NFL MVP to win Super Bowl in same season are 11 players including Bart Starr and Kurt Warner. Last regular season MVP to win Super Bowl was Patrick Mahomes.
The MVP is given to those players who are considered to be the most valuable in the NFL during the regular season. Since the 2011 season, the National Football League has held the annual NFL Honors ceremony, which recognizes the winner.
Many players from NFL have listed their names in SB. However, all of them are not lucky enough to receive the honor of NFL MVP and win the SB in the same season.
Throughout the history of the NFL, only 11 players have listed their names in the honor. Out of 11 players, 7 successfully received the Most Valuable Award for both NFL and SB in the same season.
NFL MVP To Win Super Bowl MVP In Same Season
| Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers (1966) |
| Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers (1978) |
| Joe Mantana | San Francisco 49ers (1989) |
| Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys (1993) |
| Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers (1994) |
| Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams (1999) |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chief (2022) |
Last NFL Player To Win MVP And Super Bowl
Last regular season MVP to win Super Bowl is Patrick Mahomes. He won the Super Bowl playing against Philadelphia Eagles from Kansas City Chief.
Chiefs QB Mahomes wins second NFL Most Valuable Player award in 2022. Following the same season, he won the 2023 SB against the Eagles with 35 – 38 points.
However, he didn’t receive MVP and SB in the same season for the first round. Mahomes won the NFL Regular Season Most Valuable Player award in the 2018 season.
The footballer won his first SB championship in 2019 when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in SB 54.
Kurt Warner was the last MVP winner to win the Super Bowl in 1999. After over two decades, Mahomes set a new record by adding his name as the 11 Most Valuable Player to win the SB.
The list of MVP NFL players to win the Super Bowl in the same season is below :
- Bart Starr – 1966
- Terry Bradshaw – 1978
- Mark Moseley – 1983
- Lawrence Taylor – 1986
- Joe Montana – 1989
- Emmitt Smith – 1993
- Steve Young – 1994
- Brett Favre – 1996
- Terrell Davis – 1998
- Kurt Warner – 1999
- Patrick Mahomes – 2022
Youngest Player To Win Super Bowl MVP
Youngest NFL Super Bowl MVPs are Marcus Allen and Lynn Swann. They both won the Most Valuable Award at the age of 23.
Swann was the first youngest player to ever receive the award in 1075. In 1983, Allen set his name alongside Marcus as the youngest player to receive the honor.
Similarly, Patrick won his first SB Most Valuable Player award when he was 24. Patrick received the first award in 2020; in 2022, he was re-awarded with the crown.
The table below shows the top 10 youngest players list to win the Super Bowl MVP :
| Marcus Allen | 23 |
| Lynn Swann | 23 |
| Patrick Mahomes | 24 |
| Malcolm Smith | 24 |
| Santonio Holmes | 24 |
| Tom Brady | 24 |
| Emmitt Smith | 24 |
| Randy White | 24 |
| Franco Harris | 24 |
| Deion Branch | 25 |
MVP On Losing Team NFL
Super Bowl MVPs on losing team was received by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley. He is the only player in history to receive the award.
He was awarded a prestigious award in 1971 (5th season of the SB). Apart from the quarterback, he was the first other position player ever to receive the honor.
Although Baltimore Colts won the game, Howley was declared the MVP and named the first and last player to receive the honor from the losing team in history.
Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowl VI the following season, and Howley recorded a fumble recovery with a 41-yard interception in the team’s 24-3 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Chuck received six Pro Bowls and five first-team All-Pro selections. He appeared in two consecutive Super Bowls, 5 and 6, and won 6. He is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2023.
Howley played with the Dallas for 165 games over 13 seasons, in two NFL championship games and two SBs. The footballer intercepted 25 passes during his career, returning them for 399 yards and 2 touchdowns.
MVP Not Inducted In The HOF
Super Bowl MVPs not in the Hall of Fame include 13 players. They are Jake Scott, Harvey Martin, Santonio Holmes, and more.
There are several Super Bowl MVPs who never made the Hall of Fame. None of them seem likely to make the Hall at this point.
