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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.
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Leaders

Leaders Table
Rank Player AP MVP Shares Years Tm
1Peyton Manning+4.581998-20152TM
2Tom Brady3.602000-20222TM
3Aaron Rodgers3.282005-20232TM
4Johnny Unitas+2.791956-19732TM
5Brett Favre+2.171991-20104TM
6Jim Brown+2.161957-1965cle
7Lamar Jackson1.992018-2023rav
8Patrick Mahomes1.862017-2023kan
9Steve Young+1.781985-19992TM
10Joe Montana+1.631979-19942TM
11Y.A. Tittle+1.371948-19643TM
12Kurt Warner+1.111998-20093TM
13Earl Campbell+1.061978-19852TM
14O.J. Simpson+1.011969-19792TM
15Marshall Faulk+.991994-20052TM
16Walter Payton+.991975-1987chi
17Cam Newton.962011-20212TM
18John Elway+.951983-1998den
19LaDainian Tomlinson+.882001-20112TM
20Earl Morrall.851956-19766TM
21Barry Sanders+.791989-1998det
22Randall Cunningham.791985-20014TM
23Dan Marino+.771983-1999mia
24Dan Fouts+.761973-1987sdg
25Joe Theismann.731974-1985was
26Jerry Rice+.691985-20043TM
27Terrell Davis+.671995-2001den
28Adrian Peterson.672007-20217TM
29Ken Stabler+.661970-19843TM
30Brian Sipe.641974-1983cle
31Eric Dickerson+.641983-19934TM
32Larry Brown.601969-1976was
33Steve McNair.551995-20072TM
34Ken Anderson.551971-1986cin
35Josh Allen.542018-2023buf
36Emmitt Smith+.531990-20042TM
37Lawrence Taylor+.511981-1993nyg
38Matt Ryan.502008-20222TM
39Rich Gannon.501987-20044TM
40Marcus Allen+.491982-19972TM
41Terry Bradshaw+.491970-1983pit
Bert Jones.491973-19822TM
43Thurman Thomas+.481988-20002TM
44Jim Taylor+.451958-19672TM
45Drew Brees.452001-20202TM
46Roman Gabriel.441962-19772TM
47John Brodie.441957-1973sfo
48Bart Starr+.421956-1971gnb
49Mark Moseley.421970-19864TM
50Boomer Esiason.401984-19973TM
51Jalen Hurts.392020-2023phi
52Shaun Alexander.382000-20082TM
53George Blanda+.351949-19754TM
54Dak Prescott.322016-2023dal
55Christian McCaffrey.292017-20232TM
56Jim Kelly+.281986-1996buf
57J.J. Watt.262011-20222TM
58Joe Burrow.262020-2023cin
59Alan Page+.251967-19812TM
60Roger Staubach+.241969-1979dal
61Bob Griese+.241967-1980mia
62Warren Moon+.241984-20004TM
63Jack Lambert+.231974-1984pit
64Donovan McNabb.221999-20113TM
65Roger Craig.221983-19933TM
66Leroy Kelly+.221964-1973cle
67Brock Purdy.192022-2023sfo
68Charlie Conerly.191948-1961nyg
69Carl Eller+.181964-19792TM
70Joe Kapp.171967-19702TM
71Tony Dorsett+.171977-19882TM
72Eddie George.161996-20042TM
Todd Gurley.162015-20202TM
74Craig Morton.141965-19823TM
75Barry Foster.141990-1994pit
Bruce Smith+.141985-20032TM
77Otis Taylor.131965-1975kan
Larry Wilson+.131960-1972crd
79Gale Sayers+.131965-1971chi
80Terry Metcalf.131973-19812TM
81Tyreek Hill.122016-20232TM
82Tiki Barber.121997-2006nyg
Derek Carr.122014-20232TM
Ezekiel Elliott.122016-20232TM
85Justin Jefferson.112020-2023min
86Joe Schmidt+.111953-1965det
87Sonny Jurgensen+.111957-19742TM
88Sam Huff+.111956-19692TM
89Jamal Lewis.102000-20092TM
90Mark Rypien.101988-20015TM
