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.
The only member of the Green Bay Packers to be awarded the honor is quarterback Brett Favre , who was voted as the Offensive Player of the Year in 1995, in addition to being the NFL Most Valuable Player .
Multiple-award winners include Marshall Faulk and Earl Campbell, both of whom won the award three consecutive times each. Two-time winners include Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning. As of the 2021 NFL season, the most recent winner is Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams .
Winners [ ]
NFL Offensive Player of the Year winners • Presented by the Associated Press •
Year
No.
Player of the Year
Pos
Team
Rate
Yds
TD
Rush
Yds
TD
Rec
Yds
TD
1972 1972
43
Larry Brown
02 RB
was Washington Redskins
--
--
--
285 285
1216 1,216
08 8
032 32
0473 473
04 4
1973 1973
32
O.J. Simpson
02 RB
buf Buffalo Bills
0562 56.2
-0003 -3
00 0
332 332
2003 2,003
12 12
006 6
0070 70
00 0
1974 1974
12
Ken Stabler
01 QB
oak Oakland Raiders
0949 94.9
2469 2,469
12 12
012 12
0002 -2
01 1
--
--
--
1975 1975
10
Fran Tarkenton
01 QB
min Minnesota Vikings
0918 91.8
2994 2,994
25 25
016 16
0108 108
02 2
--
--
--
1976 1976
07
Bert Jones
01 QB
ind Baltimore Colts
1025 102.5
3104 3,104
24 24
038 38
0214 214
02 2
--
--
--
1977 1977
34
Walter Payton
02 RB
chi Chicago Bears
--
--
--
339 339
1852 1,852
14 14
027 27
0269 269
02 2
1978 1978
34
Earl Campbell
02 RB
ten Houston Oilers †
--
--
--
302 302
1450 1,450
13 13
012 12
0048 48
00 0
1979 1979
34
Earl Campbell
02 RB
ten Houston Oilers †
--
--
--
368 368
1697 1,697
19 19
016 16
0094 94
00 0
1980 1980
34
Earl Campbell
02 RB
ten Houston Oilers †
1354 135.4
0057 57
001 1
373 373
1934 1,934
13 13
011 11
0047 47
00 0
1981 1981
14
Ken Anderson
01 QB
cin Cincinnati Bengals
0984 98.4
3574 3,754
29 29
046 46
0320 320
01 1
--
--
--
1982 1982
14
Dan Fouts
01 QB
sad San Diego Chargers
0933 93.3
2883 2,883
17 17
009 9
0008 8
01 1
--
--
--
1983 1983
07
Joe Theismann
01 QB
was Washington Redskins
0970 97.0
3714 3,714
29 29
037 37
0234 234
01 1
--
--
--
1984 1984
13
Dan Marino
01 QB
mia Miami Dolphins
1089 108.9
5084 5,084
48 48
028 28
0000 -7
00 0
--
--
--
1985 1985
32
Marcus Allen
02 RB
oak Los Angeles Raiders
0077 77.1
0016 16
00 0
380 380
1759 1,759
11 11
011 11
0067 67
03 3
1986 1986
29
Eric Dickerson
02 RB
stl Los Angeles Rams
1583 158.3
0015 15
01 1
404 404
1821 1,821
11 11
026 26
0205 205
00 0
1987 1987
80
Jerry Rice
04 WR
saf San Francisco 49ers
--
--
--
008 8
0051 51
01 1
065 65
1078 1,078
22 22
1988 1988
33
Roger Craig
02 RB
saf San Francisco 49ers
--
--
--
310 310
1502 1,502
09 9
076 76
0534 534
01 1
1989 1989
16
Joe Montana
01 QB
saf San Francisco 49ers
1124 112.4
3521 3,521
26 26
049 49
0237 237
03 3
--
--
--
1990 1990
01
Warren Moon
01 QB
ten Houston Oilers †
0968 96.8
4689 4,689
33 33
055 55
0215 215
02 2
--
--
--
1991 1991
34
Thurman Thomas
02 RB
buf Buffalo Bills
--
--
--
288 288
1407 1,407
07 7
062 62
0631 631
05 5
1992 1992
08
Steve Young
01 QB
saf San Francisco 49ers
1070 107.0
3465 3,465
25 25
076 76
0537 537
04 4
--
--
--
1993 1993
80
Jerry Rice
04 WR
saf San Francisco 49ers
--
--
--
003 3
0069 69
01 1
098 98
1503 1,503
15 15
1994 1994
20
Barry Sanders
02 RB
