2024 NFL MVP: Odds, winners, trophy, when is it awarded?

Read all you need to know about the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award, including the latest 2024 odds, past winners, when the award is announced, and more.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won the award in 2023, his second time after winning it in 2019. Who will take home MVP in 2024?

2024 NFL MVP odds

Patrick Mahomes	+300
Lamar Jackson	+550
CJ Stroud	+600
Josh Allen	+700
Brock Purdy	+1200
Jayden Daniels	+1400
Sam Darnold	+1600
Jared Goff	+1800
Joe Burrow	+2000
Jordan Love	+2000

Two-time MVP Patrick Mahomes remains the favorite following Week 6 as his Kansas City Chiefs sit with an undefeated 5-0 record. He has led two game-winning drives and has a completion percentage just under 70 percent, but he does have a 6-6 TD-INT ratio.

Reigning NFL MVP Lamar Jackson (+550) is second in the odds and is the only player aside from Mahomes shorter than 6/1 to win the award. Jackson is in the top 10 league-wide in passing yards, passing TDs, passer rating, QBR, yards per rush, and rushing yards, and his Baltimore Ravens are 4-2.

Houston Texans QB CJ Stroud (+600) and Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen (+700) are next in the MVP market. Both players have thrown exactly 10 TD passes so far, and Stroud has just four interceptions while Allen has none after leading the league last season. Both QBs have led their team to first place in their respective divisions.

San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy (+1200) is fifth in the odds as he has led his team to a 3-3 record in a challenging division while being without reigning Offensive Player of the Year Christian McCaffrey in the backfield. Purdy averages the third-most passing yards per game, the second-most yards per pass attempt and has the fifth-best QBR.

Further back in the market are Washington Commanders rookie QB Jayden Daniels (+1400), undefeated Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold (+1600), Detroit Lions QB Jared Goff (+1800), Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love (+2000) and Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow (+2000).

The non-QBs with the shortest MVP odds through Week 6 are Baltimore Ravens running back Derrick Henry and New York Giants rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers, each at +5000.

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NFL MVP Winners by Year

Year	Player	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	ROLB	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	RDT	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	FB	Cleveland Browns
1964	Johnny Unitas	QB	Baltimore Colts
1963	Y.A. Tittle	QB	New York Giants
1962	Jim Taylor	FB	Green Bay Packers
1961	Paul Hornung	HB	Green Bay Packers
1959	Johnny Unitas	QB	Baltimore Colts
1958	Jim Brown	FB	Cleveland Browns
1957	Jim Brown	FB	Cleveland Browns

NFL MVP trophy

The NFL Most Valuable Player trophy features a bronze NFL logo attached to a pedestal. It is similar to the other trophies for awards announced at the NFL Honors ceremony. 

From 1938 to 1946, the NFL MVP was awarded with the Carr Trophy, named after commissioner Joseph Carr. 

NFL MVP announcement

The NFL MVP is announced at the NFL Honors show. The 2024 edition was on Thursday, February 8, beginning at 9 PM ET. Fans can watch it on CBS, NFL Network, or Paramount+.

NFL MVP voting

While the NFL itself recognizes the MVP award, the actual voting and decision-making for the most prestigious NFL MVP award is done by 50 media members affiliated with the Associated Press (AP). 

The voting panel consists of 50 sportswriters across the NFL. Prior to 2022, each voter cast one vote for the award winner. Since 2022, each voter ranks their top five choices for MVP, with points assigned based on ranking: 10 points for 1st, 5 for 2nd, 3 for 3rd, 2 for 4th, and 1 for 5th. This allows for more nuanced consideration of multiple candidates.

Other organizations sometimes present their own "MVP" awards, such as the Pro Football Writers Association, but the Associated Press award is widely considered the most prestigious and official NFL MVP recognition.

Odds displayed within this article were correct at the time of writing and are subject to change.