NFL.com Names Jalen Hurts a Dark Horse Candidate for MVP Award

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NFL.com Names Jalen Hurts a Dark Horse Candidate for MVP Award

“The ingredients are there for Hurts to roar back on a contending team,” NFL.com's Dan Parr wrote while ranking Jalen Hurts sixth among his dark-horse MVP candidates for 2026. Brock Purdy led the list, followed by Trevor Lawrence, Jared Goff, Jayden Daniels and Sam Darnold. Hurts finished ahead of Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Bijan Robinson.

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