49ers QB Brock Purdy picked over Seahawks star JSN to win MVP in 2026

Seattle Seahawks star Jaxon Smith-Njigba's historic start to the 2026 NFL season has him firmly in the MVP race, but is he the leading candidate to win the award, and is he looked at as the guy who will end up taking it home as things currently stand? Bleacher Report's Moe Moton picked San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy to win the AP NFL MVP award over Smith-Njigba in his latest end-of-season awards predictions forecast.