2025 UFL MVP Power Rankings: Jordan Ta'amu, Bryce Perkins on top after Week 5

The 2025 UFL MVP race continues to pick up steam, with a pair of quarterbacks topping the rankings.

Bryce Perkins has guided the Michigan Panthers to a 3-2 mark, tied atop the USFL Conference, while Jordan Ta'amu has the DC Defenders sitting at 4-1, atop the XFL Conference.

Where do Perkins and Ta'amu land in my latest MVP rankings, and is Arlington QB Luis Perez gaining ground in the race?

Here's a look at my fifth UFL MVP power rankings of the season.

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5. St. Louis Battlehawks RB Jacob Saylors

Week 5 stat line: 73 total yards on 14 touches
Week 5 result: 32-27 win vs. Michigan

While his production has dipped in recent weeks, Saylors remains one of the most prolific rushers and receivers in the league with 255 rushing yards and 202 receiving yards through the first half of the season. He ranks in the top 10 of each category.

Saylors is tied for first place with Arlington Renegades tailback DeVeon Smith for rushing TDs this season with four and ranks just behind Arlington tailback Kalen Ballage in rushing yards per game at 51. Ballage, who leads the league in rushing with 276 yards, is inching closer toward becoming an MVP candidate himself.

4. Houston Roughnecks QB Jalan McClendon

Week 5 stat line: 22-of-31 for 171 passing yards
Week 5 result: 27-3 win at San Antonio

The Roughnecks won just once in 2024. In 2025, they doubled that tally through the first half of the season and put themselves within striking distance of a playoff spot in the USFL Conference after settling on McClendon as their starting QB.

While his numbers weren’t eye-popping in Week 5, McClendon's ability to throw the ball downfield and his cool demeanor have