2024 NFL MVP Watch: Bills’ Josh Allen clear favorite, but Ravens’ Lamar Jackson still in contention

Only three weeks of the 2024 NFL season remain, which means we’ve had plenty of time to assess this year’s top players, and identify the best candidates to claim MVP honors.

As we enter Week 16, we’ve attempted to do just that, polling more than a dozen of our NFL experts for this season’s top individual accolade. Below, you’ll find our complete list of voters, how we scored top-five votes for MVP, and our collective pick for this season’s most valuable player:

Our panel of voters (17): Cody Benjamin, John Breech, Will Brinson, Joel Corry, Jordan Dajani, Bryan DeArdo, Leger Douzable, Jared Dubin, Josh Edwards, Eric Kernish, Jeff Kerr, Shanna McCarriston, Garrett Podell, Pete Prisco, Kyle Stackpole, Kevin Steimle, Tyler Sullivan

Voting rules:

Each first-place vote counts for 5 pointsEach second-place vote counts for 4 pointsEach third-place vote counts for 3 pointsEach fourth-place vote counts for 2 pointsEach fifth-place vote counts for 1 point

The full MVP leaderboard

Bills QB Josh Allen (81)Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (68)Eagles RB Saquon Barkley (43)Bengals QB Joe Burrow (24)Lions QB Jared Goff (24)Rams QB Matthew Stafford (4)Commanders QB Jayden Daniels (3)Vikings QB Sam Darnold (2)Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase (2)Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes (1)Packers QB Jordan Love (1)Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (1)Steelers OLB T.J. Watt (1)

Last poll: 1. Allen (61), 2. Barkley (46), 3. Jackson (37), 4. Goff (25), 5. Mahomes (7)

Allen remains the clear front-runner here, and it’s not hard to see why; his 37 total touchdowns are tied for the most among all quarterbacks, and he’s saved some of his best stuff for critical spots. Jackson, however, is a relatively close second, making up some ground in recent weeks. Barkley is still getting a fair amount of love as the league’s leading rusher, while Burrow and Goff make up the last tier of legitimate favorites. Burrow, in particular, wasn’t even in our top…

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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2024-12-20 02:46:00

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