The 2025/26 NFL season is nearing its end, and due to that, the NFL Honors is inching closer, which means it’s time for the finalists to be revealed. Although there are many different honors to give out at the award ceremony, being the most valuable player is up there with winning a Super Bowl.
What Players Were Named on the MVP Finalists List?
This season has had several excellent performances from players around the league, but for MVP, they have to happen most of the year. Another factor is making the playoffs. For the 5 finalists on this year’s list, each fit those categories.
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Officially, the finalists for NFL MVP are: Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, Jacksonville Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, New England Patriots QB Drake Maye, San Francisco RB Christian McCaffrey, and Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford.
Once again, as in most years, this is an excellent list of players who each argue for MVP, so let’s look at what each brings to the table.
*All player stats/data are provided by PFSN’s QB Impact Metric and RB Impact Metric.
QB Josh Allen
- Ranked 3rd among all QBs
- 319 completed passes (13th)
- 3668 passing yards (11th)
- 25 passing touchdowns (9th)
- 69.3% completion rate (4th)
- 10 interceptions
- 579 rush yards (1st)
- 14 rush touchdowns (1st)
Bills’ final record: 12-5
QB Trevor Lawrence
- Ranked 12th among all QBs
- 341 completed passes (7th)
- 4007 passing yards (6th)
- 29 passing touchdowns (5th)
- 60.9% completion rate (35th)
- 12 interceptions
- 359 rush yards (10th)
- 9 rush touchdowns (2nd)
Jaguars’ final record: 13-4
QB Drake Maye
- Ranked 2nd among all QBs
- 354 completed passes (5th)
- 4394 passing yards (4th)
- 31 passing touchdowns (3rd)
- 72.0% completion rate (1st)
- No other QB got over 70.0%
- 8 interceptions
- 450 rushing yards (4th)
- 4 rushing touchdowns (8th)
Patriots’ final record: 14-3
RB Christian McCaffrey
- Ranked 7th among all RBs
- 1202 rush yards (8th)
- 10 rush touchdowns (8th)
- 129 targets (1st)
- 102 receptions (1st)
- 2nd place (Bijan Robinson) had 79 receptions
- 924 receiving yards (1st)
- 7 receiving touchdowns (1st)
49ers’ final record: 12-5
QB Matthew Stafford
- Ranked 6th among all QBs
- 388 completed passes (3rd)
- 4704 passing yards (1st)
- 46 passing touchdowns (1st)
- Second place (Jared Goff) had 34 touchdowns
- 65.0% completion rate (19th)
- 8 interceptions
- 1 rushing yards (52nd)
- 0 rushing touchdowns
Rams’ final record: 12-5
As you can see, each player has an argument for winning the award, and all the teams the finalists play for have won at a high level this season. It will be a very close battle for MVP, and time will tell who wins it, but one thing is for certain: the winner will deserve it.
