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Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson and Georgia tailback Nick Chubb are picking up steam nationally according to Bovada’s updated Heisman odds for July.
Johnson, a first-year starter in Gus Malzahn’s uptempo attack, joins the SEC’s top returning rusher at 10/1, a sizable increase since debuting at 16/1 in January.
Dak Prescott and Leonard Fournette, originally co-favorites to win college football’s most prestigious honor at 7/1 behind Ohio State’s Ezekiel Elliott, have dropped to 12/1 and 14/1, respectively. Alabama’s Derrick Henry opened at 14/1, but has since fallen to 16/1 with the updated odds.
TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin is the new betting favorite at 6/1.
The most interesting change is Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, believed to be the Buckeyes’ third-team quarterback when Heisman odds opened six months ago. Miller has leaped teammates J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones from 18/1 to 10/1 entering the season.
Jones, who led the Buckeyes to wins over Alabama and Oregon last season, opened at 14/1 and has dropped to 20/1. Placing a bet on Miller way back in January now has tremendous value.
Bovada’s updated Heisman odds
- Trevone Boykin, QB, TCU: 6/1
- Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State: 7/1
- Braxton Miller, QB, Ohio State: 10/1
- Jeremy Johnson, QB, Auburn: 10/1
- Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia: 10/1
- Cody Kessler, QB, USC: 12/1
- Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State: 12/1
- Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU: 14/1
- Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama: 16/1
- Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson: 16/1
- Cardale Jones, QB, Ohio State: 20/1
