THE TAKE
Kyle Brandt predicted his winner for the 2025 AP NFL MVP award... Looking to go back-to-back, Brandt went with the guy who makes things go for the Eagles, picking Jalen Hurts with a fiery speech.
BOLDNESS
35/100
GRADE
10/100
PLAYERS / TEAMS
Jalen Hurts
GRADING CRITERIA
Jalen Hurts must be named the 2025 AP NFL MVP award winner as voted on by Associated Press members and announced at the end of the 2025 NFL regular season. Any other player winning the award makes this take FALSE.
recency biasflip risk
OUTCOME
CONFIRMED FALSEMatthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams won the 2025 AP NFL MVP award, not Jalen Hurts. Stafford edged out Drake Maye in the closest MVP vote since 2003, receiving 366 points and 24 first-place votes to Maye's 361 points. Jalen Hurts was not even among the five finalists for the award.