AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award
The AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season. Multiple-award winners include Marshall Faulk and Earl Campbell, both of whom won the award three times each, as well as Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Tom Brady, Terrell Davis, Drew Brees and Peyton Manning, all two-time award winners. As of the 2015 NFL season, the most recent winner is Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers. He threw 35 touchdown passes, rushed for 10 touchdowns, and also won the 2015 AP Most Valuable Player of the Year award leading the Carolina Panthers to an NFL best 15-1 regular season.
NFL Offensive Players of the Year
Season | Player Name | Position | NFL Team |
1972 | Brown, LarryLarry Brown | RB | Washington Redskins |
1973 | Simpson, O.J.O.J. Simpson | RB | Buffalo Bills |
1974 | Stabler, KenKen Stabler | QB | Oakland Raiders |
1975 | Tarkenton, FranFran Tarkenton | QB | Minnesota Vikings |
1976 | Jones, BertBert Jones | QB | Baltimore Colts |
1977 | Payton, WalterWalter Payton | RB | Chicago Bears |
1978 | Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers |
1979 | Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell (2) | RB | Houston Oilers |
1980 | Campbell, EarlEarl Campbell (3) | RB | Houston Oilers |
1981 | Anderson, KenKen Anderson | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
1982 | Fouts, DanDan Fouts | QB | San Diego Chargers |
1983 | Theismann, JoeJoe Theismann | QB | Washington Redskins |
1984 | Marino, DanDan Marino | QB | Miami Dolphins |
1985 | Allen, MarcusMarcus Allen | RB | Los Angeles Raiders |
1986 | Dickerson, EricEric Dickerson | RB | Los Angeles Rams |
1987 | Rice, JerryJerry Rice | WR | San Francisco 49ers |
1988 | Craig, RogerRoger Craig | RB | San Francisco 49ers |
1989 | Montana, JoeJoe Montana | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
1990 | Moon, WarrenWarren Moon | QB | Houston Oilers |
1991 | Thomas, ThurmanThurman Thomas | RB | Buffalo Bills |
1992 | Young, SteveSteve Young | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
1993 | Rice, JerryJerry Rice (2) | WR | San Francisco 49ers |
1994 | Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders | RB | Detroit Lions |
1995 | Favre, BrettBrett Favre | QB | Green Bay Packers |
1996 | Davis, TerrellTerrell Davis | RB | Denver Broncos |
1997 | Sanders, BarryBarry Sanders (2) | RB | Detroit Lions |
1998 | Davis, TerrellTerrell Davis (2) | RB | Denver Broncos |
1999 | Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk | RB | St. Louis Rams |
2000 | Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk (2) | RB | St. Louis Rams |
2001 | Faulk, MarshallMarshall Faulk (3) | RB | St. Louis Rams |
2002 | Holmes, PriestPriest Holmes | RB | Kansas City Chiefs |
2003 | Lewis, JamalJamal Lewis | RB | Baltimore Ravens |
2004 | Manning, PeytonPeyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
2005 | Alexander, ShaunShaun Alexander | RB | Seattle Seahawks |
2006 | Tomlinson, LaDainianLaDainian Tomlinson | RB | San Diego Chargers |
2007 | Brady, TomTom Brady | QB | New England Patriots |
2008 | Brees, DrewDrew Brees | QB | New Orleans Saints |
2009 | Johnson, ChrisChris Johnson | RB | Tennessee Titans |
2010 | Brady, TomTom Brady (2) | QB | New England Patriots |
2011 | Brees, DrewDrew Brees (2) | QB | New Orleans Saints |
2012 | Peterson, AdrianAdrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings |
2013 | Manning, PeytonPeyton Manning (2) | QB | Denver Broncos |
2014 | Murray, DeMarcoDeMarco Murray | RB | Dallas Cowboys |
2015 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers |
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