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With three weeks of the 2025 college football season under our belts, let’s take a look at the latest awards odds and see how they compare against the preseason projections as there have been a ton of changes.
Davey O’Brien, Doak Walker and Fred Biletnikoff odds were initially sent out in mid-July. Here are some notable movements via SportsBetting.ag:
O’Brien:
- Jayden Maiava (USC) is now the favorite after starting with 45/1 odds
- Arch Manning (Texas) went from a 4/1 favorite to 20/1 odds
- Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) has slipped from 5/1 to 16/1
- Cade Klubnik (Clemson), who was third on the initial list at 6/1, is now 60/1
- John Mateer (Oklahoma) went from 22/1 to 9/1
- Sawyer Robertson (Baylor) went from 45/1 to 10/1
- Behren Morton (Texas Tech) went from 200/1 to 12/1
Walker:
- Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) went from a 3/1 favorite to 25/1
- Desmond Reid (Pittsburgh) went from the thirdbest odds (9/1) to 75/1
- Ahmad Hardy (Missouri) is now the favorite, going from 28/1 to 4/1
- Justice Haynes (Michigan) is now second, going from 80/1 to 5/1
- Kewan Lacy (Ole Miss) went from no odds to 8/1
- Jonah Coleman (Washington) went from 80/1 to 9/1
Biletnikoff:
- Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) has gone from a 3/1 favorite to 2/1
- Ryan Williams (Alabama) went from 5/1 to 18/1
- Makai Lemon (USC) went from 28/1 to 8/1
- Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee) went from 70/1 to 10/1
- Mario Craver (Texas A&M) went from no odds to 12/1
Clearly, the Doak Walker award has been the most volatile when you look at all the players at the top of the board who largely longshots during the preseason.
Below is the current set of odds, and this page is updated weekly for your reference: https://www.sportsbetting.ag/sportsbook/futures-and-props/ncaaf-futures/awards
Davey O’Brien Award | |
Jayden Maiava (USC) | 8/1 |
John Mateer (Oklahoma) | 9/1 |
Sawyer Robertson (Baylor) | 10/1 |
Carson Beck (Miami FL) | 11/1 |
Behren Morton (Texas Tech) | 12/1 |
Julian Sayin (Ohio State) | 12/1 |
Dante Moore (Oregon) | 14/1 |
Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) | 16/1 |
Gunner Stockton (Georgia) | 16/1 |
Joey Aguilar (Tennessee) | 16/1 |
Thomas Castellanos (Florida State) | 18/1 |
Arch Manning (Texas) | 20/1 |
Fernando Mendoza (Indiana) | 20/1 |
Beau Pribula (Missouri) | 22/1 |
Jalon Daniels (Kansas) | 25/1 |
Devon Dampier (Utah) | 28/1 |
Sam Leavitt (Arizona State) | 28/1 |
CJ Carr (Notre Dame) | 33/1 |
Diego Pavia (Vanderbilt) | 33/1 |
Josh Hoover (TCU) | 33/1 |
Marcel Reed (Texas A&M) | 33/1 |
Nico Iamaleava (UCLA) | 35/1 |
Darian Mensah (Duke) | 40/1 |
Drew Allar (Penn State) | 40/1 |
Dylan Raiola (Nebraska) | 40/1 |
Jackson Arnold (Auburn) | 40/1 |
Rocco Becht (Iowa State) | 40/1 |
Ty Simpson (Alabama) | 40/1 |
Kevin Jennings (SMU) | 50/1 |
Austin Simmons (Ole Miss) | 60/1 |
Cade Klubnik (Clemson) | 60/1 |
Haynes King (Georgia Tech) | 66/1 |
LaNorris Sellers (South Carolina) | 75/1 |
Demond Williams Jr. (Washington) | 100/1 |
DJ Lagway (Florida) | 100/1 |
Kyron Drones (Virginia Tech) | 100/1 |
Miles O’Neill (Texas A&M) | 100/1 |
CJ Bailey (NC State) | 150/1 |
Gio Lopez (North Carolina) | 150/1 |
Luke Altmyer (Illinois) | 150/1 |
Mark Gronowski (Iowa) | 200/1 |
Doak Walker Award | |
Ahmad Hardy | 4/1 |
Justice Haynes | 5/1 |
Kaytron Allen | 7/1 |
Kewan Lacy | 8/1 |
Jonah Coleman | 9/1 |
Nicholas Singleton | 10/1 |
Emmett Johnson | 12/1 |
Bryson Washington | 14/1 |
Isaac Brown | 20/1 |
Jeremiyah Love | 25/1 |
Le’Veon Moss | 25/1 |
Mark Fletcher Jr. | 33/1 |
Jai’Den Thomas | 40/1 |
Jamal Haynes | 40/1 |
Anthony Hankerson | 50/1 |
Jadan Baugh | 50/1 |
LJ Martin | 50/1 |
Nate Frazier | 50/1 |
Caden Durham | 60/1 |
Dean Connors | 60/1 |
James Peoples | 60/1 |
Kyson Brown | 66/1 |
Darius Taylor | 75/1 |
Desmond Reid | 75/1 |
Kaden Feagin | 75/1 |
Roman Hemby | 75/1 |
Turbo Richard | 75/1 |
Carson Hansen | 80/1 |
Daniel Hishaw Jr. | 80/1 |
DeSean Bishop | 80/1 |
CJ Donaldson Jr. | 100/1 |
Wayshawn Parker | 100/1 |
Fred Biletnikoff Award | |
Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State) | 2/1 |
Makai Lemon (USC) | 8/1 |
Jordyn Tyson (Arizona State) | 9/1 |
Chris Brazzell II (Tennessee) | 10/1 |
Mario Craver (Texas A&M) | 12/1 |
Ryan Williams (Alabama) | 18/1 |
Germie Bernard (Alabama) | 20/1 |
Carnell Tate (Ohio State) | 22/1 |
Denzel Boston (Washington) | 25/1 |
Jordan Dwyer (TCU) | 25/1 |
Kevin Concepcion (Texas A&M) | 25/1 |
Cam Coleman (Auburn) | 28/1 |
CJ Daniels (Miami FL) | 28/1 |
Deion Burks (Oklahoma) | 28/1 |
Jayce Brown (Kansas State) | 28/1 |
Keontez Lewis (Oklahoma) | 33/1 |
Romello Brinson (SMU) | 33/1 |
Josh Cameron (Baylor) | 40/1 |
Kyron Hudson (Penn State) | 40/1 |
O’Mega Blake (Arkansas) | 40/1 |
Zachariah Branch (Georgia) | 40/1 |
Aaron Anderson (LSU) | 50/1 |
Elijah Sarratt (Indiana) | 50/1 |
Ja’Kobi Lane (USC) | 50/1 |
Nick Marsh (Michigan State) | 50/1 |
Cam Vaughn (West Virginia) | 60/1 |
Eric Singleton Jr. (Auburn) | 60/1 |
Skyler Bell (Connecticut) | 60/1 |
Chris Bell (Louisville) | 75/1 |
Chris Dunn Jr. (Wyomig) | 75/1 |
Dakorien Moore (Oregon) | 75/1 |
Dane Key (Nebraska) | 75/1 |
Duce Robinson (Florida State) | 75/1 |
Eugene Wilson III (Florida) | 75/1 |
Lewis Bond (Boston College) | 75/1 |
Kevin Coleman Jr. (Missouri) | 80/1 |
Trebor Pena (Penn State) | 80/1 |

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