The Associated Press started giving out the award in 1957, and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is the most recent winner of the prestigious award, being crowned the league's best player at the 2025 NFL Honors on Thursday night.
Allen was the favorite to win the award for a good portion of the year, holding the best odds late into the season. But Lamar Jackson overtook him as the leader after a strong final stretch of the season. The Baltimore Ravens quarterback was named first-team All-Pro over Allen.
This makes the Buffalo signal caller the first MVP winner to not be a first-team All-Pro since John Elway in 1987. Still, Vegas has tabbed both the quarterbacks as co-favorites to win the award heading into next season.
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Let's take a look at the MVP oddsboard at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Feb. 6.
Josh Allen, Bills: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Lamar Jackson, Ravens: +5000 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Joe Burrow, Bengals: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Jayden Daniels, Commanders: +650 (bet $10 to win $75 total)
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Justin Herbert, Chargers: +2200 (bet $10 to win 230 total)
Jordan Love, Packers: +2200 (bet $10 to win 230 total)
C.J. Stroud, Texans: +2500 (bet $10 to win 260 total)
Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers: +2500 (bet $10 to win 260 total)
Kyler Murray, Cardinals: +2500 (bet $10 to win 260 total)
Caleb Williams, Bears: +2800 (bet $10 to win 290 total)
Jalen Hurts, Eagles: +2800 (bet $10 to win 290 total)
Dak Prescott, Cowboys: +3000 (bet $10 to win 310 total)
Brock Purdy, 49ers: +3500 (bet $10 to win 360 total)
Bo Nix, Broncos: +3500 (bet $10 to win 360 total)
Drake Maye, Patriots: +4000 (bet $10 to win 410 total)
Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins: +4000 (bet $10 to win 410 total)
Matthew Stafford, Rams: +4000 (bet $10 to win 410 total)
Jared Goff, Lions: +4000 (bet $10 to win 410 total)
The first non-quarterbacks to crack the oddsboard are Jahmyr Gibbs (+7500) and Saquon Barkley (+8000). Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey both slot in next at +10000. The last non-quarterback to win the award was Adrian Peterson in 2012, followed by LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006, Shaun Alexander in 2005, and Marshall Faulk in 2000.
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