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Apr 24, 2024; Detroit, MI, USA; Southern California Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams reacts at the Play Football Prospect Clinic at The Corner Ballpark. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
- The first-round of the NFL Draft is underway and we know where certain rookies will be playing in the 2024-25 NFL season
- Sportsbooks have opened odds for both NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year
- Caleb Williams and Dallas Turner are the early favorites, but are they good bets?
Though there are still plenty of picks to be made in the 2024 NFL Draft, we do know where some rookies will be playing for the upcoming 2024-25 NFL season. Sportsbooks didn’t wait to find out where any rookies would be playing to open their odds for both Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year, though. We have seen odds available for both awards since Friday of last week. Caleb Williams (offense) and Dallas Turner (defense) opened as the favorites, respectively.
But with the first-round of the NFL Draft upon us, we are about to see some major movement in these odds, specifically the NFL OROY odds, based on which team each player ends up on. The two tables below show the current odds and I have included some brief notes on movement that occurred as a result of where players were drafted. As we see more picks unveiled, I’ll also be offering some early picks for both NFL OROY and DROY.
NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds
| Player | OROY Odds |
|---|---|
| Caleb Williams (Bears) | +250 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr (TBD) | +550 |
| Malik Nabers (TBD) | +800 |
| Jayden Daniels (Commanders) | +800 |
| Rome Odunze (TBD) | +1100 |
| Drake Maye (Patriots) | +1100 |
| JJ McCarthy (TBD) | +1600 |
| Michael Penix Jr (TBD) | +1800 |
| Brock Bowers (TBD) | +2200 |
| Brian Thomas Jr (TBD) | +2500 |
The Chicago Bears’ new quarterback Caleb Williams, who they selected with the first-overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, has opened as the favorite to win 2024-25 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Williams is the clear-cut favorite at +250 odds with Marvin Harrison Jr given the second-best at a distant +550.
Second-overall pick Jayden Daniels is given +800 odds, which are tied for third-best on the board.
The NFL OROY odds above are from DraftKings.
Early NFL OROY Picks
If you do really like Caleb Williams to win NFL OROY, don’t bet him at the +250 odds at DraftKings. You can get him at +350 at FanDuel.
I really like Williams and think he’s walking into a great situation with plenty of weapons at his disposal. However, this price is a little too short for me right now.
I’m also staying away from Drake Maye. I don’t like the situation he is walking into and expect him to struggle early on.
I am keeping my eye on Jayden Daniels’ odds, though. You can get him at +1200 at FanDuel, and I think we might see that price get a little longer after the Bills and Chiefs take their respective receivers.
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Odds
| Player | DROY Odds |
|---|---|
| Dallas Turner (TBD) | +700 |
| Laiatu Latu (TBD) | +750 |
| Jared Verse (TBD) | +900 |
| Quinyon Mitchell (TBD) | +1100 |
| Terrion Arnold (TBD) | +1200 |
| Byron Murphy II (TBD) | +1400 |
| Cooper DeJean (TBD) | +1600 |
| Chop Robinson (TBD) | +2000 |
| Nate Wiggins (TBD) | +2000 |
| Kool-Aid McKinstry (TBD) | +2500 |
Dallas Turner opened as the favorite to win NFL DROY with +700 odds. As is usually the case, there is no heavy favorite at the moment to win the award, as Laiatu Latu is a close second with +750 odds and Jared Verse is third with +900 odds.
The NFL DROY odds above are from DraftKings.
Early NFL DROY Picks
I’ll be quickly checking the odds for whichever pass-rusher ends up being selected by the Falcons. I suspect Atlanta’s offense to be quite explosive this year, forcing their opponents into negative game scripts, allowing their pass-rushers to attack often. I also really like the idea of that pass-rusher seeing each of Bryce Young, Baker Mayfield, and Derek Carr twice.
After working in TV, Matt turned his focus towards numbers, specifically odds. He has been with us since 2016 and serves as SBD’s Editor-in-Chief, credited with creating our futures trackers, SBD’s score predictor, SBD Sharp, and his own model for calculating NFL SOS, among other products.