How many NFL players have won three MVPs? How Lamar Jackson can join elite society in 2024

It's hard enough to win an MVP in the NFL, but there are a handful of players who have several to their name. Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has four on his resume, former Colts and Broncos star Peyton Manning has five and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has three.

Could Lamar Jackson be the latest player to join an exclusive list with at least three MVPs? This is entirely possible in 2024.

The Ravens quarterback is the defending MVP of the 2023 season. Jackson received his second most important player award last season, helping Baltimore to its best football record.

There is still a lot of time left in the season as the NFL hasn't even reached the halfway point of the season yet. However, Jackson has emerged as one of the early contenders to be back in the hunt for honors by the end of the season in January, and if he were to take home the award he would join a group of elite players with three MVPs connect.

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Here are all the players who have won three MVPs in their career.

Who has won the most NFL MVPs in history?

Former Colts and Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has won the most NFL MVPs in history with five awards. These victories came in 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2013.

He is the only player in NFL history to win this honor five times.

How many NFL players have won three MVPs?

In total, there are six players who have won the MVP at least three times in their career.

Manning is one of the six players. It's a group that consists of five quarterbacks and one running back – Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Brett Favre and Johnny Unitas make up the QBs, and Jim Brown is the only running back on the roster.

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If Jackson wins the MVP title in 2024, he would be the seventh member of the exclusive list.

Here is a list of most NFL MVPs, including all players who have won more than one MVP title.

Which NFL players have won consecutive MVPs?

There have only been five consecutive NFL MVP winners in NFL history. Former Packers quarterback Brett Favre is the only player to win three straight MVP titles.

Should Jackson win again in 2024, he would become the sixth player to do so in a row.

Here you can see which players have won the title in two consecutive years.