Fernando Mendoza soared to the top of the oddsboard for Offensive Rookie of the Year following Kirk Cousins' departure to Minnesota.
Mendoza is now the +300 favorite to win the award on theScore Bet. He was +2000 before the Vikings acquired Cousins, which indicates an implied probability increase of 20.2%.
Offensive Rookie of the Year odds
| Player (Team) | Odds |
|---|---|
| Fernando Mendoza (LV) | +300 |
| Denzel Boston (CLE) | +500 |
| Jonah Coleman (DEN) | +500 |
| Carnell Tate (TEN) | +550 |
| KC Concepcion (CLE) | +600 |
| Carson Beck (ARI) | +1300 |
| Caleb Douglas (MIA) | +1600 |
| Antonio Williams (WAS) | +2000 |
| Mike Washington Jr. (LV) | +2500 |
| Omar Cooper Jr. (NYJ) | +2500 |
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Mendoza, who went first overall in April's draft, was the early favorite to earn the honor after the event, but he drifted down the oddsboard as the season progressed without him having a clear path to playing time.
However, after losing five of their last six games, and with the Vikings growing desperate at quarterback, the Raiders decided to move on from Cousins and hand the keys over to their potential franchise quarterback. Mendoza will have eight games to impress voters and become the third quarterback to win the award in the last four years.
But it won't be easy. Mendoza's first game will be against the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks, then he'll head to Denver for a divisional game versus the Broncos.
Working in Mendoza's favor is the fact that there hasn't been a standout offensive rookie this season, as evidenced by the Indiana product's jump to the top of oddsboard despite him having yet to start a game. Denzel Boston, Jonah Coleman, Carnell Tate, and KC Concepcion have all put together solid debut campaigns, but being a quarterback gives Mendoza a substantial edge over his fellow rookies.
If Mendoza can pull off the feat in only eight starts, he'll join Jayden Daniels, C.J. Stroud, Justin Herbert, Kyler Murray, and Dak Prescott as quarterbacks who've been named Offensive Rookie of the Year in the past 10 years.
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