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The most valuable player of the Super Bowl, chosen after each game since the first one in the 1966 season.
All Super Bowl MVP Winners by Season
| Season | Winner | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kenneth Walker III | Running back | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2024 | Jalen Hurts | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2023 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2021 | Cooper Kupp | Wide receiver | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2020 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2019 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2018 | Julian Edelman | Wide receiver | New England Patriots |
| 2017 | Nick Foles | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 2016 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
| 2015 | Von Miller | Linebacker | Denver Broncos |
| 2014 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
| 2013 | Malcolm Smith | Linebacker | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2012 | Joe Flacco | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2011 | Eli Manning | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| 2010 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 2009 | Drew Brees | Quarterback | New Orleans Saints |
| 2008 | Santonio Holmes | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2007 | Eli Manning | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| 2006 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2005 | Hines Ward | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 2004 | Deion Branch | Wide receiver | New England Patriots |
| 2003 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
| 2002 | Dexter Jackson | Safety | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2001 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
| 2000 | Ray Lewis | Linebacker | Baltimore Ravens |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| 1998 | John Elway | Quarterback | Denver Broncos |
| 1997 | Terrell Davis | Running back | Denver Broncos |
| 1996 | Desmond Howard | Return specialist | Green Bay Packers |
| 1995 | Larry Brown | Cornerback | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1994 | Steve Young | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Running back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1992 | Troy Aikman | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1991 | Mark Rypien | Quarterback | Washington Redskins |
| 1990 | Ottis Anderson | Running back | New York Giants |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1988 | Jerry Rice | Wide receiver | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1987 | Doug Williams | Quarterback | Washington Redskins |
| 1986 | Phil Simms | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| 1985 | Richard Dent | Defensive end | Chicago Bears |
| 1984 | Joe Montana | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1983 | Marcus Allen | Running back | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1982 | John Riggins | Running back | Washington Redskins |
| 1981 | Joe Montana | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1980 | Jim Plunkett | Quarterback | Oakland Raiders |
| 1979 | Terry Bradshaw | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1977 | Harvey Martin | Defensive end | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1977 | Randy White | Defensive tackle | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1976 | Fred Biletnikoff | Wide receiver | Oakland Raiders |
| 1975 | Lynn Swann | Wide receiver | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1974 | Franco Harris | Running back | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1973 | Larry Csonka | Running back | Miami Dolphins |
| 1972 | Jake Scott | Safety | Miami Dolphins |
| 1971 | Roger Staubach | Quarterback | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1970 | Chuck Howley | Linebacker | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1969 | Len Dawson | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 1968 | Joe Namath | Quarterback | New York Jets |
| 1967 | Bart Starr | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 1966 | Bart Starr | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
Seasons are numbered by the NFL season, so the 2025 season ends with the Super Bowl played in early 2026. 18 of 61 winners have a player page here: our NFL data starts in 2016, and only quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends are in it. Source: Wikipedia, Super Bowl MVP.
Honors are compiled from public award and league lists; the list text comes from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). A name links to a player page when we have that player in our data and the match is certain; winners from before our data have no link. See an error? Tell us.
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