Who Leads The NFL MVP Race?

With the NFL season halfway over, we take a look at the leading candidates for MVP and make our predictions for who will take home the hardware.

Tom Brady

Through eleven weeks, there’s been a bit of a change at the top of our NFL MVP rankings. Tom Brady, who has been the favorite for most of the season, now finds himself in the lead. Lamar Jackson, who has been electric for the Baltimore Ravens, is now in second place.

New England Patriots quarterback

Even with the New England Patriots’ down year, quarterback Tom Brady is still in the running for MVP honors. He has had another stellar season, throwing for 4,335 yards and 26 touchdowns with just eight interceptions. Brady’s play has been a big reason why the Patriots are still in contention for a playoff spot.

Brady is a three-time MVP and is a leading candidate for the award again this year. He is up against stiff competition from Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, but Brady has put up numbers that are hard to ignore.

If the Patriots can make a run to the Super Bowl, it will be tough to deny Brady his fourth MVP award.

Six-time Super Bowl champion

Former sixth-round pick out of Michigan, Tom Brady is the only player in NFL history to win six Super Bowls. He’s also a three-time MVP and a 14-time Pro Bowler. Brady has played in nine Super Bowls, more than any other player in NFL history.

Aaron Rodgers

The NFL MVP race is a close one this year, but there is one clear leader: Aaron Rodgers. The Green Bay Packers quarterback has been playing at an extremely high level all season, and he has his team in position to make a run at the Super Bowl. Rodgers has thrown for 4,002 yards and 40 touchdowns, and he has also ran for four touchdowns. He has been the best player in the NFL this season, and he deserves to be the MVP.

Green Bay Packers quarterback

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers leads the NFL in touchdown passes and passer rating, and he ranks second in passing yards. He’s playing some of the best football of his life right now, and he has the Packers atop the NFC North. All of that makes him the heavy favorite to win his third career MVP award.

Two-time NFL MVP

Aaron Rodgers is a two-time NFL MVP, winning the award in 2011 and 2014. He is also a six-time Pro Bowl selection, and was named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2011 and 2014. He currently plays for the Green Bay Packers.

Dak Prescott

The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is having an excellent sophomore campaign. Prescott has completed 67.7 percent of his passes for 2,835 yards and 18 touchdowns with just four interceptions. He’s also rushed for 96 yards and four touchdowns.

Dallas Cowboys quarterback

Dak Prescott has emerged as the front-runner for NFL MVP honors through the first 11 weeks of the 2020 season. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback has been phenomenal over that span, leading his team to an 8-3 record while throwing for 2,974 yards, 22 touchdowns and just four interceptions.

While there are a number of other contenders for the MVP award – including Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes – Prescott has been the most consistent and productive signal-caller in the league this season. He’s also been downright clutch, leading the Cowboys to five fourth-quarter comebacks.

With Prescott at the helm, the Cowboys offense is averaging 30.6 points per game, which ranks second in the NFL. Prescott is also completing 69.5 percent of his passes and has a passer rating of 102.7. He’s on pace for career highs in passing yards (4,560) and touchdowns (32).

Led the Cowboys to the NFC East title

Dak Prescott had a breakout season in 2016, his first as the starter for the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys finished the regular season with a 13-3 record and won the NFC East title. Dallas lost to the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Divisional Playoffs.

Prescott threw for 3,667 yards and 23 touchdowns with just four interceptions in 2016. He also rushed for six touchdowns. Prescott was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and was selected to the Pro Bowl.

Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson is currently leading the NFL MVP race. He has had an amazing season so far and has led the Seahawks to a 10-2 record. Wilson has thrown for 3,146 yards and 31 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 586 yards and 3 touchdowns. Wilson is having one of the best seasons of his career and is deserving of the MVP award.

Seattle Seahawks quarterback

Russell Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the University of Wisconsin during the 2011 season, when he was awarded the Big Ten Conference’s Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year award. He also played minor league baseball for the Tri-City Dust Devils in 2010.Wilson was selected by the Seahawks with the 12th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. In 2012, he tied Peyton Manning’s record for most passing touchdowns by a rookie (26) and was named the NFC West Rookie of the Year. In 2013, he led the Seahawks to their first ever Super Bowl appearance in franchise history and their first NFL Championship since 1980, defeating the Denver Broncos 43-8 in Super Bowl XLVIII. He is currently ranked as one of if not currently*the best quarterback in terms of on field performance in NFL history.

Five-time Pro Bowler

Russell Wilson is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and was drafted by the Seahawks in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He has been selected for five Pro Bowls, was the NFL passing touchdowns leader in 2017 and led his team to a victory in Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, becoming the second African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl.