ClutchPoints’ Week 12 NFL MVP Power Rankings

There are just seven weeks to go in the 2025 NFL season, and the playoff race is heating up. Much of the focus is on the races one each division and in each conference as teams gear up to make a run at a Super Bowl.

However, there is sure to be plenty of drama on the individual award front as well. Many of the postseason award races are shaping up to be very tight and will all be decided down the stretch.

Jonathan Taylor and Jaxon Smith-Njigba are staging an epic race for Offensive Player of the Year. You could make a case for a number of Coach of the Year candidates, something that is becoming a bit of a trend in recent years. At least Myles Garrett is making things easy on Defensive Player of the year voters.

None of the races maybe as hard to call as the MVP race is at the moment. Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford, Taylor and Josh Allen are all having stellar seasons, but how do they stack up heading into Week 12?

Honorable mention: Browns EDGE Myles Garrett, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Seahawks QB Sam Darnold, Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield

5. Chargers QB Justin Herbert

Okay, hear me out. Nothing about the counting stats on the season will tell you that Herbert belongs on this list, but if we’re talking about value? Herbert might deserve to be even higher. The MVP race is a four-horse race at the moment, leaving a lot up for debate with the fifth spot. Herbert gets the nod here.

Of course, stats are still part of the award, so the Chargers signal caller lands at No. 5 here. He has played most of the season without both of his star tackles and has paid the price for it, facing pressure on 42.7% of his dropbacks. Only Justin Fields has been pressured more often, and he just got benched.

Herbert does just about everything for this offense. He gets the ball out on time in muddy pockets with pressure bearing down on him and his scrambling is a massive asset to a running game that is missing both Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton. Replace Herbert with a quarterback who is even average, and this 7-4 Chargers team may be looking at a 4-7 mark or something similar.

4. Colts RB Jonathan Taylor

Taylor would have been third on this list before Week 11, but that’s what happens when you have the week off and the guy behind you scores six touchdowns. Still, the Colts running back has been the engine for this offense all season long and is right in the middle of this discussion.

Taylor’s numbers this season are mind-boggling, both in terms of the counting stats and the advanced efficiency numbers. The star running back has run for 1,139 yards this season, the only back that has eclipsed 1,000 yards so far. His six yards per carry also lead the league by a mile,...