Former Cowboy Josh Allen Named National Football League’s Most Valuable Player
He is first MW Player to earn the honor
NEW ORLEANS, La. (Feb. 6, 2025) – Former Cowboy quarterback Josh Allen was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player on Thursday evening at the NFL Honors in New Orleans, La. He is the first ever Mountain West Conference player to earn NFL MVP honors.
Allen led the Buffalo Bills to AFC Championship game. He finished the regular season campaign near the top of several statistical categories. He had 41 offensive touchdowns for fourth in the NFL, a 101.4 passer rating for eighth in the league and only six interceptions (third least among QBs who played in 17 games).
Allen was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week four different times. He also became the first player in NFL history to record at least 25 passing touchdowns, 10 rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown in a season.
In his two seasons as the starting quarterback for the University of Wyoming, Allen led the Wyoming Cowboys to two consecutive eight-win seasons, two consecutive bowl appearances and he concluded his college career with a 37-14 victory over Central Michigan in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, earning Most Valuable Player honors for the bowl win.
Wyoming was 8-6 in 2016 with Allen as the starter. He led the Cowboys to the Mountain Division title in the Mountain West Conference and helped Wyoming earn the right to host the 2016 MW Championship Game. Along the way, the Cowboys defeated No. 13 ranked Boise State, were named the National Team of the Week by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) for that victory and also defeated No. 24 ranked San Diego State.
In 2017, Wyoming was 8-3 in the 11 games Allen started. He missed the final two regular-season games of 2017 due to a right shoulder injury, but he returned to play an outstanding game in Wyoming's bowl victory.
Over his Wyoming career, Allen accounted for 5,833 yards of total offense, including 5,066 passing yards and 767 rushing yards. He was responsible for 57 touchdowns for his career (44 passing, 12 rushing and 1 receiving). He threw 44 touchdown passes vs. only 21 interceptions. His combined record as a starter in 2016 and '17 was 16-9 for a 64.0 winning percentage.