Tom Brady Names His Top 4 NFL MVP Picks for 2024

Tom Brady earned three NFL Most Valuable Player awards during his career with the New England Patriots.

That gives him more than enough authority to assess the current MVP race.

Now retired from playing and working as an NFL broadcaster, Brady shared his top four candidates for the 2026 MVP award.

He did this during a segment on FOX Sports called 'Ask Tom.'

The list includes three quarterbacks and one running back.

A non-quarterback has not won the MVP award since 2012.

Brady's first pick is Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.

Allen is the clear MVP favorite according to FanDuel odds, sitting at +165.

Through seven games this season, Allen has thrown for 1,793 passing yards.

He has 11 touchdown passes and five interceptions.

His passer rating stands at 101.1.

On the ground, Allen has rushed for 270 yards and nine touchdowns.

His 20 total touchdowns are tied for the second-most in the league.

Brady said: 'Josh Allen is playing great football.'

He added: 'And that quarterback position we know impacts — Josh is throwing it in, running it in.

He's doing a great job.'

Allen is on pace to potentially win his second MVP award.

He won his first MVP in the 2020 season.

The Bills currently hold a 6-1 record.

They are seen as one of the favorites to reach the Super Bowl.

Brady's second pick is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.

Purdy's 49ers are also 6-1 this season.

Brady said: 'The 6-1 49ers — I don't think they would be in that position without Brock's steady, dependable, consistent play.'

He added: 'He's done so many great things.'

Through seven games, Purdy has 1,748 passing yards.

He has 15 touchdowns and four interceptions.

His passer rating of 110.1 is third in the league.

FanDuel lists Purdy at +500, which is third-best on the odds board.

Brady's third pick is Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff.

Goff has not thrown an interception in the first seven games.

His touchdown-to-interception ratio stands at 15-to-1.

Through seven games, Goff has 1,964 passing yards.

He has 15 touchdown passes and one interception.

His passer rating is 110.0.

Brady said: 'Jared Goff.

I've covered him now in back-to-back weeks.

Total command of the offense.'

He added: 'Doing such a great job distributing the ball, deep to Jameson Williams, to Amon-Ra [St. Brown].

He's got it all going.'

FanDuel lists Goff at +2700, which is seventh-best.

Goff has never finished higher than fifth in MVP voting.

He is currently on track for a career-high 4,770 passing yards.

The Lions are 6-1 this season.

Brady's fourth pick is Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs.

Gibbs leads the league in scrimmage yards with 1,058.

He also leads the league in scrimmage touchdowns.

A running back has not won the MVP award since Adrian Peterson in 2012.

Gibbs is the only non-quarterback on Brady's list.

The MVP award has been dominated by quarterbacks in recent years.

Since 2013, every MVP winner has been a quarterback.

The last non-quarterback to win was Peterson, who rushed for 2,097 yards that season.

Gibbs's odds on FanDuel were not listed in the source material.

Brady did not rank the four candidates in order.

He simply named them as his top four.

But the order he listed them in matches the FanDuel odds for the top three.

Allen is first on both lists.

Purdy is second on Brady's list and third on the odds board.

Goff is third on Brady's list and seventh on the odds board.

Gibbs is fourth on Brady's list.

The MVP race is still early in the season.

The award is voted on by a panel of 50 media members.

Voting takes place after the regular season ends.

The winner is announced at the NFL Honors ceremony.

Brady's picks reflect the strong play of quarterbacks this season.

Allen, Purdy, and Goff all have their teams at 6-1.

The Bills, 49ers, and Lions are all considered Super Bowl contenders.

Brady's inclusion of Gibbs highlights the running back's exceptional season.

Gibbs has been a key part of the Lions' offensive success.

The Lions have one of the most explosive offenses in the league.

Goff and Gibbs are teammates, which is unusual for MVP candidates.

The last time two teammates finished in the top five of MVP voting was in 2018.