National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
- National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award
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The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. Multiple-award winners include Marshall Faulk and Earl Campbell, both of whom won the award three times each, as well as Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Tom Brady and Terrell Davis, all two-time award winners. As of the 2010 NFL season, the most recent winner is Tom Brady of the New England Patriots.
NFL Offensive Players of the Year
| Season |
Player Name |
Position |
NFL Team |
Notes |
| 1972 |
Brown, LarryLarry Brown |
RB |
Washington Redskins |
|
| 1973 |
Simpson, O.J.O.J. Simpson |
RB |
Buffalo Bills |
|
| 1974 |
Stabler, KenKen Stabler |
QB |
Oakland Raiders |
|
| 1975 |
Tarkenton, FranFran Tarkenton |
QB |
Minnesota Vikings |
|
| 1976 |
Jones, BertBert Jones |
QB |
Baltimore Colts |
|
| 1977 |
Payton, WalterWalter Payton |
RB |
Chicago Bears |
|
| 1978 |
Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell |
RB |
Houston Oilers |
|
| 1979 |
Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell (2) |
RB |
Houston Oilers |
|
| 1980 |
Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell (3) |
RB |
Houston Oilers |
|
| 1981 |
Anderson, KenKen Anderson |
QB |
Cincinnati Bengals |
|
| 1982 |
Fouts, DanDan Fouts |
QB |
San Diego Chargers |
|
| 1983 |
Theismann, JoeJoe Theismann |
QB |
Washington Redskins |
|
| 1984 |
Marino, DanDan Marino |
QB |
Miami Dolphins |
|
| 1985 |
Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen |
RB |
Los Angeles Raiders |
|
| 1986 |
Dickerson, EricEric Dickerson |
RB |
Los Angeles Rams |
|
| 1987 |
Rice, JerryJerry Rice |
WR |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
| 1988 |
Craig, RogerRoger Craig |
RB |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
| 1989 |
Montana, JoeJoe Montana |
QB |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
| 1990 |
Moon, WarrenWarren Moon |
QB |
Houston Oilers |
|
| 1991 |
Thomas, ThurmanThurman Thomas |
RB |
Buffalo Bills |
|
| 1992 |
Young, SteveSteve Young |
QB |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
| 1993 |
Rice, JerryJerry Rice (2) |
WR |
San Francisco 49ers |
|
| 1994 |
Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders |
RB |
Detroit Lions |
|
| 1995 |
Favre, BrettBrett Favre |
QB |
Green Bay Packers |
|
| 1996 |
Davis, TerrellTerrell Davis |
RB |
Denver Broncos |
|
| 1997 |
Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders (2) |
RB |
Detroit Lions |
|
| 1998 |
Davis, TerrellTerrell Davis (2) |
RB |
Denver Broncos |
|
| 1999 |
Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk |
RB |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2000 |
Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk (2) |
RB |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2001 |
Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk (3) |
RB |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2002 |
Holmes, PriestPriest Holmes |
RB |
Kansas City Chiefs |
|
| 2003 |
Lewis, JamalJamal Lewis |
RB |
Baltimore Ravens |
|
| 2004 |
Manning, PeytonPeyton Manning |
QB |
Indianapolis Colts |
|
| 2005 |
Alexander, ShaunShaun Alexander |
RB |
Seattle Seahawks |
|
| 2006 |
Tomlinson, LaDainianLaDainian Tomlinson |
RB |
San Diego Chargers |
|
| 2007 |
Brady, TomTom Brady |
QB |
New England Patriots |
|
| 2008 |
Brees, DrewDrew Brees |
QB |
New Orleans Saints |
|
| 2009 |
Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson |
RB |
Tennessee Titans |
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| 2010 |
Brady, TomTom Brady (2) |
QB |
New England Patriots |
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See also
- Offensive Player of the Year Award (NFC and AFC) (Kansas City Committee of 101 Awards) (since 1969)
- NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award
- FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year (NFL.com)
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