Super Bowl LX MVP Odds and Previous Winners

Charlie Zschau Updated: Feb 05 2026 18:05

Odds to be the Super Bowl MVP in 2026, and a list of every Super Bowl MVP in NFL history.

Since the first Super Bowl following the 1966 season, there has always been a player crowned with the Super Bowl MVP award. This season, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks players will fight for the award in Super Bowl LX.

Tom Brady has won the most Super Bowl wins as a player with seven, and was crowned the MVP of the game five times.

Chuck Howley is the only player to win the prestigious award while playing on the losing team, after his Dallas Cowboys lost to the Baltimore Colts in 1970. Howley had two interceptions and a fumble recovery in the game.

1977 was the only season that two players were chosen for the award, when Harvey Martin and Randy White were honored as the leaders of the Cowboys defense that forced eight turnovers in the game.

The award has become dominated by quarterbacks in recent memory with seven of the last nine winners playing in that position. This year, Sam Darnold, Drake Maye and Jaxon Smith-Njigba headline the MVP odds leading up to the big game.

Here's a look at the odds for the 2026 Super Bowl MVP:

Super Bowl MVP Odds

Sam Darnold (SEA)	+115
Drake Maye (NE)	+230
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA)	+550
Kenneth Walker III (SEA)	+750
Rhamondre Stevenson (NE)	+2800
Rashid Shaheed (SEA)	+3500
Stefon Diggs (NE)	+5000
Nick Emmanwori (SEA)	+8000
Cooper Kupp (SEA)	+10000
Demarcus Lawrence (SEA)	+10000
Devon Witherspoon (SEA)	+10000
Ernst Jones (SEA)	+10000
Jason Myers (SEA)	+10000
Leonard Williams (SEA)	+10000
Marcus Jones (NE)	+10000
TreVeyon Henderson (NE)	+10000

Sam Darnold (+115) is the favorite to win the Super Bowl MVP in his first appearance in the big game. Darnold has revived his career after being considered a 'bust' just two years ago, and just carved up the Los Angeles Rams' defense in the NFC Championship game for 346 passing yards and 3 touchdowns.

New England Patriots QB Drake Maye (+230) is second in the odds. In his second year in the league, Maye is an MVP finalist and along with head coach Mike Vrabel, took a 4-13 team to a 14-3 record in just one season. Maye has not been great in the playoffs, but has the ability to change a game with his deep ball accuracy.

The 2025/26 NFL Offensive Player of the Year favorite, Jaxon Smith-Njigba (+550) has the third best odds to be the MVP. JSN went off against the Rams for 153 yards and a touchdown in the NFC Championship, and could manage to do the same against the Patriots secondary.

Running backs Kenneth Walker III (+750), and Rhamondre Stevenson (+2800) round out the top-five.

Seattle's rookie safety Nick Emmanwori (+8000) has the best odds of all defensive players. Emmanwori has helped to elevate the Seahawks excellent defense, and has the potential to sack, intercept, and force fumbles against the Patriots offense.

Every Super Bowl MVP's in NFL history.

