youngest player to win nfl mvp player of the year

Patrick Mahomes, Dan Marino and Walter Payton are tied for the youngest NFL MVPs when winning the Offensive Player of the Year award >0 times. They were 23 years old.

Regular season

	NAME	Age	MVP	OPOY	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	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	23	1	1	2018	KC	16	268	16.8	2	272	17.0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Dan Marino D. Marino	23	1	1	1984	MIA	16	-10	-0.6	0	-7	-0.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	23	1	1	1977	CHI	14	2,216	158.3	16	1,852	132.3	14	269	19.2	2	95	6.8	0	0	0.0	0
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	24	1	1	1979	HOU	16	1,790	111.9	19	1,697	106.1	19	94	5.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	25	1	1	1991	BUF	15	2,038	135.9	12	1,407	93.8	7	631	42.1	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	25	1	1	1985	RAI	16	2,308	144.3	14	1,759	109.9	11	555	34.7	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Bert Jones B. Jones	25	1	1	1976	BAL	14	214	15.3	2	214	15.3	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Larry Brown L. Brown	25	1	1	1972	WAS	12	1,689	140.8	12	1,216	101.3	8	473	39.4	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Cam Newton C. Newton	26	1	1	2015	CAR	16	626	39.1	10	636	39.8	10	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Terrell Davis T. Davis	26	1	1	1998	DEN	16	2,225	139.1	23	2,008	125.5	21	217	13.6	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Brett Favre B. Favre	26	1	1	1995	GB	16	181	11.3	3	181	11.3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	O.J. Simpson	26	1	1	1973	BUF	14	2,073	148.1	12	2,003	143.1	12	70	5.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	27	1	1	2012	MIN	16	2,314	144.6	13	2,097	131.1	12	217	13.6	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	27	1	1	2006	SD	16	2,323	145.2	31	1,815	113.4	28	508	31.8	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	27	1	1	2000	STL	14	2,207	157.6	26	1,359	97.1	18	830	59.3	8	18	1.3	0	0	0.0	0
16	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	28	1	1	2005	SEA	16	1,958	122.4	28	1,880	117.5	27	78	4.9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Peyton Manning P. Manning	28	1	1	2004	IND	16	35	2.2	0	38	2.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	29	1	1	1997	DET	16	2,358	147.4	14	2,053	128.3	11	305	19.1	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Ken Stabler K. Stabler	29	1	1	1974	OAK	14	-13	-0.9	1	-2	-0.1	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Tom Brady T. Brady	30	1	1	2007	NE	16	98	6.1	2	98	6.1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	31	1	1	2016	ATL	16	114	7.1	0	117	7.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Steve Young S. Young	31	1	1	1992	SF	16	524	32.8	4	537	33.6	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	32	1	1	1981	CIN	16	300	18.8	1	320	20.0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Tom Brady T. Brady	33	1	1	2010	NE	16	25	1.6	1	30	1.9	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Joe Montana J. Montana	33	1	1	1989	SF	13	224	17.2	3	227	17.5	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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RUSH

173

Walker

REC

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8th

OPP PPG

10.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

220.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

184.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	IND	@	KC	8:20 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	KC	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM

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0 - 1

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410

Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

173

Walker

156

Gibbs

144

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

182

Olave

150

Flowers

147

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

4

Lawrence

3

Shough

3

Dart

Rush TD Leaders

3

Swift

3

Henry

2

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Rec TD Leaders

2

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2

Watson

2

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QB Rating Leaders

150.6

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134.2

Dart

130.5

Allen

Sack Leaders

2.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

2.0

Paye

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

37.0

36.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

419.0

409.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

5.0

4.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

31.1

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

23.2

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

15.5

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Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

16

Ryland

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	0	0	1.000
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Bills	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM

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