The beauty of the Philadelphia Eagles' offense is how many weapons they have and guys who could easily be seen as MVP candidates.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts would be the leader to win the MVP, as quarterbacks are often favored over players from other positions. Running back Saquon Barkley would be a very close second and is argued to be the MVP last year. Wide receiver A.J. Brown was an MVP candidate in 2022 and possesses all the capabilities to achieve that status again.
Entering 2025, there has not been much conversation about any Eagles being legitimate candidates for the MVP award. Two of them though could be realistic sleeper picks to win the award.
Hurts, Barkley ready to make franchise history with MVP award
Bleacher Report writer Brad Gagnon listed five players in the NFL who are under-the-radar candidates to win the MVP. Hurts and Barkley made the list. Starting with Hurts, his odds to win the award is +1700.
"Jalen Hurts' fantastic supporting cast probably cost him MVP consideration in 2024, and that's a shame because the uniquely talented star was the NFL's fifth-highest-rated passer while producing a combined 32 touchdowns.
The problem is only 18 of those came through the air, and the tush push doesn’t win over too many voters.
However, if Hurts can bolster that number in particular, he could have a chance. Beyond that, injuries to some of his weapons, protectors and supporters could actually help his case if he continues to lead the Eagles to victories under those circumstances.
Also, consider that the 26-year-old struggled a bit early in 2024 before posting 26 total touchdowns to just one interception for a 114.0 passer rating in his final 11 games (10 of which were wins).
Hurts was consistently clutch during that long stretch, and his 112.8 passer rating in the fourth quarter of one-score games was tied for the best in football among regular starting signal-callers.
If he can build on all of that in 2025, a first MVP is within reach."
Hurts is no stranger to being in the conversation for MVP as he finished second in the voting back in 2022 after scoring 35 total touchdowns. He's made two Pro Bowls in his career. While some look at 2024 as an uneventful year for Hurts, he had a career-high in passer rating (103.7) and completion percentage (68.7%).
Barkley had the furthest odds of the five candidates named as his is +5000.
"Each of the last 12 MVPs has been a quarterback, but Saquon Barkley finished third behind only Allen and Jackson in MVP voting in 2024.
The running back and Hurts could again cancel each other out to a degree, and both benefit from the tremendous talent around them.
However, if the Eagles quarterback missed time and more were to fall on Barkley's shoulders—and if Hurts could deliver for a contender—an MVP run is not out of the realm of possibility.
A lot of “ifs” in that last paragraph, but we're talking about a guy who went over 2,000 yards and scored 15 times in 2024, before putting up 574 yards and rushing for five more touchdowns in the playoffs.
If Barkley can take it another step and actually take down Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing-yardage record this year, the 28-year-old could become the first MVP at his position since Adrian Peterson in 2012."
Barkley was third in the MVP voting last year as he also won the AP Offensive Player of the Year award. He added a Pro Bowl selection as he finished the 2024 campaign with a NFL record 2,504 rushing yards.
The reason that neither guy might not be as high on the MVP voting as guys like Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson is the offense being so loaded that they get contributions from all 11 players equally. Hurts and Barkley will have a tough time winning it unless like Gagnon mentioned one of the star players gets injured.
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A little history lesson for Eagles fans that a player in the franchise has not won the MVP since 1960. The legendary quarterback Norm Van Brocklin won it previously 65 years ago.
Hurts and Barkley are good enough to challenge and end the six plus decade drought. The both of them would probably rather have another Super Bowl trophy though.