Indoor Football League Most Valuable Player Award

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The Indoor Football League Most Valuable Player Award (IFL MVP) is an award given by the Indoor Football League (IFL) to the arena football player who is considered most valuable to his team in the IFL.

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Winners

SeasonPlayerTeamPositionRef.
2009 Chris Dixon Billings Outlaws QB [1]
2010 Bryan Randall Richmond Revolution QB [2]
2011 Chris Dixon (2) Sioux Falls Storm QB [3]
2012 Chris Dixon (3)Sioux Falls StormQB [4]
2013 Jameel Sewell Nebraska Danger QB [5]
2014 Willie Copeland Colorado Crush QB [6]
2015 Jameel Sewell (2)Nebraska DangerQB [7]
2016 Charles McCullum Wichita Falls Nighthawks QB [8]
2017 Charles McCullum (2)Wichita Falls NighthawksQB [9]
2018 Drew Powell Iowa Barnstormers QB [10]
2019 Daquan NealIowa BarnstormersQB [11]
2021 Drew Powell (2) Arizona Rattlers QB [12]
2022 Drew Powell (3)Arizona RattlersQB [13]
2023 T. J. Edwards Frisco Fighters QB [14]
2024 Ja'Rome Johnson Vegas Knight Hawks QB [15]

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  7. ↑ "2015 Individual Awards Announced". oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Indoor Football League: Nighthawks' McCullum named IFL's MVP". timesrecordnews.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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  12. ↑ "DREW POWELL NAMED THE 2021 IFL MVP". goifl.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "IFL ANNOUNCES 2022 MOST VALUABLE PLAYER". goifl.com. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "FIGHTERS QB TJ EDWARDS WINS IFL MVP". goifl.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  15. ↑ Zientek, Dakota. "JA'ROME JOHNSON EARNS 2024 IFL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER". goifl.com. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
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