youngest player to win nfl mvp

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

Interpreted as:
youngest player to win NFL mvp in a regular season
NAME AGE 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
1
1957
CLE CLE
12
1,133
94.4
10
942
78.5
9
55
4.6
1
136
11.3
0
0
0.0
0
2 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
22
1
2019
BAL BAL
15
1,203
80.2
7
1,206
80.4
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Jim Brown
J. Brown
22
1
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,739
144.9
18
1,527
127.3
17
138
11.5
1
74
6.2
0
0
0.0
0
4 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
23
1
2018
KC KC
16
268
16.8
2
272
17.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Dan Marino
D. Marino
23
1
1984
MIA MIA
16
-10
-0.6
0
-7
-0.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Walter Payton
W. Payton
23
1
1977
CHI CHI
14
2,216
158.3
16
1,852
132.3
14
269
19.2
2
95
6.8
0
0
0.0
0
7 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
1
1993
DAL DAL
14
1,900
135.7
10
1,486
106.1
9
414
29.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
24
1
1979
HOU HOU
16
1,790
111.9
19
1,697
106.1
19
94
5.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
25
1
1991
BUF BUF
15
2,038
135.9
12
1,407
93.8
7
631
42.1
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
25
1
1985
RAI RAI
16
2,308
144.3
14
1,759
109.9
11
555
34.7
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Bert Jones
B. Jones
25
1
1976
BAL BAL
14
214
15.3
2
214
15.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Larry Brown
L. Brown
25
1
1972
WAS WAS
12
1,689
140.8
12
1,216
101.3
8
473
39.4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
26
1
2023
BAL BAL
16
814
50.9
5
821
51.3
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Cam Newton
C. Newton
26
1
2015
CAR CAR
16
626
39.1
10
636
39.8
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
26
1
1998
DEN DEN
16
2,225
139.1
23
2,008
125.5
21
217
13.6
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Brett Favre
B. Favre
26
1
1995
GB GB
16
181
11.3
3
181
11.3
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
26
1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,073
148.1
12
2,003
143.1
12
70
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Alan Page
A. Page
26
1
1971
MIN MIN
14
8
0.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
26
1
1961
GB GB
12
742
61.8
10
597
49.8
8
145
12.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
26
1
1959
BAL BAL
12
145
12.1
2
145
12.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
27
1
2022
KC KC
17
361
21.2
4
358
21.1
4
6
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
27
1
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,314
144.6
13
2,097
131.1
12
217
13.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
27
1
2006
SD SD
16
2,323
145.2
31
1,815
113.4
28
508
31.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
27
1
2003
IND IND
16
15
0.9
0
26
1.6
0
-2
-0.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
27
1
2000
STL STL
14
2,207
157.6
26
1,359
97.1
18
830
59.3
8
18
1.3
0
0
0.0
0

More Browns Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

13.7

32nd

OPP PPG

24.3

21st

RUSH YDS/G

90.7

29th

PASS YDS/G

207.5

25th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
Browns Browns
1
5
0
.167
Ravens Ravens
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CLE CLE
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
CLE CLE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
4:25 PM
Sun
11/23
CLE CLE
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

4 - 1 - 0

23

Final

9

CLE Browns

1 - 5 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
CAR CAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM