🏈 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Odds 2026: Love, Mendoza Open as Favorites
Following Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft, Arizona Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love opened as the favorite by the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds. Love, the third overall pick out of Notre Dame, has +290 odds to win OROY.
Behind Love is No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza, with the Las Vegas Raiders QB sitting at +320 to win the award. However, Mendoza is expected to start his rookie season as Kirk Cousins' backup.
The only other players with shorter than +1000 odds to take home the award are a trio of wide receivers: Tennessee Titans No. 4 pick Carnell Tate (+650), New Orleans Saints No. 8 pick Jordyn Tyson (+850), and Philadelphia Eagles No. 20 pick Makai Lemon (+950).
📊 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds 2026
2026 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds via our best sports betting sites.
| Player | Odds | Implied Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love | +290 | 25.6% |
| Fernando Mendoza | +320 | 23.8% |
| Carnell Tate | +650 | 13.3% |
| Jordyn Tyson | +850 | 10.5% |
| Makai Lemon | +950 | 9.5% |
| Jadarian Price | +1300 | 7.1% |
| KC Concepcion | +2000 | 4.8% |
| Omar Cooper Jr. | +2200 | 4.3% |
| Kenyon Sadiq | +2500 | 3.8% |
| Denzel Boston | +2700 | 3.6% |
| Ty Simpson | +3300 | 2.9% |
🔢 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year opening odds
Odds via FanDuel.
- Jeremiyah Love, Cardinals: +290
- Fernando Mendoza, Raiders: +320
- Carnell Tate, Titans: +650
- Jordyn Tyson, Saints: +850
- Makai Lemon, Eagles: +950
- Jadarian Price, Seahawks: +1300
- KC Concepcion, Browns: +2000
- Omar Cooper Jr., Jets: +2200
- Kenyon Sadiq, Jets: +2500
- Denzel Boston, TBD: +2700
- Ty Simpson, Rams: +3300
- Mike Washington Jr., TBD: +3300
- Nick Singleton, TBD: +3500
- Emmett Johnson, TBD: +4000
- Eli Stowers, TBD: +5000
- Jonah Coleman, TBD: +5000
- Chris Brazzell III, TBD: +5000
- Elijah Sarratt, TBD: +6000
- Germie Bernard, TBD: +6000
- Garrett Nussmeier, TBD: +6500
- Kaytron Allen, TBD: +8000
- Ja'Kobi Lane, TBD: +8000
- Zachariah Branch, TBD: +8000
- Skyler Bell, TBD: +8000
💰 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds history
| Season | Player | Team | Preseason odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tetairoa McMillan, WR | Panthers | +1300 |
| 2024 | Jayden Daniels, QB | Commanders | +500 |
| 2023 | C.J. Stroud, QB | Texans | +850 |
| 2022 | Garrett Wilson, WR | Jets | +2000 |
| 2021 | Ja'Marr Chase, WR | Bengals | +1800 |
| 2020 | Justin Herbert, QB | Chargers | +3000 |
| 2019 | Kyler Murray, QB | Cardinals | +150 |
| 2018 | Saquon Barkley, RB | Giants | +155 |
| 2017 | Alvin Kamara, RB | Saints | +5000 |
| 2016 | Dak Prescott, QB | Cowboys | +900 |
| 2015 | Todd Gurley, RB | Rams | +1350 |
| 2014 | Odell Beckham Jr., WR | Giants | +2500 |
❓NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year FAQs
Who is the favorite to win the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year?
Arizona Cardinals running back, the third overall pick in the NFL draft, is the favorite by the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds. Love's odds (+290) imply a 25.6% probability he'll win OROY.
Who was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year last year?
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year for the 2025-26 season. McMillan's preseason odds were +1300, implying a 7.14% probability he'd win OROY.
Has a tight end ever won NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year?
Former Chicago Bears tight end Mike Ditka is the only tight end to win AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Ditka did it in 1961, and no tight end has won the award during the Super Bowl era. However, tight ends Charle Young, Robert Awalt, Keith Jackson, and Jeremy Shockey have won various rookie of the year awards from other selection committees.
Has a team ever had both the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Rookie of the Year?
With C.J. Stroud winning OROY and Will Anderson winning DROY for the Houston Texans two years ago, it marked the fourth time in league history that both winners were on the same team.
The previous three times were with the New York Jets in 2022 (Garrett Wilson and Sauce Gardner), New Orleans Saints in 2017 (Alvin Kamara, Marshon Lattimore), and the Detroit Lions in 1967 (Mel Farr, Lem Barney).
Has a rookie ever won NFL MVP?
Jim Brown is the only rookie to ever win NFL MVP. He won both Offensive Rookie of the Year and MVP in 1957 for the Cleveland Browns after leading the league with 942 rushing yards.
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