Green Bay Packers QB Jordan Love has been named a 2026 NFL MVP candidate by Seth Walder of ESPN. Love has turned into a solid QB under Matt LaFleur. The 27-year-old finished last season with 3,381 passing yards and 23 passing touchdowns while completing 66.3% of his passes.

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ESPN analyst Seth Walder has placed San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy among his top 10 MVP candidates heading into the 2026 season, signaling growing national belief that the former “Mr. Irrelevant” could enter true award contention if everything breaks right in Santa Clara.

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As it stands, Purdy currently has the exact same odds as Washington quarterback Jaden Daniels, whose team the same oddsmakers believe will win seven or eight games this season. Purdy is sitting with the 11th-best odds, and while he might, in fact, be the 11th-best quarterback in football, those two statements are incongruent.

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