As the 2020 NFL season begins, who are the frontrunners for the MVP award?
This is the official beginning of Fansided‘s 17-part series of MVP award analysis. Each week, the top five players in contention to take home the NFL’s most esteemed individual award will be examined.
The series will be a running tabulation of statistics, player performance, and of course, impact on team success. It will be so objective that an RB3 from a team could slip into the ranking next week if he posts a monster day such as 120+ yards and three touchdowns. If that hypothetical halfback drops goose eggs in Week 2, he probably won’t appear on the rankings the following week. So, consider this a linear or non-episodic process.
Per tradition or bias, whichever the prerogative, the NFL MVP award is predominately awarded to quarterbacks. This certainly isn’t “unfair” as passers touch the ball more than any other player of the field aside from a team’s center.
Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson was the last non-quarterback to win the coveted prize, and he did so in 2012 with the Minnesota Vikings. After that, the award has been given to Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Matt Ryan, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson last year. It’s effectively bestowed upon the best quarterback of the year.
There’s no reason to believe this tendency will abruptly cease, but a running back (or even wide receiver or defensive player) is overdue.
Alas, here are the top five MVP award contenders for 2020.
**Please note: This series will consider sportsbooks odds but will largely weigh individual statistics and impact on the team by the particular player.
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