20 Best College Football Players 2016 – Lamar Jackson Odds to Win Heisman Trophy
Fox Sports this week ranked the 20 Best College Football Players so far in 2016 with Lamar Jackson topping this list. Not surprisingly, his odds of winning the Heisman Trophy were priced at -250, making him to big favorite.
From Fox Sports:
The clear Heisman frontrunner, Jackson is playing like a man possessed this season. Defenses have no idea what to do with him.
Jackson has 14 touchdown passes and 14 touchdown runs already this season.
Chances are a few Louisville fans had Jackson as their choice to win the Heisman coming into this season. His odds back then were an incredible 100-1.
His team, the Louisville Cardinals, had 8-1 odds of winning the College Football Championship game in 2017, thanks heavily to Jackson.
Odds to Win 2016 Heisman Trophy Heading Into Week 6
2016 Heisman Trophy WinnerPlayer Odds
Lamar Jackson (QB Louisville) -200
Christian McCaffrey (RB Stanford) +550
J.T. Barrett (QB Ohio State) +600
Deshaun Watson (QB Clemson) +800
Jabrill Peppers (S Michigan) +1600
Greg Ward Jr. (QB Houston) +1600
Leonard Fournette (RB LSU) +2000
Donnel Pumphrey (RB San Diego State) +2500
Dalvin Cook (RB Florida State) +3300
Jalen Hurts (QB Alabama) +3300
Nick Chubb (RB Georgia) +3300
Patrick Mahomes (QB Texas Tech) +3300
Jake Browning (QB Washington) +4000
Damien Harris (RB Alabama) +5000
DeShone Kizer (QB Notre Dame) +5000
Brad Kaaya (QB Miami) +5000
Early Odds of Winning the 2016 Heisman Trophy
Odds to win 2016 Heisman Trophy Odds (Early Season)
Player (School) Opening Odds (3/2/16) Current Odds (5/21/16)
DeShaun Watson (Clemson) 5/1 5/1
Leonard Fournette (LSU) 6/1 6/1
Christian McCaffrey (Stanford) 7/1 6/1
Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) 10/1 10/1
Dalvin Cook (Florida State) 10/1 12/1
Chad Kelly (Ole Miss) 12/1 25/1
J.T. Barrett (Ohio State) 12/1 15/1
Nick Chubb (Georgia) 12/1 15/1
Seth Russell (Baylor) 12/1 12/1
Josh Rosen (UCLA) 15/1 20/1
Bo Scarbrough (Alabama) 20/1 25/1
Royce Freeman (Oregon) 20/1 30/1
Amaje Perine (Oklahoma) 20/1 20/1
Calvin Ridley (Alabama) 30/1 30/1
DeShone Kizer (Notre Dame) 30/1 20/1
Joshua Dobbs (Tennessee) 30/1 35/1
Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) 30/1 30/1
Brad Kaaya (Miami, Fl.) 40/1 40/1
Dakota Prukop (Oregon) 40/1 30/1
Luke Falk (Washington State) 40/1 45/1
Jalen Hurd (Tennessee) 40/1 50/1
Elijah Hood (North Carolina) 50/1 50/1
Corey Clement (Wisconsin) 50/1 50/1
Greg Ward Jr. (Houston) 50/1 50/1
Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State) 50/1 50/1
Jabrill Peppers (Michigan) 60/1 50/1
Christian Kirk (Texas A&M) 80/1 80/1
JuJu Smith-Schuster (USC) 80/1 80/1
Saquon Barkley (Penn State) 80/1 80/1
Antonio Callaway (Florida) 100/1 100/1
Myles Garrett (Texas A&M) 100/1 100/1
Lamar Jackson (Louisville) 100/1 100/1
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
