NFL Rookie of the Year Odds 2025-26: Ward, Jeanty OROY Favorites, Carter Favorite for DROY
The NFL Rookie of the Year odds are taking shape following Round 1 of the 2025 draft. Top talents on offense and defense were selected Thursday night, and Cam Ward and Ashton Jeanty are co-favorites to be the Offensive Rookie of the Year with shared +200 odds. Abdul Carter is the +225 favorite to be the Defensive Rookie of the Year.
While we wait to see where Shedeur Sanders will be drafted after the former Colorado QB fell out of Round 1, he maintains +2500 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds for the 2025-26 season.
Two-way star Travis Hunter owns +750 odds to be the Offensive Rookie of the Year, while also holding NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year odds of +850 after the Jacksonville Jaguars traded up to take him with the second overall pick.
See the full Round 1 draft results here.
📊 Offensive Rookie of the Year odds 2025-26
Our Offensive Rookie of the Year odds are via DraftKings as of Friday, April 25, following Round 1 of the NFL draft. See our best NFL betting sites for the latest and best odds.
- Cam Ward, QB, Titans: +200
- Ashton Jeanty, RB, Raiders: +200
- Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Jaguars: +750
- Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Panthers: +1000
- Omarion Hampton, RB, Chargers: +1200
- Matthew Golden, WR, Packers: +1800
- TreVeyon Henderson, RB, N/A: +2000
- Colston Loveland, TE, Bears: +2200
- Tyler Warren, TE, Colts: +2500
- Shedeur Sanders, QB, N/A: +2500
- Jaxson Dart, QB, Giants: +2500
- Emeka Egbuka, WR, Buccaneers: +3500
- Luther Burden III, WR, N/A: +4000
- Quinshon Judkins, RB, N/A: +5000
- Jalen Milroe, QB, N/A: +5000
- Cam Skattebo, RB, N/A: +5000
2025 Offensive Rookie of the Year favorites
Cam Ward and Ashton Jeanty: Ward and Jeanty, the top two true offensive players selected in Round 1, share the +200 odds as co-favorites to be named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Those odds give each player an implied win probability of 33.33%, according to our odds converter. I'd lean toward Jeanty with what should be a high-volume workload as the No. 1 option on Pete Carroll's Las Vegas Raiders.
Travis Hunter: Hunter's +750 odds to be the Offensive Rookie of the Year are inflated because of lingering questions regarding his usage both in the NFL and in Jacksonville. He was allowed to shine as a two-way star in college, but splitting his time between offense and defense could hurt Hunter's candidacy for either the offensive or defensive award.
Tetairoa McMillan: McMillan will immediately slot into the No. 1 receiver role for a Carolina Panthers team with renewed faith in QB Bryce Young. Carolina should be much more competitive this year, and McMillan won't face much competition for targets from the likes of Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker, and veteran Adam Thielen.
📊 Defensive Rookie of the Year odds 2025-26
Our Defensive Rookie of the Year odds are via DraftKings as of Friday, April 25, following Round 1 of the NFL draft.
- Abdul Carter, EDGE, Giants: +225
- Jalon Walker, LB, Falcons: +650
- Travis Hunter, WR/CB, Jaguars: +850
- Mykel Williams, EDGE, 49ers: +850
- James Pearce Jr., EDGE, Falcons: +1200
- Mason Graham, DT, Browns: +1400
- Malaki Starks, S, Ravens: +1400
- Walter Nolen, DT, Cardinals: +1600
- Shemar Stewart, EDGE, Bengals: +1600
- Jihaad Campbell, LB, Eagles: +1800
- Jahdae Barron, CB, Broncos: +1800
- Mike Green, EDGE, N/A: +2200
2025 Defensive Rookie of the Year favorites
Abdul Carter: Carter was the third overall pick while going to the New York Giants, and the first true defensive player selected Thursday night. The edge rusher will play opposite Brian Burns in a solidified Big Blue defense. These early odds favor him too much, and I'll be looking elsewhere for my early predictions.
Jalon Walker: Walker was a consensus top-10 talent entering Thursday's first round, but the Georgia product landed in the Atlanta Falcons' lap at No. 15 overall. He was paired up with James Pearce Jr. (+1200 Defensive Rookie of the Year odds), and the two will draw plenty of attention if they're able to turn around a Falcons defense that ranked 31st with just 31 sacks last year.
Travis Hunter: As was the case Thursday before the draft, Hunter's Defensive Rookie of the Year odds are slightly longer than his odds for the offensive award. However, those prices shortened after the Jaguars selected him. That should indicate expectations of his usage on both sides of the ball for a team that sorely needs help in multiple areas. I prefer his chances of making a more significant impact on offense for a club that scored just 18.8 points per game last year.
🦄 Travis Hunter's Rookie of the Year odds
Offensive Rookie of the Year: +750 ($10 pays $75) | Defensive Rookie of the Year: +850 ($10 pays $85)
I expect Hunter to quickly become the most popular bet for both the Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year awards.
He won the Heisman Trophy during his final collegiate season under the tutelage of Deion Sanders at Colorado while playing nearly every snap on offense and defense. That shouldn't be the case in the NFL, and these odds will soon swing heavily toward the position he's expected to play more often. I prefer the Offensive Rookie of the Year odds (+750) for him following Round 1 of the draft.
Hunter will join a passing corps that last year's Offensive Rookie of the Year contender Brian Thomas Jr. leads, but not much else is there. If the two are able to finally tap into QB Trevor Lawrence's full potential, Hunter's presence will be recognized.
The Titans and Jaguars both representing the AFC South will give Ward and Hunter two games to go head-to-head, plus there's the season-long battle in the standings. Hunter can help his candidacy for either Rookie of the Year award with a couple of statement defensive plays against the draft's No. 1 pick.
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