Super Bowl (Season)	Name	Team	Position
LX (2025)	TBD	TBD	TBD
LIX (2024)	Jalen Hurts	Philadelphia Eagles	QB
LVIII (2023)	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs	QB
LVII (2022)	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs	QB
LVI (2021)	Cooper Kupp	Los Angeles Rams	WR
LV (2020)	Tom Brady	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	QB
LIV (2019)	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs	QB
LIII (2018)	Julian Edelman	New England Patriots	WR
LII (2017)	Nick Foles	Philadelphia Eagles	QB
LI (2016)	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	QB
50 (2015)	Von Miller	Denver Broncos	LB
XLIX (2014)	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	QB
XLVIII (2013)	Malcolm Smith	Seattle Seahawks	LB
XLVII (2012)	Joe Flacco	Baltimore Ravens	QB
XLVI (2011)	Eli Manning	New York Giants	QB
XLV (2010)	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	QB
XLIV (2009)	Drew Brees	New Orleans Saints	QB
XLIII (2008)	Santonio Holmes	Pittsburgh Steelers	WR
XLII (2007)	Eli Manning	New York Giants	QB
XLI (2006)	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	QB
XL (2005)	Hines Ward	Pittsburgh Steelers	WR
XXXIX (2004)	Deion Branch	New England Patriots	WR
XXXVIII (2003)	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	QB
XXXVII (2002)	Dexter Jackson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	CB
XXXVI (2001)	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	QB
XXXV (2000)	Ray Lewis	Baltimore Ravens	LB
XXXIV (1999)	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	QB
XXXIII (1998)	John Elway	Denver Broncos	QB
XXXII (1997)	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos	RB
XXXI (1996)	Desmond Howard	Green Bay Packers	WR / KR
XXX (1995)	Larry Brown	Dallas Cowboys	CB
XXIX (1994)	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers	QB
XXVIII (1993)	Emmitt Smith	Dallas Cowboys	RB
XXXVII (1992)	Troy Aikman	Dallas Cowboys	QB
XXXVI (1991)	Mark Rypien	Washington Redskins	QB
XXV (1990)	Ottis Anderson	New York Giants	RB
XXIV (1989)	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	QB
XXIII (1988)	Jerry Rice	San Francisco 49ers	WR
XXII (1987)	Doug Williams	Washington Redskins	QB
XXI (1986)	Phil Sims	New York Giant	QB
XX (1985)	Richard Dent	Chicago Bears	DE
XIX (1984)	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	QB
XVIII (1983)	Marcus Allen	Los Angeles Raiders	RB
XVII (1982)	John Riggins	Washington Redskins	RB
XVI (1981)	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	QB
XV (1980)	Jim Plunkett	Oakland Raiders	QB
XIV (1979)	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	QB
XIII (1978)	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	QB
XII (1977)	Harvey Martin & Randy White	Dallas Cowboys	DL
XI (1976)	Fred Biletnikoff	Oakland Raiders	WR
X (1975)	Lynn Swan	Pittsburgh Steelers	WR
IX (1974)	Franco Harris	Pittsburgh Steelers	RB
VIII (1973)	Larry Csonka	Miami Dolphins	FB
VII (1972)	Jake Scott	Miami Dolphins	S
VI (1971)	Roger Staubach	Dallas Cowboys	QB
V (1970)	Chuck Howley	Dallas Cowboys	LB
IV (1969)	Len Dawson	Kansas City Chiefs	QB
III (1968)	Joe Namath	New York Jets	QB
II (1967)	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	QB
I (1966)	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	QB

Aside from quarterbacks, the most common positions to win Super Bowl MVP are wide receivers (8) and running backs (7). Five of the seven most recent non-QBs to win the award were receivers.

The most recent such award winner was Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp, who caught eight passes for 92 yards and two scores in his team's 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI. Kupp caught the game-winning score with less than 90 seconds left in the game.

New England Patriots WR Julian Edelman won the award in Super Bowl LIII despite not scoring a TD, just as Fred Biletnikoff did with the Oakland Raiders in XI.

The first receiver to win Super Bowl MVP was Lynn Swann in the 1975 season's title game, as he caught four passes for 161 yards and a TD that put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter. Fellow WR Biletnikoff won it the following season.

Larry Csonka of the Miami Dolphins was the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP, doing so in the 1973 season's title game with 33 carries, 145 yards, and two scores in a 24-7 win over the Minnesota Vikings. Pittsburgh Steelers RB Franco Harris won it the next season against the Vikings, carrying the ball 34 times for 158 yards and the first TD of the game.

The only special teams player to win Super Bowl MVP was Green Bay Packers kick/punt returner Desmond Howard, who returned four kicks for 154 yards and the final TD of the game in the 1996 season's championship contest.

A handful of defensive players have won the award, with the most recent being Denver Broncos edge rusher Von Miller. In Denver's 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in the 2015 season, Miller had 2.5 sacks, six total tackles, two QB hits, one pass defended, and two forced fumbles.