91Bobby Mitchell+.101958-19682TM
92Calvin Hill.091969-19813TM
93Don Meredith.091960-1968dal
94Bill Nelsen.091963-19722TM
95Don Majkowski.091987-19963TM
96Jamal Anderson.091994-2001atl
Randy Moss+.091998-20125TM
98Deacon Jones+.081961-19743TM
99Priest Holmes.081997-20072TM
100Larry Csonka+.081968-19792TM
Billy Kilmer.081961-19783TM
Chad Pennington.082000-20102TM
Philip Rivers.082004-20202TM
Kordell Stewart.081995-20053TM
Michael Turner.082004-20122TM
106Mike Singletary+.081981-1992chi
107Lenny Moore+.071956-1967clt
108Jim Zorn.071976-19873TM
109Dick Butkus+.071965-1973chi
110Chuck Foreman.061973-19802TM
111Jerome Bettis+.061993-20052TM
112Joe Morris.061982-19912TM
113James Harrison.062002-20173TM
Ray Lewis+.061996-2012rav
Carson Palmer.062004-20173TM
116Bob Lilly+.061961-1974dal
117Joe Namath+.051965-19772TM
118Steve Bartkowski.051975-19862TM
Roger Brown.051960-19692TM
Ron Jaworski.051974-19894TM
Dave Parks.051964-19733TM
122Willie Davis+.041958-19692TM
123John Mackey+.041963-19722TM
124Dana Stubblefield.041993-20033TM
Michael Vick.042001-20154TM
126Keith Millard.041985-19934TM
127Nick Bosa.042019-2023sfo
DeMarco Murray.042011-20173TM
Tony Romo.042004-2016dal
Brian Urlacher+.042000-2012chi
Carson Wentz.042016-20234TM
132John Hadl.041962-19774TM
133Fran Tarkenton+.041961-19782TM
134Steve DeBerg.041978-19986TM
135Sterling Sharpe.041988-1994gnb
136Troy Aikman+.041989-2000dal
137Duane Putnam.031952-19623TM
Billy Wilson.031951-1960sfo
139Raymond Berry+.031955-1967clt
J.D. Smith.031956-19663TM
141Len Dawson+.031957-19753TM
Chester Marcol.031972-19802TM
Paul Warfield+.031964-19772TM
144Merlin Olsen+.031962-1976ram
145Harold Jackson.031968-19835TM
Mike Lucci.031962-19732TM
Charlie Sanders+.031968-1977det
148Rosey Grier.021955-19662TM
Bobby Layne+.021948-19624TM
150Harold 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
159Jim Harbaugh.021987-20004TM
160Dan Reeves.021965-1972dal
161Derrick Brooks+.021995-2008tam
Alex Karras+.021958-1970det
Carnell Lake.021989-20013TM
164Edgerrin James+.021999-20093TM
Chris Johnson.022008-20173TM
Cooper Kupp.022017-2023ram
Bobby Wagner.022012-20232TM
168Franco Harris+.011972-19842TM
Greg Landry.011968-19843TM
Willie Lanier+.011967-1977kan
Larry Little+.011967-19802TM
172Marlin Briscoe.011968-19766TM
Manny Fernandez.011968-1975mia
Ron Johnson.011969-19752TM
Herschel Walker.011986-19974TM
176Mark Bavaro.011985-19943TM
Tony Eason.011983-19902TM
Cortez Kennedy+.011990-2000sea
179Phil Simms.011979-1993nyg
180Seth Joyner.011986-19984TM
181Lynn 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
188Deion Sanders+.011989-20055TM
189Matthew Stafford.012009-20232TM
C.J. Stroud.012023htx
191Trevor Lawrence.012021-2023jax
192Micah Parsons.002021-2023dal
193A.J. Brown.002019-20232TM
Justin Fields.002021-2023chi
Myles Garrett.002017-2023cle
Derrick Henry.002016-2023oti
Justin Herbert.002020-2023sdg
Geno Smith.002013-20234TM
Tua Tagovailoa.002020-2023mia