Ravens to a 13-4 record an, AFC North title, and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The Ravens ultimately fell short of making it to the Super Bowl and lost in the AFC Championship game to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Lamar Jackson’s MVP Season
This season, Lamar threw for a career-high 3,678 yards along with 24 passing touchdowns and just seven interceptions. Jackson’s dual-threat ability certainly helped him clinch his second NFL MVP award. In addition to his top-tier production through the air, he picked up 821 yards on the ground and five touchdowns. He also recorded a career-high completion percentage of 67.2% in a season that he threw the most passes of any season in his career (457).
Jackson’s MVP honor this season makes him just the 11th player in NFL history to win the award twice. He joins Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Jim Brown, Brett Favre, Johnny Unitas, Patrick Mahomes, Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Kurt Warner on that list.
Lamar Jackson already secured the first-team NFL All-Pro quarterback selection, he garnered 45 out of 50 first-place votes. Additionally, he was bestowed the 2023 MVP accolade by the Pro Football Writers of America.
NFL MVP History
Throughout the history of the league, the NFL MVP has been an award dominated by quarterbacks. With his win tonight, Lamar Jackson became the 47th quarterback to be named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player. A non-quarterback hasn’t taken home the award since 2012 when then-Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson took home MVP honors.
List of NFL MVPs
Who are the recipients of the Most Valuable Player Award in the NFL throughout the league’s history? Explore the roster of MVPs since the AP commenced bestowing the honor in 1957. Jim Brown claimed the initial two AP MVP Awards in NFL history. Peyton Manning has won the most NFL MVP awards in league history having taken home the honor five times.
| Year | Winner | Position | Team |
| 2023 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2021 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 2019 | Lamar Jackson | QB | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes | QB | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2017 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 2016 | Matt Ryan | QB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2015 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers |
| 2014 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning | QB | Denver Broncos |
| 2012 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 2010 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2008 | Peyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | RB | San Diego Chargers |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | RB | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| *2003 | Steve McNair | QB | Tennessee Titans |
| *2003 | Peyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon | QB | Oakland Raiders |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner | QB | St. Louis Rams |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | RB | St. Louis Rams |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | QB | St. Louis Rams |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | RB | Denver Broncos |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | RB | Detroit Lions |
| 1997 | Brett Favre | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1996 | Brett Favre | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1995 | Brett Favre | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1994 | Steve Young | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | RB | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1992 | Steve Young | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 1990 | Joe Montana | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1987 | John Elway | QB | Denver Broncos |
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | OLB | New York Giants |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | RB | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | QB | Miami Dolphins |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann | QB | Washington Redskins |
| 1982 | Mark Moseley | K | Washington Redskins |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1980 | Brian Sipe | QB | Cleveland Browns |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1977 | Walter Payton | RB | Chicago Bears |
| 1976 | Bert Jones | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | QB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler | QB | Oakland Raiders |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 1972 | Larry Brown | RB | Washington Redskins |
| 1971 | Alan Page | DT | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1970 | John Brodie | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel | QB | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1968 | Earl Morrall | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1967 | Johnny Unitas | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1966 | Bart Starr | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1965 | Jim Brown | HB | Cleveland Browns |
| 1964 | Johnny Unitas | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | New York Giants |
| 1962 | Jim Taylor | RB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1961 | Paul Hornung | HB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1958 | Jim Brown | HB | Cleveland Browns |
| 1957 | Jim Brown | HB | Cleveland Browns |
