Top 10 Predicted MVP Candidates for the 2020-21 NFL Season

The defending league MVP will have a fairly decent chance at repeating. The Ravens look scary good, and with his talent, he's going to be up and contending for it.

There's no reason why he won't keep on playing at an elite level. He's Michael Vick 2.0, better than Vick ever could be.

My pick for MVP. I think he has a good chance of repeating. He has a dominant core around him and is an overall threat.

The 2018 MVP and Super Bowl champion will be up and contending for the MVP again. He broke a bunch of curses and has already had a Hall of Fame-caliber career through just three seasons!

Currently the favorite to win it, there's no reason why he won't be as elite as he's shown us so far. With KC returning basically their entire Super Bowl championship team, expect him to be dangerous yet again.

Yeah, Mahomes will be in a tight contest with Lamar Jackson. He could very well win it.

Wilson has been steady and consistently near the top five every year since his rookie season. Last year, he had his best season on paper and was right up with Lamar Jackson but didn't quite get the votes.

He's a veteran and a leader, and more than capable of winning it.

Russell Wilson is a dominant QB that joins the three-way race.

Wilson is my pick for it this year.

Watson could actually have an MVP-caliber season. Despite Bill O'Brien being an idiot, Watson can still put up decent numbers.

He's kind of overshadowed by Mahomes and Jackson, but he's respectable in his own right. Honestly, the fact he's doing well in spite of Bill O'Brien being Bill O'Brien deserves an MVP award alone.

If the Texans are remotely good, he is MVP.

Last year, he put the entire league on notice as the Titans beat the Pats and Ravens in the playoffs. He was unstoppable, and the Titans franchise tagged him. Personally, I'd have paid him over Tannehill, but I can kind of see why they didn't.

Back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons are not too shabby. If you thought 2018 was a good year, he blew up the stats in 2019. I could see him being dominant for a few more years. We'll see if he's an MVP sleeper candidate.

Arguably the best running back in the league, CMC has quite literally become the entire offense in Carolina. Expect him to carry the majority of the load this year.

Carolina obviously trusts him, as he got a big payday, becoming the highest-paid running back in NFL history. If the past few years have taught us anything, he's going to run all over defenses again this year.

He is the best passer in the NFL, and with guys like Michael Thomas to throw to, he can be very dangerous. He has so many passing records and is a role model in this league.

The fact he doesn't have one yet is beyond baffling.

I really want Brees to win an MVP, but I just don't think he can at this point.

Last year, we saw him light up the NFL world of receivers. Arguably the best receiver in the game, he recently got paid some big bucks.

Last year, he had his best season statistically, and if he can build on that, look out because he'll be a big threat. There's a reason his catchphrase is can't guard Mike.

Normally, he'd be a lot lower, but he's in Tampa, so there's a chance he can be dangerous. He has all the tools he needs and he's capable enough to win it.

Unless his age completely catches up to him and he flat-out sucks (which could happen), he'll have a shot at least.

Murray had an impressive rookie season last year. Now, with DeAndre Hopkins in town, their air raid attack just got deadly.

I actually have some optimism for the Cardinals - not a lot - but Kyler has the tools around him to potentially play lights out. They might have just got the steal of the decade in DeAndre Hopkins.