Discover the Colleges That Have Produced the Most NFL MVPs & AFL MVPs

Notre Dame has produced the most Most Valuable Player Seasons

Former Notre Dame QB Joe Montana earned two NFL MVP awards with the San Francisco 49ers. Additional Irish players to include Paul Hornung, Daryle LaMonica, Alan Page and Joe Theismann also earned league MVP honors to place Notre Dame first on the list with the most (6) NFL MVP seasons produced by a college.

The Top NFL-AFL MVP Season Leaders Are:

Notre Dame 6 – Joe Montana (2), Paul Hornung, Daryle LaMonica, Alan Page, Joe Theismann
Alabama 5 – Joe Namath (2 AFL), Bart Starr, Ken Stabler, Shaun Alexander
Tennessee 5 – Peyton Manning (5)
Louisville 5 – Johnny Unitas (3), Lamar Jackson (2)
California 4 – Aaron Rodgers (4)
Syracuse 4 – Jim Brown (3), Jim Nance
LSU 3 – Jimmy Taylor, Y.A. Tittle, Bert Jones
Southern Miss 3 – Brett Favre (3)

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The AP NFL MVP award was first presented in 1957
When former Syracuse Orangemen Jim Brown earned the first Associated Press NFL MVP Award as a member of the Cleveland Browns, both NFL and collegiate fans began to follow this award earnestly. With the prestige associated with being a winner of this individual award, not only do that NFL team’s fans cheer with delight, but so do the college fans who once enjoyed seeing that star shine on Football Saturdays.

NFL MVP Year by year player listing by college and NFL team

Year	AP NFL/AFL MVP	Pro Team	College
1957	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Syracuse
1958	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Syracuse
1959	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts	Louisville
1960	Norm Van Brocklin	Philadelphia Eagles	Oregon
1961	Paul Hornung	Green Bay Packers	Notre Dame
1961	George Blanda	(AFL) Houston Oilers	Kentucky
1962	Jim Taylor	Green Bay Packers	LSU
1962	Cookie Gilchrist	(AFL) Buffalo Bills	None
1963	Y.A. Tittle	New York Giants	LSU
1963	Tobin Rote	(AFL)San Diego Chargers	Rice
1964	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts	Louisville
1964	Gino Cappelliti	(AFL) Boston Patriots	Minnesota
1965	Jim Brown	Cleveland Browns	Syracuse
1965	Jack Kemp	(AFL) Buffalo Bills	Occidental
1966	Bart Starr	Green Bay Packers	Alabama
1966	Jim Nance	(AFL) Boston Patriots	Syracuse
1967	Johnny Unitas	Baltimore Colts	Louisville
1967	Daryle LaMonica	(AFL) Oakland Raiders	Notre Dame
1968	Earl Morral	Baltimore Colts	Michigan State
1968	Joe Namath	(AFL) New York Jets	Alabama
1969	Roman Gabriel	Los Angeles Rams	N.C. State
1969	Joe Namath	(AFL) New York Jets	Alabama
1970	John Brodie	San Francisco 49ers	Stanford
1971	Alan Page	Minnesota Vikings	Notre Dame
1972	Larry Brown	Washington Redskins	Kansas State
1973	O.J. Simpson	Buffalo Bills	USC
1974	Ken Stabler	Oakland Raiders	Alabama
1975	Fran Tarkenton	Minnesota Vikings	Georgia
1976	Bert Jones	Baltimore Colts	LSU
1977	Walter Payton	Chicago Bears	Jackson State
1978	Terry Bradshaw	Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech
1979	Earl Campbell	Houston Oilers	Texas
1980	Brian Sipe	Cleveland Browns	San Diego State
1981	Ken Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals	Augustana
1982	Mark Mosley	Washington Redskins	Texas A&M
1983	Joe Theismann	Washington Redskins	Notre Dame
1984	Dan Marino	Miami Dolphins	Pitt
1985	Marcus Allen	LA Raiders	USC
1986	Lawrence Taylor	New York Giants	North Carolina
1987	John Elway	Denver Broncos	Stanford

Year	AP NFL MVP	Pro Team	College
1988	Boomer Esiason	Cincinnati Bengals	Maryland
1989	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame
1990	Joe Montana	San Francisco 49ers	Notre Dame
1991	Thurman Thomas	Buffalo Bills	Oklahoma State
1992	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers	BYU
1993	Emmit Smith	Dallas Cowboys	Florida
1994	Steve Young	San Francisco 49ers	BYU
1995	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Southern Miss
1996	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Southern Miss
1997	Brett Favre	Green Bay Packers	Southern Miss
1997	Barry Sanders	Detroit Lions	Oklahoma State
1998	Terrell Davis	Denver Broncos	Georgia
1999	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa
2000	Marshall Faulk	St. Louis Rams	San Diego State
2001	Kurt Warner	St. Louis Rams	Northern Iowa
2002	Rich Gannon	Oakland Raiders	Delaware
2003	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee
2003	Steve McNair	Tennessee Titans	Alcorn State
2004	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee
2005	Shaun Alexander	Seattle Seahawks	Alabama
2006	LaDainian Tomlinson	San Diego Chargers	TCU
2007	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan
2008	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee
2009	Peyton Manning	Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee
2010	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan
2011	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	California
2012	Adrian Peterson	Minnesota Vikings	Oklahoma
2013	Peyton Manning	Denver Broncos	Tennessee
2014	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	California
2015	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers	Auburn
2016	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons	Boston College
2017	Tom Brady	New England Patriots	Michigan
2018	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs	Texas Tech
2019	Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens	Louisville
2020	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	California
2021	Aaron Rodgers	Green Bay Packers	California
2022	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs	Texas Tech
2023	Lamar Jackson	Baltimore Ravens	Louisville