youngest player to receive an mvp

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

Interpreted as:
youngest player to receive an mvp in a regular season
NAMEAgeRECMVPSEASONTMGPTRGREC YDSAVGREC YDS/GREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
21
16
1
1957
12
55
3.4
4.6
1
942
202
4.7
78.5
9
2Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
22
0
1
2019
15
0
0
0.0
0
1,206
176
6.9
80.4
7
3Jim Brown
J. Brown
22
16
1
1958
12
138
8.6
11.5
1
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
17
4Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
23
0
1
2018
16
0
0
0.0
0
272
60
4.5
17.0
2
5Dan Marino
D. Marino
23
0
1
1984
16
0
0.0
0
-7
28
-0.3
-0.4
0
6Walter Payton
W. Payton
23
27
1
1977
14
269
10.0
19.2
2
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
7Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
23
55
1
1960
14
576
10.5
41.1
3
875
156
5.6
62.5
9
8Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
57
1
1993
14
414
7.3
29.6
1
1,486
283
5.3
106.1
9
9Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
24
16
1
1979
16
94
5.9
5.9
0
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
19
10Jim Nance
J. Nance
24
8
1
1966
14
103
12.9
7.4
0
1,458
299
4.9
104.1
11
11Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
25
62
1
1991
15
631
10.2
42.1
5
1,407
288
4.9
93.8
7
12Marcus Allen
M. Allen
25
67
1
1985
16
555
8.3
34.7
3
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
13Bert Jones
B. Jones
25
0
1
1976
14
0
0.0
0
214
38
5.6
15.3
2
14Larry Brown
L. Brown
25
32
1
1972
12
473
14.8
39.4
4
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
15Joe Namath
J. Namath
25
0
1
1968
14
0
0.0
0
11
5
2.2
0.8
2
16Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
26
0
1
2023
16
0
0
0.0
0
821
148
5.5
51.3
5
17Cam Newton
C. Newton
26
0
1
2015
16
0
0
0.0
0
636
132
4.8
39.8
10
18Terrell Davis
T. Davis
26
25
1
1998
16
217
8.7
13.6
2
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
19Brett Favre
B. Favre
26
0
1
1995
16
0
0.0
0
181
39
4.6
11.3
3
20O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
26
6
1
1973
14
70
11.7
5.0
0
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
21Alan Page
A. Page
26
0
1
1971
14
0
0.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Joe Namath
J. Namath
26
0
1
1969
14
0
0.0
0
33
11
3.0
2.4
2
23Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
26
0
1
1967
14
0
0.0
0
110
22
5.0
7.9
4
24Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
26
15
1
1961
12
145
9.7
12.1
2
597
127
4.7
49.8
8
25Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
26
0
1
1959
12
0
0.0
0
145
29
5.0
12.1
2
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