Sport | American Football |
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League | United States Football League |
Awarded for | Best performing player in regular season of the United States Football League |
History | |
First award | 2022 |
Most wins | KaVontae Turpin and Alex McGough (1) |
Most recent | Alex McGough, Birmingham Stallions (2023) |
The United States Football League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual United States Football League (USFL) award given since the 2022 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The inaugural recipient of the award was KaVontae Turpin of the New Jersey Generals. [1] [2]
Season | Player | Position | Nationality | Team |
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2022 | KaVontae Turpin | Wide receiver | United States | New Jersey Generals |
2023 | Alex McGough | Quarterback | United States | Birmingham Stallions |
1 | Birmingham Stallions | 2023 |
New Jersey Generals | 2022 | |
0 | Houston Gamblers | None |
Memphis Showboats | ||
Michigan Panthers | ||
New Orleans Breakers | ||
Philadelphia Stars | ||
Pittsburgh Maulers | ||
Tampa Bay Bandits |
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