NFL AP MVP Shares Career Leaders

AP MVP voting data is complete since 1986. 1957-59, 1962-73 and 1976-84 are at minimum nearly complete. 1960, 1961 and 1975 are missing entirely. 1974 and 1985 are missing about 1/3 of voting data.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer

Leaders

Leaders Table
Rank Player AP MVP Shares Years Tm
1Peyton Manning+4.581998-20152TM
2Tom Brady3.602000-20222TM
3Aaron Rodgers3.282005-20253TM
4Johnny Unitas+2.791956-19732TM
5Lamar Jackson2.702018-2025rav
6Brett Favre+2.171991-20104TM
7Jim Brown+2.161957-1965cle
8Patrick Mahomes1.932017-2025kan
9Steve Young+1.781985-19992TM
10Joe Montana+1.631979-19942TM
11Josh Allen1.502018-2025buf
12Y.A. Tittle+1.371948-19643TM
13Kurt Warner+1.111998-20093TM
14Earl Campbell+1.061978-19852TM
15O.J. Simpson+1.011969-19792TM
16Marshall Faulk+.991994-20052TM
17Walter Payton+.991975-1987chi
18Cam Newton.962011-20212TM
19John Elway+.951983-1998den
20LaDainian Tomlinson+.882001-20112TM
21Earl Morrall.851956-19766TM
22Barry Sanders+.791989-1998det
23Randall Cunningham.791985-20014TM
24Dan Marino+.771983-1999mia
25Dan Fouts+.761973-1987sdg
26Matthew Stafford.742009-20252TM
27Joe Theismann.731974-1985was
28Drake Maye.722024-2025nwe
29Jerry Rice+.691985-20043TM
30Terrell Davis+.671995-2001den
31Adrian Peterson.672007-20217TM
32Ken Stabler+.661970-19843TM
33Brian Sipe.641974-1983cle
34Eric Dickerson+.641983-19934TM
35Larry Brown.601969-1976was
36Steve McNair.551995-20072TM
37Ken Anderson.551971-1986cin
38Emmitt Smith+.531990-20042TM
39Lawrence Taylor+.511981-1993nyg
40Matt Ryan.502008-20222TM
41Rich Gannon.501987-20044TM
42Marcus Allen+.491982-19972TM
43Terry Bradshaw+.491970-1983pit
Bert Jones.491973-19822TM
45Thurman Thomas+.481988-20002TM
46Jim Taylor+.451958-19672TM
47Drew Brees+.452001-20202TM
48Roman Gabriel.441962-19772TM
49John Brodie.441957-1973sfo
50Christian McCaffrey.442017-20252TM
51Joe Burrow.422020-2025cin
52Bart Starr+.421956-1971gnb
53Mark Moseley.421970-19864TM
54Boomer Esiason.401984-19973TM
55Jalen Hurts.392020-2025phi
56Shaun Alexander.382000-20082TM
57George Blanda+.351949-19754TM
58Dak Prescott.322016-2025dal
59Jim Kelly+.281986-1996buf
60J.J. Watt.262011-20222TM
61Alan Page+.251967-19812TM
62Roger Staubach+.241969-1979dal
63Bob Griese+.241967-1980mia
64Saquon Barkley.242018-20252TM
65Warren Moon+.241984-20004TM
66Jack Lambert+.231974-1984pit
67Donovan McNabb.221999-20113TM
68Roger Craig+.221983-19933TM
69Leroy Kelly+.221964-1973cle
70Brock Purdy.192022-2025sfo
71Charlie Conerly.191948-1961nyg
72Carl Eller+.181964-19792TM
73Joe Kapp.171967-19702TM
74Tony Dorsett+.171977-19882TM
75Eddie George.161996-20042TM
Todd Gurley.162015-20202TM
77Craig Morton.141965-19823TM
78Barry Foster.141990-1994pit
Bruce Smith+.141985-20032TM
80Otis Taylor.131965-1975kan
Larry Wilson+.131960-1972crd
82Gale Sayers+.131965-1971chi
83Terry Metcalf.131973-19812TM
84Tyreek Hill.122016-20252TM
85Tiki Barber.121997-2006nyg
Derek Carr.122014-20242TM
Ezekiel Elliott.122016-20242TM
88Justin Jefferson.112020-2025min
89Joe Schmidt+.111953-1965det
90Sonny Jurgensen+.111957-19742TM
91Sam Huff+.111956-19692TM
92Trevor Lawrence.102021-2025jax
93Jamal Lewis.102000-20092TM
94Mark Rypien.101988-20015TM
95Jared Goff.102016-20252TM
96Bobby Mitchell+.101958-19682TM
97Calvin Hill.091969-19813TM