The first 6 MVPs were all nominated for the awards. However, Jake Scott, a safety player from Miami Dolphins, was not induced into the Hall of Famers. He was the Most Valuable Player in 1973.
About 50% of Superbowl MVPs who are HOF eligible make it into the Hall of fame. All eligible multiple Superbowl MVPs are HoFers
Bart Starr (2)
Terry Bradshaw (2)
Joe Montana (3)*Not yet HOF eligible
Eli Manning (2)
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— Vincent 🦅 (@PhilaMathia) February 16, 2022
Similarly, Defensive end Harvey Martin was also not inducted into the Pro Hall, although he was the Most Valuable Player of the 1979 SB.
The most recent player Santonio Holmes was the Most Valuable Player for 2009. However, he was also not induced into the Hall of Fame.
Of course, other players have won the award in recent years, and some are likely to make the Hall, like, Eli Manning, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady.
Below is the list of all the Super Bowl MVPs player who are not in the Hall of Fame based on Wikipedia :
- Jake Scott (1973)
- Harvey Martin (1978)
- Jim Plunkett (1981)
- Phil Simms (1987)
- Doug Williams (1988)
- Ottis Anderson (1991)
- Mark Rypien (1992)
- Larry Brown (1996)
- Desmond Howard (1997)
- Dexter Jackson (2003)
- Deion Branch (2005)
- Hines Ward (2006)
- Santonio Holmes (2009)
Most MVP Awards
Most Super Bowl MVP awards is received by Tom Brandy. He has been awarded 5 times in the seasons 36, 38, 49, 51, and 55.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady Super Bowl MVP awards were received in 2002, 2004, 2015, 2017, and 2021. Brady has the highest Super Bowl Most Valuable Player awards.
He received the four with the New England Patriots team and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team. He was the oldest NFL MVP at age 40 and the oldest SB Most Valuable Player at age 43.
In the 2000 NFL draft, he was drafted by the Patriots. He played for 18 seasons on the team, and later 2020 joined Buccaneers in 2020.
Brady made 10 Super Bowl appearances and has led his teams to a record 7 SB victories in different years as 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017, 2019, and 2021.
Terry Bradshaw
Terry Bradshaw Super Bowl MVP awards were received in Super Bowl seasons 42 and 46. He has a total of 2 MVP awards in his career.
He played as a quarterback for Pittsburgh Steelers and received the Most Valuable Player in the Year. He played 14 seasons for the Steelers and won in 1974, 1975, 1978, and 1979.
In four career SB appearances, Bradshaw passed for 932 yards with 9 touchdowns, both records at the time of his retirement. The player was also inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989
List of top 6 MVP award winners in Super Bowl :
- Tom Brady – 5
- Joe Montana – 3
- Bart Starr – 2
- Terry Bradshaw – 2
- Eli Manning – 2
- Patrick Mahomes – 2
MVPs By Position
Super Bowl MVPs by position include 32 for quarterbacks, 8 for wide receiver, 7 for running back, and more. QB has the most MVPs in History.
The first Most Valuable Player was awarded to quarterback Bart Starr from Green Bay Packers. He was also awarded the following year. Similarly, after 4 QB, back-to-back Linebacker Chuck Howley was the first MVP.
QB is by far the most important position on the field. The fact they’ve *only* won 55% of Super Bowl mvps – especially taking into account nearly 70% of regular season MVPs are QBs – goes to show that a non quarterback can absolutely win the award.
— Spurs Legacy (@spurs_four) January 12, 2023
Safety player Jake Scott is the only one to receive the award in 1973 in NFL history. Similarly, the first running back to receive a Most Valuable Players award was Larry Csonka in 1974.
Quarterbacks, linebackers, and wide receivers have been awarded for the past ten years. The most recent MVP in Super Bowl 2023 was quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Throughout history, more than 50%of QB players have been awarded the most valuable player award. The list below shows the MVPs from different positions in Super Bowl history.
- Quarterbacks – 32
- Wide Receiver – 8
- Running Back – 7
- Linebacker – 4
- Defensive Back – 3
- Defensive Lineman – 2
- Safety – 1