Ravens' QB Lamar Jackson wins second NFL MVP, is one of 11 players to win it multiple times

Former Louisville football and current Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson joined some elite company on Thursday night at the NFL Honors.

Jackson, who was named the NFL's MVP by the Associated Press, became one of 11 players ever to win the award multiple times. Jackson also won MVP in 2019. In his sixth season, the 2018 first-round pick completed 307 of 457 passes (67.2%) for 3,678 yards with 24 touchdowns to seven interceptions, while rushing for 821 yards and five touchdowns.

Jackson also led the Ravens to the AFC championship game, where they fell to the Chiefs 17-10 at home. Baltimore also finished with an NFL-best 13-4 record this season.

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Here's the exclusive list of players to win multiple NFL MVPs, which includes former Louisville star Lamar Jackson:

How many NFL MVPs does Lamar Jackson have?

With Thursday's NFL MVP, Jackson now has two such honors to his name. He won his first in 2019, a season in which he went 13-2 as a starter and completed 265 of 401 passes (66.1%) for 3,127 yards and 36 touchdowns to six interceptions. He also rushed 176 times for 1,206 yards (6.9 yards per carry) and seven more scores.

NFL players with multiple MVPs

After Jackson won his second MVP on Thursday , the list of NFL players to have multiple MVPs in their career rose to 11.

The list of players are also all easily considered NFL legends.

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Players with two MVPs

• Lamar Jackson (2018-present)

• Patrick Mahomes (2017-present)

• Joe Montana (1979-1994)

• Kurt Warner (1994-2009)

• Steve Young (1985-1999)

Players with three MVPs

• Tom Brady (2000-22)

• Jim Brown (1957-65)

• Brett Favre (1991-2010)

• Johnny Unitas (1955-1973)

Players with four MVPs

• Aaron Rodgers (2005-present)

Players with five MVPs

• Peyton Manning (1998-2015)

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Louisville football multi-time MVP winners

With Lamar Jackson's MVP win, Louisville is now the only college program with more than one alum to become multi-time NFL MVP winners.

Jackson, who has two MVPs (2019, 2023), joins Johnny Unitas, who won the award three times (1959, 1964, 1967) with the Baltimore Colts, where he played from 1956-1972.

Lamar Jackson stats

• Career: 1,362 of 2,112 passing (64.5%) for 15,887 yards with 125 touchdowns to 45 interceptions; 875 rushes for 5,258 yards with 29 touchdowns

• 2023: 307 of 457 passing (67.2%) for 3,678 yards with 24 touchdowns to seven interceptions; 148 carries for 821 yards with five touchdowns

Lamar Jackson MVP speech

Watch Lamar Jackson's MVP speech here.

"First and foremost, I want to thank my lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Without him, nothing is impossible. I want to thank my organization, the Baltimore Ravens, for finally getting a deal done. Shoutout to (general manager) Eric (DeCosta), shoutout to (Ravens owner) Steve (Bisciotti), Coach (John) Harbaugh, the whole unit. My offense, my offensive line, man, I can't thank them enough for what they've done. I'm not out there blocking, catching the ball, doing everything (because) it's a team, it's a team thing for these awards.

"I want to thank my family at home, you guys have a great night. And that's all folks."

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Lamar Jackson NFL MVP: How many times has Ravens, Louisville QB won award?