the youngest player to win the nfl mvp award

Jim Brown is the youngest NFL MVP in wins in a season. He was 21 years old in his rookie season in 1957.

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the youngest player to win the NFL mvp award in a regular season

	NAME	Age	W	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	21	9	1	1957	CLE	9	815		9	783	87.0	8						0			0
2	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	22	13	1	2019	BAL	13	1,094	84.2	6	1,094	84.2	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Jim Brown J. Brown	22	9	1	1958	CLE	9	1,314		16	1,183	131.4	15						0			0
4	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	23	12	1	2018	KC	12	195	16.3	2	199	16.6	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Dan Marino D. Marino	23	14	1	1984	MIA	14	-3		0	-3	-0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	23	9	1	1977	CHI	9	1,674		13	1,406	156.2	12	173	19.2	1	95	10.6	0	0	0.0	0
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	24	12	1	1993	DAL	12	1,793		10	1,434	119.5	9	359	29.9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	24	11	1	1979	HOU	11	1,365		16	1,360	123.6	16	5	0.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	25	13	1	1991	BUF	13	1,847		11	1,267	97.5	7	580	44.6	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Marcus Allen M. Allen	25	12	1	1985	RAI	12	1,826		13	1,430	119.2	10	396	33.0	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Bert Jones B. Jones	25	11	1	1976	BAL	11	139		1	139	12.6	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Larry Brown L. Brown	25	11	1	1972	WAS	11	1,557		12	1,103	100.3	8	454	41.3	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	26	13	1	2023	BAL	13	627	48.2	3	634	48.8	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Cam Newton C. Newton	26	15	1	2015	CAR	15	590		9	590	39.3	9	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Terrell Davis T. Davis	26	14	1	1998	DEN	14	2,044		22	1,832	130.9	20	212	15.1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Brett Favre B. Favre	26	11	1	1995	GB	11	115		1	115	10.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	O.J. Simpson	26	9	1	1973	BUF	9	1,595		10	1,547	171.9	10	48	5.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Alan Page A. Page	26	11	1	1971	MIN	11	0		0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	26	9	1	1961	GB	9	634		9	516	57.3	7	118	13.1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	26	9	1	1959	BAL	9	141		2	141	15.7	2						0			0
21	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	27	14	1	2022	KC	14	305	21.8	3	302	21.6	3	6	0.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	27	10	1	2012	MIN	10	1,427		9	1,335	133.5	8	92	9.2	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	27	14	1	2006	SD	14	2,080		30	1,651	117.9	28	429	30.6	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Peyton Manning P. Manning	27	12	1	2003	IND	12	12		0	14	1.2	0	-2	-0.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	27	9	1	2000	STL	9	1,666		20	1,059	117.7	14	607	67.4	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	10	7	.588
Ravens	8	9	.471
Bengals	6	11	.353
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Sun 9/13	CLE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CLE	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
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1,595

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105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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28.4

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18.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

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144.5

134.7

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Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

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268.6

262.3

256.1

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Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
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Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
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Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176