The NFL Offensive Players of the Year named by The Associated Press, selected by a nationwide panel of media:

2022 – Justin Jefferson, Minnesota, WR

2021 – Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams, WR

2020 – Derrick Henry, Tennessee, RB

2019 – Michael Thomas, New Orleans, WR

2018 – Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City, QB

2017 – Todd Gurley, Los Angeles Rams, RB

2016 – Matt Ryan, Atlanta, QB

2015 – Cam Newton, Carolina, QB

2014 – DeMarco Murray, Dallas, RB

2013 – Peyton Manning, Denver, QB

2012 – Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, RB

2011 – Drew Brees, New Orleans, QB

2010 – Tom Brady, New England, QB

2009 – Chris Johnson, Tennessee, RB

2008 – Drew Brees, New Orleans, QB

2007 – Tom Brady, New England, QB

2006 – LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego, RB

2005 – Shaun Alexander, Seattle, RB

2004 – Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB

2003 – Jamal Lewis, Baltimore, RB

2002 – Priest Holmes, Kansas City, RB

2001 – Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

2000 – Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

1999 – Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

1998 – Terrell Davis, Denver, RB

1997 – Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB

1996 – Terrell Davis, Denver, RB

1995 – Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB

1994 – Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB

1993 – Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR

1992 – Steve Young, San Francisco, QB

1991 – Thurman Thomas, Buffalo, RB

1990 – Warren Moon, Houston, QB

1989 – Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB

1988 – Roger Craig, San Francisco, RB

1987 – Jerry Rice, San Francisco, WR

1986 – Eric Dickerson, Los Angeles Rams, RB

1985 – Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB

1984 – Dan Marino, Miami, QB

1983 – Joe Theismann, Washington, QB

1982 – Dan Fouts, San Diego, QB

1981 – Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, QB

1980 – Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1979 – Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1978 – Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1977 – Walter Payton, Chicago, RB

1976 – Bert Jones, Baltimore, QB

1975 – Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, QB

1974 – Ken Stabler, Oakland, QB

1973 – Chuck Foreman, Minnesota, RB