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Bovada’s initial odds for the 2015 Heisman Trophy includes four SEC players in the Top 10, including Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott and LSU’s Leonard Fournette at 7/1, just behind the favorite, Ezekiel Elliott from Ohio State:
6/1 Ezekiel Elliott (RB Ohio State)
7/1 Dak Prescott (QB Mississippi State)
7/1 Leonard Fournette (RB LSU)
15/2 Trevone Boykin (QB TCU)
12/1 Cody Kessler (QB USC)
12/1 Nick Chubb (RB Georgia)
12/1 Paul Perkins (RB UCLA)
14/1 Cardale Jones (QB Ohio State)
14/1 Derrick Henry (RB Alabama)
14/1 Samaje Perine (RB Oklahoma)
16/1 J.T. Barrett (QB Ohio State)
16/1 Jeremy Johnson (QB Auburn)
18/1 Braxton Miller (QB Ohio State)
20/1 Connor Cook (QB Michigan State)
25/1 Corey Clement (RB Wisconsin)
25/1 D.J. Foster (RB Arizona State)
25/1 Royce Freeman (RB Oregon)
33/1 Brad Kaaya (QB Miami)
33/1 Dalvin Cook (RB Florida State)
33/1 Deshaun Watson (QB Clemson)
33/1 James Connor (RB Pittsburgh)
33/1 Justin Thomas (QB Georgia Tech)
33/1 Nick Wilson (RB Arizona)
33/1 Seth Russell (QB Baylor)
40/1 Mason Rudolph (QB Oklahoma State)
50/1 Jacoby Brissett (QB North Carolina State)
50/1 Jalen Hurd (RB Tennessee)
50/1 Jared Goff (QB California)
50/1 Marquise Williams (QB North Carolina)
66/1 Laquon Treadwell (WR Mississippi)
66/1 Scooby Wright (LB Arizona)
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Georgia’s Nick Chubb is at 12/1 while Alabama running back Derrick Henry received 14/1 odds. Three Ohio State quarterbacks are listed with odds, the first time one program has ever had three preseason candidates at the same position — Cardale Jones (14/1), J.T. Barrett (16/1) and Braxton Miller (18/1).
Bovada’s full release can be found here.
Here’s a screen shot of the initial odds that mistakenly included Mississippi State’s Josh Robinson:
Bovada’s opening Heisman odds for 2015 pretty much has every #ACC front runner at 33-to-1. pic.twitter.com/wKj7GWRrqE
— David Hale (@DavidHaleESPN) January 30, 2015
Which SEC player do you think has the best shot at winning the 2015 Heisman?