NFL Comeback Player of the Year winners
Christian McCaffrey was the 2025 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Joe Burrow has won it more than anyone, 2 times, out of 54 seasons on record since 1972.
Every NFL Comeback Player of the Year winner by season
| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Christian McCaffrey · San Francisco |
| 2024 | Joe Burrow · Cincinnati |
| 2023 | Damar Hamlin · Buffalo |
| 2022 | Geno Smith · Seattle |
| 2021 | Joe Burrow · Cincinnati |
| 2020 | Josh Allen · Buffalo |
| 2019 | Ryan Tannehill · Tennessee |
| 2018 | Andrew Luck · Indianapolis |
| 2017 | Keenan Allen · LA Chargers |
| 2016 | Jordy Nelson · Green Bay |
| 2015 | Eric Berry · Kansas City |
| 2014 | Rob Gronkowski · New England |
| 2013 | Philip Rivers · San Diego |
| 2012 | Adrian Peterson · Minnesota |
| 2011 | Matthew Stafford · Detroit |
| 2010 | Michael Vick · Philadelphia |
| 2009 | Tom Brady · New England |
| 2008 | Chad Pennington · Miami |
| 2007 | Randy Moss · New England |
| 2006 | Chad Pennington · NY Jets |
| 2005 | Steve Smith · Carolina |
| 2004 | Willis McGahee · Buffalo |
| 2003 | Jon Kitna · Cincinnati |
| 2002 | Tommy Maddox · Pittsburgh |
| 2001 | Garrison Hearst · San Francisco |
| 2000 | Joe Johnson · New Orleans |
| 1999 | Bryant Young · San Francisco |
| 1998 | Doug Flutie · Buffalo |
| 1997 | Robert Brooks · Green Bay |
| 1996 | Jerome Bettis · Pittsburgh |
| 1995 | Garrison Hearst · ArizonaJim Harbaugh · Indianapolis |
| 1994 | Dan Marino · Miami |
| 1993 | Marcus Allen · Kansas City |
| 1992 | Randall Cunningham · Philadelphia |
| 1991 | Jim McMahon · Philadelphia |
| 1990 | Barry Word · Kansas City |
| 1989 | Ottis Anderson · NY Giants |
| 1988 | Greg Bell · LA Rams |
| 1987 | Charles White · LA Rams |
| 1986 | Joe Montana · San FranciscoTommy Kramer · Minnesota |
| 1985 | No award given · No award given |
| 1984 | John Stallworth · Pittsburgh |
| 1983 | Billy Johnson · Atlanta |
| 1982 | Lyle Alzado · LA Raiders |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson · Cincinnati |
| 1980 | Jim Plunkett · Oakland |
| 1979 | Larry Csonka · Miami |
| 1978 | John Riggins · Washington |
| 1977 | Craig Morton · Denver |
| 1976 | Greg Landry · Detroit |
| 1975 | Dave Hampton · Atlanta |
| 1974 | Joe Namath · NY Jets |
| 1973 | Roman Gabriel · Philadelphia |
| 1972 | Earl Morrall · Miami |
Winners from Wikipedia's list of NFL Comeback Player of the Year winners. A name links to the player's page when the player is on file.