det Detroit Lions
--
--
--
331 331
1883 1,883
07 7
044 44
0283 283
01 1
1995 1995
04
Brett Favre
01 QB
gb Green Bay Packers
0995 99.5
4413 4,413
38 38
039 39
0181 181
03 3
--
--
--
1996 1996
30
Terrell Davis
02 RB
den Denver Broncos
--
--
--
345 345
1538 1,538
13 13
036 36
0310 310
02 2
1997 1997
20
Barry Sanders
02 RB
det Detroit Lions
--
--
--
335 335
2053 2,053
11 11
033 33
0305 305
03 3
1998 1998
30
Terrell Davis
02 RB
den Denver Broncos
--
--
--
392 392
2008 2,008
21 21
025 25
0217 217
02 2
1999 1999
28
Marshall Faulk
02 RB
stl St. Louis Rams
--
--
--
253 253
1381 1,381
07 7
087 87
1048 1,048
05 5
2000 2000
28
Marshall Faulk
02 RB
stl St. Louis Rams
--
--
--
253 253
1359 1,359
18 18
081 81
0830 830
08 8
2001 2001
28
Marshall Faulk
02 RB
stl St. Louis Rams
--
--
--
260 260
1382 1,382
12 12
083 83
0765 765
09 9
2002 2002
31
Priest Holmes
02 RB
kc Kansas City Chiefs
--
--
--
313 313
1615 1,615
21 21
070 70
0672 672
03 3
2003 2003
31
Jamal Lewis
02 RB
bal Baltimore Ravens
--
--
--
387 387
2066 2,066
14 14
026 26
0205 205
00 0
2004 2004
18
Peyton Manning
01 QB
ind Indianapolis Colts
1211 121.1
4557 4,557
49 49
025 25
0038 38
00 0
--
--
--
2005 2005
37
Shaun Alexander
02 RB
sea Seattle Seahawks
--
--
--
370 370
1880 1,880
27 27
015 15
0078 78
01 1
2006 2006
21
LaDainian Tomlinson
02 RB
sad San Diego Chargers
0125 125.0
0020 20
02 2
348 348
1815 1,815
28 28
056 56
0508 508
03 3
2007 2007
12
Tom Brady
01 QB
nee New England Patriots
1172 117.2
4806 4,806
50 50
037 37
0098 98
02 2
--
--
--
2008 2008
09
Drew Brees
01 QB
neo New Orleans Saints
0962 96.2
5069 5,069
34 34
022 22
0001 -1
00 0
--
--
--
2009 2009
28
Chris Johnson
02 RB
ten Tennessee Titans
--
--
--
358 358
2006 2,006
14 14
050 50
0503 503
02 2
2010 2010
12
Tom Brady
01 QB
nee New England Patriots
1110 111.0
3900 3,900
36 36
031 31
0030 30
01 1
--
--
--
2011 2011
09
Drew Brees
01 QB
neo New Orleans Saints
1106 110.6
5476 5,476
46 46
021 21
0086 86
01 1
--
--
--
2012 2012
28
Adrian Peterson
02 RB
min Minnesota Vikings
--
--
--
348 348
2097 2,097
12 12
040 40
0217 217
01 1
2013 2013
18
Peyton Manning
01 QB
den Denver Broncos
1151 115.1
5477 5,477
55 55
032 32
-0031 -31
01 1
--
--
--
2014 2014
29
DeMarco Murray
02 RB
dal Dallas Cowboys
--
--
--
392 392
1845 1,845
13 13
057 57
0416 416
00 0
2015 2015
01
Cam Newton
01 QB
car Carolina Panthers
0994 99.4
3837 3,837
35 35
132 132
0636 636
10 10
--
--
--
2016 2016
02
Matt Ryan
01 QB
atl Atlanta Falcons
1171 117.1
4944 4,944
38 38
035 35
0117 117
00 0
--
--
--
2017 2017
30
Todd Gurley
02 RB
stl Los Angeles Rams
--
--
--
279 279
1305 1,305
13 13
064 64
0788 788
06 6
Comparison [ ]
By player [ ]
Earl Campbell (with the Houston Oilers ) and Marshall Faulk (with the St. Louis Rams ) are the only two players to have won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award on three separate occassions, both players doing so in consecutive seasons. Campbell won the award from 1978-1980, Faulk winning from 1999-2001.
Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning have won the award on two separate occassions.
National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award winners • Multiple winners by player •
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