Who has the early edge in the NFL MVP race? Whose stock is rising? We rank the top candidates and answer big questions.
Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.. So it's a great time to take a look at who might be the leading candidates as we head into Week 7.
There are no undefeated teams left in the league, and we've already seen three different quarterbacks split time as the consensus odds favorite for the MVP award at Caesars Sportsbook. The quarterback of the NFL's most explosive offense owns the best Las Vegas odds and the most first-place votes from our panel. Three other quarterbacks join the list alongside a do-it-all threat who leads the league in rushing.
There have been a few MVP-caliber games this season to start his campaign. A 309-yard, four-touchdown performance against the Broncos, which the Dolphins, is certainly at the top of the list. Tagovailoa completed 88.5% of his passes that day. And when Miami needed him most in Week 6,against the Panthers, he threw for 262 yards , three touchdown passes and no interceptions to earn the Dolphins their fifth win.The Chiefs are off to a slower start than they're used to -- averaging 24.
Purdy was pretty much flawless through his first five games and was the MVP favorite at Caesars Sportsbook ahead of theto the Browns this past weekend. The second-year quarterback's first regular-season loss came on a rather pedestrian day , and receiver. Purdy's MVP candidacy only slightly took a hit, given he had the 49ers in a position to win the game with 9 seconds left when kickerGoff's 5-1 Lions are off to their best start since 2011.
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