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 in the National Football League (NFL) believed to have had the most outstanding season. The winner is chosen by votes from a nationwide panel of sportswriters who regularly follow the NFL. Multiple-award winners include Marshall Faulk and Earl Campbell, both of whom won the award three times, each consecutively. Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Tom Brady, Terrell Davis, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning have each won the award twice. The award is currently held by quarterback Matt Ryan of the Atlanta Falcons, who received it for the 2016 NFL season after leading the league with a 117.1 passer rating.

Nearly every winner of the award has been either a running back or a quarterback, with Rice being the only exception, winning twice as a wide receiver. Running backs have won the award 24 times, followed by quarterbacks, with 19 awards. Of the 45 winners, 27 were also named the AP NFL Most Valuable Player in the same season. Since 2011, both awards have been given out at the annual NFL Honors ceremony along with other AP awards, including the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award and AP NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year Award.