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2016 Bovada Heisman Odds: 5 Players Who Should Be On List
Bovada Sportsbook came out with their early 2016 Heisman Trophy favorites. What are the early odds, and what players should’ve made the list, but didn’t?
January 19, 2016
Bovada Sportsbook came out with their early 2016 Heisman Trophy favorites. What are the early odds, and what players should’ve made the list, but didn’t?
2016 Bovada Heisman Trophy Odds
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Who were the Bovada Sportsbook 2015 preseason Heisman Trophy favorites? TCU QB Trevone Boykin and Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott were both 5/1 favorites by the time the season started, with OSU QB J.T. Barrett at 9/1 and Georgia RB Nick Chubb, USC QB Cody Kessler, LSU RB Leonard Fournette, and Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott in the mix.
Clemson QB Deshaun Watson was 12/1, and Alabama RB Derrick Henry was 25/1.
Alabama RB Mark Ingram won, with Stanford RB Toby Gerhart coming in second.
But 2016 really does shape up to be one of the greatest Heisman races ever with more superstar talent returning than ever before, headlined by 2015 finalist Christian McCaffrey and with Watson both back.
Watson is the early favorite at 9/2, with LSU RB Leonard Fournette and McCaffrey checking in at 5/1, and Barrett and Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield each at 10/1. But who’s not on the list who might be there at the finish line? First, the full Bovada list …
QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson 9/2
RB Leonard Fournette, LSU 5/1
RB Christian McCaffrey, Stanford 5/1
QB J.T. Barrett, Ohio State 10/1
QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma 10/1
RB Nick Chubb, Georgia 12/1
RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State 12/1
RB Royce Freeman, Oregon 12/1
QB Chad Kelly, Ole Miss12/1
RB Samaje Perine, Oklahoma 12/1
WR Calvin Ridley, Alabama 12/1
QB Joshua Dobbs, Tennessee 16/1
QB Josh Rosen, UCLA 20/1
QB Brad Kaaya, Miami 33/1
5 Players Who Could Be 2016 Heisman Finalists
When referring to The Field, here you go …
1. QB Seth Russell, Baylor
Or anyone who ends up starting as the Bear QB. Baylor is going to be Baylor again, and the Baylor quarterback is going to put up Baylor statistics again. This is a preseason top five-caliber team – of course the numbers are going to come fast and furious.
2. RB Corey Clement, Wisconsin
Remember when Wisconsin had a running game? It went through a readjustment period with a shake-up on the line and with Clement hurt all year long. The line is loaded now, Clement will be healthy, and head coach Paul Chryst will use his back like he used James Conner at Pitt.
3. QB Deshone Kizer, Notre Dame/QB Malik Zaire, Notre Dame
The Irish have a strong enough receiving corps returning to make the quarterback shine on the biggest of stages. First, Notre Dame has to fully settle on who that’ll be.
4. QB Greg Ward Jr., Houston
He’s going to be the IT guy with the IT team everyone will be watching from the start. If Ward and the Cougars beat Oklahoma to start the season, the Heisman campaign will take off.
5. WR Juju Smith-Schuster, USC
He’s a receiver, so he’s not going to win it, but he has more of a shot than Calvin Ridley.
