The NFL's MVP race is in a full-on sprint toward the finish line with the final quarter of the 2019 season underway.
Not a whole lot has changed since we last looked at the field of candidates, especially among the front-runners. Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson spent the past month jockeying for positioning as the recurring favorites, but the second-year Ravens star has undeniably taken a leap ahead of his competition as the most dynamic quarterback the league has seen in years.
Here's how we assembled our list: A panel of eight analysts -- Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Courtney Cronin, Jeremy Fowler, Dan Graziano, Mina Kimes, Kevin Seifert and Field Yates -- vote every four weeks on the top players in the MVP race.