If you’re betting on who will be named the NFL MVP, smart money is annually placed on quarterbacks. Not the case for the Offensive Player of the Year.
The award has been handed out by the Associated Press since 1972, and since then, the positional breakdown for the winners is as follows:
Quarterback: 20
Running back: 26
Wide receiver: 5
However, while receiver looks like a bad play from a historical angle, consider that Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson have won the past two Offensive Player of the Year awards.