See the Players Getting the Most Money to Win Each NFL Player Award

• Joe Burrow is getting the most bets and most money in the NFL MVP betting market
• Aidan Hutchinson is dominating the early DPOY betting
• See which players are getting the most money to win each NFL player award this season

The start of the NFL regular season is just 38 days and bettors – both sharps and public – have had ample opportunity to bet the NFL award futures. ESPN Bet recently sent out a detailed breakdown of each NFL player award’s betting splits, including the top-ten or top-five most-bet players for each award.

Below, see the NFL player award betting splits for MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and Coach of the Year.

Jump to: MVP | Offensive POY | Defensive POY | Offensive ROY | Defensive ROY | Coach of the Year | Comeback POY

NFL MVP Betting Splits

All NFL public betting splits on this page are from ESPN Bet.

Burrow, who is currently the third-favorite in the NFL MVP odds at +650, is far-and-away the most-popular MVP bet, both in terms of handle (17.6%) and bets (15.0%). Patrick Mahomes is second in both categories: 11.6% of handle and 8.5% of bets. Burrow finished fourth in MVP voting last year and in 2022. No Cincinnati Bengal has won NFL MVP since Boomer Esiason in 1988.

Reigning MVP Josh Allen is just inside the top-five in NFL MVP betting handle ast 5.7%. He is currently the +575 second-favorite to 2019 and 2023-winner Lamar Jackson (+525).

No non-QBs are among the top-ten in the MVP splits, and for good reason. The last non-quarterback to win the award was Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson in 2012.

Offensive Player of the Year Betting Splits

Offensive Player of the Year, which has become synonymous with best non-quarterback, has been evenly split between running backs and wide receivers over the last three years. Philly’s Saquon Barkley is the reigning winner and a sizable favorite to win OPOY in 2025. But no one has repeated as OPOY since Marshall Faulk from 1999-2001, and bettors are shying away from Saquon as a result.

Atlanta bell-cow Bijan Robinson is getting the most OPOY money (13.1%), followed by Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs and Cincinnati wideout Ja’Marr Chase.

Defensive Player of the Year Betting Splits

Despite coming back from a serious leg injury (broken tibia and fibula), Detroit edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson is the overwhelming choice for NFL DPOY bettors so far. The Michigan product has attracted 23.3% of DPOY handle and 19.3 % of DPOY wagers, both of which are nearly double any other player. Hutchinson was leading the NFL with 7.5 sacks when he suffered his season-ending injury in Week 6.

Hutchinson and two other edge rushers – Dallas’ Micah Parsons (+700) and Cleveland’s Myles Garrett (+730) – are the clear top-three favorites in the NFL DPOY odds.

Philly DT Jalen Carter is second in terms of both DPOY betting handle (12.1%) and bet percentage (11.1%). The third-year pro finished second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting in 2023 and 12th in DPOY voting last season, when he was voted a Second-Team All-Pro.

Offensive Rookie of the Year Betting Splits

The Offensive Rookie of the Year splits are the most divided. Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty leads in terms of handle (13.8%) and bets (12.5%) but Chargers RB Omarion Hampton (12.6%) and Cleveland QB Shedeur Sanders (11.7%) are just a stone’s throw away. First-overall pick Cam Ward is fourth in both handle and bet percentage.

Quarterbacks have won each of the last two seasons (Jayden Daniels in 2024 and CJ Stroud in 2023) but, since the turn of the century, OROY has been fairly evenly divided between QBs (11), running backs (9), and receivers (5).

Jeanty (+255) is a slim favorite in the NFL OROY odds over Ward (+312). After Ward, there is a big drop to third-favorite Travis Hunter of the Jaguars, who is likely to spend more time on the defensive side of the ball as a DB.

Defensive Rookie of the Year Betting Splits

Giants edge rusher Abdul Carter is both the betting favorite in the NFL DROY odds (+238) and the public’s favorite wager, garnering 22.4% of handle so far. Hunter, who is the third-favorite in the OROY odds, as mentioned, is getting 11.9% of DROY handle. Colorado’s two-way star is also the third-favorite in the DROY odds at +1050.

Edge rushers (outside linebackers and defensive ends) have dominated this award recently, winning five of the last seven, including last year (Jared Verse). Only one defensive back has won in that span (Sauce Gardner, 2022).

Coach of the Year Betting Splits

Chicago coach Ben Johnson has the largest handle percentage of any person in any award category, attracting one-third (33.3%) of money in the Coach of the Year betting market. Johnson is currently the second-favorite in the NFL Coach of the Year odds at +675, narrowly trailing New England’s Mike Vrabel (+650).

Liam Coen, Jacksonville’s first-year head coach, is the third-favorite at a distant +1300, but isn’t among the top-five in the COY betting splits.

Vrabel previously won the award in 20212 with Tennessee. Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell is the reigning winner. No one has gone back-to-back since Joe Gibbs in 1982 and 1983.

Comeback Player of the Year Betting Splits

Comeback Player of the Year is another fairly evenly divided betting market. Minnesota QB JJ McCarthy and Detroit edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson are getting 18.1% and 17.8% of handle, respectively. San Francisco RB Christian McCaffrey (13.8% of handle) and Jacksonville QB Trevor Lawrence (13.6% of handle) are also attracting a ton of interest from the betting public.

Hutchinson is the +285 betting favorite in the Comeback Player of the Year odds, closely followed by Dallas QB Dak Prescott (+288) and McCaffrey (+315). McCarthy is the fifth-favorite at +750.

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