The 2025 NFL MVP race is shaping up to be one of the most fascinating in recent memory.

The usual contenders like Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen and Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes are still there, but they are joined by a collection of signal-callers having career-best seasons, ranging from a second-year standout taking the leap to superstardom to a wily veteran putting together the best numbers of his Hall of Fame career.

Meanwhile, both Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor and Seattle Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba are on pace for potentially historic campaigns and are each seeking to become the first non-quarterback to win the award since Adrian Peterson in 2012.

Here are the top five MVP contenders as we reach the halfway point of the 2025 NFL se

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