The Associated Press started giving out the NFL MVP award in 1957, and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the most recent winner of the prestigious honor, being crowned the league’s top individual player at the 2025 NFL Honors.
Allen was the favorite to win the award for a good portion of the year, but Lamar Jackson’s did make a charge as the season wound down.
The vote ended up being the closest since 2016, when Matt Ryan topped Tom Brady.
Allen received 27 first-place votes to Jackson’s 23, and Allen finished with 383 points. However, the Baltimore Ravens quarterback was named first-team All-Pro over Allen, making the Buffalo signal caller the first outright MVP winner to not be a first-team All-Pro since John Elway in 1987.
Let’s take a look at the MVP oddsboard for next season at DraftKings Sportsbook as of May 22.
2025-26 NFL MVP Award odds
Lamar Jackson, Ravens: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
Josh Allen, Bills: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
Joe Burrow, Bengals: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs: +700 (bet $10 to win $80 total)
Jayden Daniels, Commanders: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)
Jalen Hurts, Eagles: +1700 (bet $10 to win $180 total)
Justin Herbert, Chargers: +1800 (bet $10 to win $190 total)
C.J. Stroud, Texans: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Jordan Love, Packers: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Kyler Murray, Cardinals: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)
Caleb Williams, Bears: +2800 (bet $10 to win $290 total)
Dak Prescott, Cowboys: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Jared Goff, Lions: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Brock Purdy, 49ers: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Jalen Hurts’ odds shortened from +2500 before Super Bowl LIX to +1700 afterward. He earned Super Bowl MVP after breaking the record for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in a Super Bowl (72).
Hurts happened to own the previous record of 70 QB rushing yards in a Super Bowl (Super Bowl LVII).
The first non-quarterbacks to crack the oddsboard are Saquon Barkley (+5000) and Jahmyr Gibbs (+8000).
Barkley’s odds changed as well, from +6000 before Super Bowl LIX to +5000 afterward. He made history that day by surpassing Terrell Davis’ record of 2,476 rushing yards in a season, including the playoffs. Barkley finished the season with 2,504 total rushing yards.
Derrick Henry, Christian McCaffrey and Bijan Robinson all slot in next at +10000.
The last non-quarterback to win the award was Adrian Peterson in 2012, preceded by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006, Shaun Alexander in 2005, and Marshall Faulk in 2000.
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