Indoor Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award

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The Indoor Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Indoor Football League (IFL) to the offensive player of the IFL believed to have had the most outstanding season. Chris Dixon has won the most awards with four. Drew Powell has won the most recent award in 2023.

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Winners

Key
^Denotes year in which a player also won IFL MVP
SeasonPlayerTeamPositionRef
2009 Chris Dixon Billings Outlaws Quarterback [1]
2010 Ben Sankey Omaha Beef Quarterback [2]
2011 Chris Dixon (2) Sioux Falls Storm Quarterback [3]
2012 Chris Dixon (3)Sioux Falls Storm (2)Quarterback [4]
2013 Jameel Sewell Nebraska Danger Quarterback [5]
2014 Chris Dixon (4)Sioux Falls Storm (3)Quarterback [6]
2015 Steven Whitehead Tri-Cities Fever Wide receiver [7]
2016 Demarius Washington Colorado Crush Wide receiver
2017 Charles McCullum Wichita Falls Nighthawks Quarterback [8]
2018 Darrell Monroe Arizona Rattlers Running back [9]
2019 E.J. Hilliard Quad City Steamwheelers Quarterback [10]
2021 Nate Davis Duke City Gladiators Quarterback [11]
2022 E.J. Hilliard (2)Quad City Steamwheelers (2)Quarterback [12]
2023 Drew Powell Arizona Rattlers (2)Quarterback [13]

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