98Don Meredith.091960-1968dal
99Bill Nelsen.091963-19722TM
100Don Majkowski.091987-19963TM
101Jamal Anderson.091994-2001atl
Randy Moss+.091998-20125TM
103Deacon Jones+.081961-19743TM
104Priest Holmes.081997-20072TM
105Larry Csonka+.081968-19792TM
Billy Kilmer.081961-19783TM
Chad Pennington.082000-20102TM
Philip Rivers.082004-20252TM
Kordell Stewart.081995-20053TM
Michael Turner.082004-20122TM
111Mike Singletary+.081981-1992chi
112Lenny Moore+.071956-1967clt
113Jim Zorn.071976-19873TM
114Dick Butkus+.071965-1973chi
115Chuck Foreman.061973-19802TM
116Jerome Bettis+.061993-20052TM
117Joe Morris.061982-19912TM
118James Harrison.062002-20173TM
Ray Lewis+.061996-2012rav
Carson Palmer.062004-20173TM
121Bob Lilly+.061961-1974dal
122Joe Namath+.051965-19772TM
123Steve Bartkowski.051975-19862TM
Roger Brown.051960-19692TM
Ron Jaworski.051974-19894TM
Dave Parks.051964-19733TM
127Willie Davis+.041958-19692TM
128John Mackey+.041963-19722TM
129Dana Stubblefield.041993-20033TM
Michael Vick.042001-20154TM
131Keith Millard.041985-19934TM
132Nick Bosa.042019-2025sfo
DeMarco Murray.042011-20173TM
Tony Romo.042004-2016dal
Brian Urlacher+.042000-2012chi
Carson Wentz.042016-20256TM
137John Hadl.041962-19774TM
138Fran Tarkenton+.041961-19782TM
139Steve DeBerg.041978-19986TM
140Sterling Sharpe+.041988-1994gnb
141Troy Aikman+.041989-2000dal
142Duane Putnam.031952-19623TM
Billy Wilson.031951-1960sfo
144Raymond Berry+.031955-1967clt
J.D. Smith.031956-19663TM
146Len Dawson+.031957-19753TM
Chester Marcol.031972-19802TM
Paul Warfield+.031964-19772TM
149Merlin Olsen+.031962-1976ram
150Harold Jackson.031968-19835TM
Mike Lucci.031962-19732TM
Charlie Sanders+.031968-1977det
153Rosey Grier.021955-19662TM
Bobby Layne+.021948-19624TM
155Harold Carmichael+.021971-19842TM
Fred Dean+.021975-19852TM
Steve Largent+.021976-1989sea
Lou Michaels.021958-19714TM
Johnny Morris.021958-1967chi
Pete Retzlaff.021956-1966phi
John Riggins+.021971-19852TM
Danny White.021976-1988dal
Ken Willard.021965-19742TM
164Jim Harbaugh.021987-20004TM
165Dan Reeves.021965-1972dal
166Derrick Brooks+.021995-2008tam
Alex Karras+.021958-1970det
Carnell Lake.021989-20013TM
169Edgerrin James+.021999-20093TM
Chris Johnson.022008-20173TM
Cooper Kupp.022017-20252TM
Bobby Wagner.022012-20253TM
173Jayden Daniels.012024-2025was
174Franco Harris+.011972-19842TM
Greg Landry.011968-19843TM
Willie Lanier+.011967-1977kan
Larry Little+.011967-19802TM
178Marlin Briscoe.011968-19766TM
Manny Fernandez.011968-1975mia
Ron Johnson.011969-19752TM
Herschel Walker.011986-19974TM
182Mark Bavaro.011985-19943TM
Tony Eason.011983-19902TM
Cortez Kennedy+.011990-2000sea
185Phil Simms.011979-1993nyg
186Ja'Marr Chase.012021-2025cin
187Seth Joyner.011986-19984TM
188Lynn Dickey.011971-19852TM
Ronnie Lott+.011981-19943TM
Wilbert Montgomery.011977-19852TM
Chuck Muncie.011976-19842TM
George Rogers.011981-19872TM
Randy White+.011975-1988dal
Kellen Winslow+.011979-1987sdg
195Deion Sanders+.011989-20055TM
196Justin Herbert.012020-2025sdg
197C.J. Stroud.012023-2025htx
198Sam Darnold.012018-20255TM
199Baker Mayfield.002018-20254TM
200Micah Parsons.002021-20252TM
201A.J. Brown.002019-20252TM
Justin Fields.002021-20253TM
Myles Garrett.002017-2025cle
Derrick Henry.002016-20252TM
Geno Smith.002013-20255TM
Tua Tagovailoa.002020-2025mia