• See the most recent NFL CPOY odds
  • Bills Damar Hamlin has opened as the favorite to win 2023-24 NFL Comeback Player of the Year
  • Track how the NFL CPOY odds have changed over the course of the 2023-24 NFL season

The NFL Comeback Player of the Year award has been handed out consistently since 1998. The AP did hand out an award from 1963-1966, but awarded one to the AFL and one to the NFL. The award often goes to a player who has returned from some serious injury and performed well.

The 2023-24 NFL Comeback Player of the Year odds opened in mid-February. You can see the latest NFL CPOY odds below as well as how the odds have changed throughout the 2023-24 NFL season.

NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds

Bills safety Damar Hamlin has opened as the favorite to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year for the 2023-24 NFL season.

Hamlin is returning from an incredibly scary incident last season that saw his heart stop. The Bills defender needed to be revived on the field and the rest of the game was canceled following the injury. Trey Lance, Tua Tagovailoa, Lamar Jackson, and Matthew Stafford round out the top five contenders.

Odds to Win NFL CPOY

Player Odds to Win NFL CPOY
Damar Hamlin +250
Trey Lance +600
Tua Tagovailoa +650
Lamar Jackson +700
Matthew Stafford +800
Cooper Kupp +900
Russell Wilson +1000
Jimmy Garoppolo +1200
Breece Hall +1200
Javonte Williams +1400
John Metchie +1500
Rashod Bateman +1700
Von Miller +1800
TJ Watt +1800
Kyler Murray +1800
Chase Young +1800
Odell Beckham Jr +2000
Jonathan Taylor +2000
Derek Carr +2000
DeAndre Hopkins +2000

Damar Hamlin is currently listed as the favorite to win the 2023-24 NFL Comeback Player of the Year. The Bills’ safety is given very short +250 odds to win the award after announcing his goal is to return to the NFL after an extremely scary incident where his heart stopped on the field. If you bet $20 on Hamlin to win NFL CPOY, you would stand to win $50 and return $70.

Next up on the board is 49ers quarterback Trey Lance, who was sidelined for all but a handful of quarters last season after suffering an ankle injury in Week 2. Lance is given +600 odds to win the award.

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Here are some notes on the NFL Comeback Player of the Year odds movement:

  • [February 24] Bills safety Damar Hamlin has opened as the favorite to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2023-24.

NFL Comeback Player of the Year Trends

  • A quarterback has won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in each of the last five seasons
  • Eight of the last nine NFL CPOY winners missed at least five games due to injury the prior season—last year, Geno Smith joined Philip Rivers as the only players since 2013 to win it without getting hurt the year prior
  • No defensive player has won the award since Eric Berry in 2015
  • Since the award came back in 1998, we have seen 16 quarterbacks win, three wide receivers, five defensive players, one running back, and one tight end
  • The NFL CPOY award was shared in 2005, when Tedy Bruschi and Steve Smith Sr. were both named NFL CPOY

Past NFL Comeback Player of the Year Winners

Year NFL CPOY Winner
2022 Geno Smith (Seahawks)
2021 Joe Burrow (Bengals)
2020 Alex Smith (Washington)
2019 Ryan Tannheill (Titans)
2018 Andrew Luck (Colts)
2017 Keenan Allen (Chargers)
2016 Jordy Nelson (Packers)
2015 Eric Berry (Chiefs)
2014 Rob Gronkowski (Patriots)
2013 Philip Rivers (Chargers)

Geno Smith won the NFL CPOY last season after earning his first starting job since 2014. Smith led the Seahawks to the playoffs with a 9-8 record while leading the NFL in completion percentage.


Archived NFL CPOY odds: 2023

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