All offseason, experts and oddmakers try to power rank the Heisman Trophy race based only on previous experience and expectations for the coming year. When we finally get our first data set with Week 1 action, there's bound to be some adjustments to those expectations and changes in the market that dictate updating the odds for the coveted statue.
The updated Heisman Trophy odds after a full week of action -- via Bovada -- have a new favorite with Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa at the top of the board. Tagovailoa saw his 15/2 odds change to 4-1 after not only winning the Alabama starting quarterback job but looking dynamic in his debut against Louisville.
West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins both had wildly productive performances in their respective openers, and now they trail Tagovailoa in the No. 2 and No. 3 spots on the board.
Stanford running back Bryce Love was above Tagovailoa on the odds board going into the season, but now he's listed at 12-1, between UCF quarterback McKenzie Milton (11-1) and Oklahoma quarterback Kyle Murray (18-1). Arizona quarterback Khalil Tate also saw his odds turn for the worse, moving from 12-1 to 25-1 after losing to BYU in Week 1.
Check out the odds below, via Bovada:
Player | Previous Odds (Aug. 30) | Current Odds (Sept. 5) |
Tua Tagovailoa -- QB, Alabama | 15/2 | 4-1 |
Will Grier -- QB, West Virginia | 11-1 | 5-1 |
Dwayne Haskins -- QB, Ohio State | 11-1 | 6-1 |
Trace McSorley -- QB, Penn State | 12-1 | 9-1 |
Jonathan Taylor -- RB, Wisconsin | 17/2 | 10-1 |
McKenzie Milton -- QB, UCF | 35-1 | 11-1 |
Bryce Love -- RB, Stanford | 13-2 | 12-1 |
Kyler Murray -- QB, Oklahoma | 20-1 | 18-1 |
Justin Herbert -- QB, Oregon | 30-1 | 22-1 |
Jake Fromm -- QB, Georgia | 15-1 | 25-1 |
D'Andre Swift -- RB, Georgia | 40-1 | 25-1 |
Khalil Tate -- QB, Arizona | 12-1 | 25-1 |
Jarrett Stidham -- QB, Auburn | 25-1 | 30-1 |
Brandon Winbush -- QB, Notre Dame | 50-1 | 30-1 |
Drew Lock -- QB, Missouri | 45-1 | 35-1 |
Damien Harris -- RB, Alabama | 55-1 | 40-1 |
Trevor Lawrence -- QB, Clemson | 16-1 | 40-1 |
Jake Browning -- QB, Washington | 25-1 | 50-1 |
AJ Dillon -- RB, Boston College | 80-1 | 50-1 |
J.K. Dobbins -- RB, Ohio State | 40-1 | 50-1 |
Justice Hill -- RB, Oklahoma State | 125-1 | 60-1 |
Shea Patterson -- QB, Michigan | 20-1 | 65-1 |
