While the NFL dates its history back to 1920, its MVP award has been around since 1938. The Associated Press started giving out the award in 1957, and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford is the most recent winner of the prestigious award, being crowned the league’s best player at the 2026 NFL Honors. Check out the complete list of NFL MVP winners: NFL MVPs Who has the most NFL MVPs? Peyton Manning has won the most NFL MVP awards with five. Aaron Rodgers is just behind him with four wins. Below is a list of all the players with multiple MVP awards: