Heisman Trophy Odds

Darian Mensah sits on top of the Heisman market at +650, with Arch Manning right behind at +1100. That gap is thin on purpose. 117 players carry a live price for the 2026 Heisman Trophy, spread across 5 sportsbooks including bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, FanDuel, and the board as it read on September 9, 2026 is a snapshot of a race that’s still being run, not a finished result.

This isn’t a market where one big Saturday locks in a leader for good. A quarterback who throws for a pile of yards on national television, a receiver who takes over a marquee game, a team that jumps into the playoff conversation, any of that can push a name up the board or send one tumbling. The gap between Darian Mensah and Arch Manning is a read on how unsettled the race is right now, not a verdict on who wins in the end.

2026 Heisman Trophy Odds

Updated Saturday, September 19 · best price across 5 booksbet365BetMGMDraftKingsCaesarsFanDuel
Favorite#1
Darian Mensah
+60014.3% implied · DraftKings
7d -50open -50
Second favorite#2
Jeremiah Smith
+80011.1% implied · Caesars
7d -400open -300
Third favorite#3
Arch Manning
+10009.1% implied · BetMGM
7d evenopen -100
Movers this weekSteve Angeli+40000 → +20000-20000Jaylen Raynor+50000 → +30000-20000Cutter Boley+17500 → +35000+17500Aneyas Williams+22500 → +40000+17500
#PlayerBest priceBookImplied7 daysSince open
1Darian Mensah+600DraftKings14.3%-50-50
2Jeremiah Smith+800Caesars11.1%-400-300
3Arch Manning+1000BetMGM9.1%even-100
4CJ Carr+1200Caesars7.7%eveneven
5Malachi Toney+1250DraftKings7.4%even-150
6Trinidad Chambliss+1400Caesars6.7%+100+100
7Josh Hoover+2000BetMGM4.8%-500-500
8Jayden Maiava+2500BetMGM3.8%+300+500
9Julian Sayin+3000Caesars3.2%+1500+1500
10Gunner Stockton+3000BetMGM3.2%-2500-2500
11Sam Leavitt+3300FanDuel2.9%+1800+1600
12LaNorris Sellers+5500Caesars1.8%+1000+500
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13Dante Moore+5500Caesars1.8%+4000+4100
14Kevin Jennings+5500DraftKings1.8%-1500-2500
15Keelon Russell+6000Caesars1.6%+3000+3000
16Bear Bachmeier+6000bet3651.6%-600-600
17Rocco Becht+7000Caesars1.4%+400+400
18Drew Mestemaker+7800DraftKings1.3%-2200-2200
19Faizon Brandon+8000FanDuel1.2%+1000+1000
20Devon Dampier+8000bet3651.2%-2000-2000
21Aaron Philo+8400DraftKings1.2%even+400
22Bryce Underwood+9000Caesars1.1%even+1000
23Lincoln Kienholz+9000DraftKings1.1%-1000-3500
24John Mateer+10000bet3651.0%+7000+7000
25Marcel Reed+10000FanDuel1.0%+6000+6000
26Byrum Brown+10000FanDuel1.0%+2000+2000
27Conner Weigman+10000BetMGM1.0%eveneven
28Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele+10000bet3651.0%eveneven
29Avery Johnson+10000BetMGM1.0%eveneven
30Nico Iamaleava+10500DraftKings0.9%eveneven
31Austin Simmons+12000DraftKings0.8%eveneven
32Beau Pribula+13000DraftKings0.8%eveneven
33Kamario Taylor+13500DraftKings0.7%even-1500
34Dakorien Moore+14000DraftKings0.7%eveneven
35Demond Williams+15000bet3650.7%+6800+6800
36Ahmad Hardy+15000BetMGM0.7%-7500-7500
37Anthony Colandrea+15000BetMGM0.7%+2500+2500
38Nate Sheppard+15000bet3650.7%even
39Kewan Lacy+15000BetMGM0.7%eveneven
40Noah Fifita+15000bet3650.7%+5000+5000
41Will Hammond+17500FanDuel0.6%+9500+9500
42Charlie Becker+20000DraftKings0.5%-2500-2500
43Steve Angeli+20000DraftKings0.5%-20000-20000
44Cam Coleman+22500FanDuel0.4%+12500+12500
45Bo Jackson+22500FanDuel0.4%+12500+12500
46Katin Houser+22500FanDuel0.4%eveneven
47Ryan Coleman-Williams+22500FanDuel0.4%eveneven
48Hollywood Smothers+25000BetMGM0.4%eveneven
49Mason Heintschel+25000BetMGM0.4%+5000+5000
50Jadan Baugh+25000BetMGM0.4%eveneven
51Ethan Grunkemeyer+25000bet3650.4%+2500+2500
52Austin Mack+25000BetMGM0.4%+15000+5000
53Kenny Minchey+25000bet3650.4%eveneven
54Dylan Raiola+25000BetMGM0.4%+10000+2500
55Jordan Marshall+25000BetMGM0.4%-5000-5000
56LJ Martin+25000bet3650.4%eveneven
57CJ Bailey+25000bet3650.4%eveneven
58Christopher Vizzina+25000bet3650.4%eveneven
59Cameron Dickey+25000BetMGM0.4%-5000-5000
60Caleb Hawkins+25000BetMGM0.4%eveneven
61Blaze Berlowitz+25000DraftKings0.4%eveneven
62Rueben Owens+25000DraftKings0.4%eveneven
63Nyck Harbor+25000DraftKings0.4%eveneven
64Caden Durham+25000DraftKings0.4%eveneven
65J’Koby Williams+30000bet3650.3%eveneven
66Jaylen Raynor+30000Caesars0.3%-20000-20000
67Turbo Richard+30000BetMGM0.3%eveneven
68Isaac Brown+30000BetMGM0.3%eveneven
69KJ Jackson+30000Caesars0.3%eveneven
70Malik Washington+30000FanDuel0.3%eveneven
71Trey’Dez Green+30000bet3650.3%eveneven
72Alonza Barnett+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
73Waymond Jordan+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
74Alberto Mendoza+30000bet3650.3%eveneven
75Eugene Wilson+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
76Dylan Stewart+30000bet3650.3%eveneven
77Carson Hansen+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
78Duce Robinson+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
79Darius Taylor+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
80Terrell Anderson+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
81Mark Fletcher+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
82Isaiah Horton+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
83DeSean Bishop+30000BetMGM0.3%eveneven
84Makhi Hughes+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
85Justice Haynes+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
86Colton Joseph+30000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
87Cutter Boley+35000FanDuel0.3%+17500+17500
88Nick Marsh+35000FanDuel0.3%+15000+15000
89Jaden Craig+35000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
90Aidan Chiles+35000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
91Parker Livingstone+35000DraftKings0.3%eveneven
92Aneyas Williams+40000FanDuel0.2%+17500+15000
93Nate Frazier+40000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
94DJ Lagway+40000bet3650.2%+15000+20000
95Amari Odom+40000Caesars0.2%eveneven
96Drake Lindsey+40000DraftKings0.2%eveneven
97Billy Edwards+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
98JC French+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
99Julian Lewis+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
100Maddux Madsen+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
101Gio Lopez+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
102Michael Hawkins+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
103Jordan Faison+50000BetMGM0.2%eveneven
104Dylan Riley+50000BetMGM0.2%eveneven
105Alessio Milivojevic+50000FanDuel0.2%eveneven
106Danny Scudero+50000BetMGM0.2%eveneven
107Nick Minicucci+50000BetMGM0.2%eveneven
108Caden Creel+50000BetMGM0.2%eveneven
109Broc Lowry+50000BetMGM0.2%eveneven

Best price is the longest number we found across bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, FanDuel. Implied probability strips nothing out; the whole board adds to more than 100% and that gap is the books’ margin. Movement is in odds points; green means the price shortened.

A Campaign Dressed Up as an Award

The Heisman isn’t graded on stats alone. It runs on production, team success, and how many people actually see the performance live. A guy putting up numbers for a team going nowhere gets passed over for a guy on a ranked team playing in prime time, even with a lighter stat line. That’s the trade the board is always pricing.

Because of that, a single Saturday can reprice the whole field in both directions. A statement win under the lights lifts one name while a loss on a bad TV slot buries another, even if the box score doesn’t change much. Treat any price you see as an entry point tied to a schedule, not a fixed read on talent. The players with the best remaining TV windows are worth checking before you lock in a number, since visibility moves this market as much as yards do.

Why a Name Can Jump the Board Overnight

Three things move a Heisman price: a performance, a team result, and exposure. A big statistical day matters more when it comes against a ranked opponent, matters more still when it’s on a Saturday night broadcast with no other games competing for eyeballs. A quiet week doesn’t sink a price much. A blowout loss in a big spot does.

That kind of swing usually traces back to one game, not a season’s worth of tape. Shopping bet365, BetMGM, DraftKings, Caesars, FanDuel before you bet matters here specifically because a move like that doesn’t hit every sportsbook’s number on the same day, and the lag is where the value sits.

Carrying a Ticket Through a Season That Won’t Sit Still

A Heisman future ties up money for months, through games you can’t see coming and performances that haven’t happened yet. Betting Darian Mensah at +650 is a bet on a résumé that’s still being written, and the price you get today can look very different by the time votes are cast.

One ticket on the favorite is the simple play, but a small spread of prices across a few names, maybe one contender near the top and a shot at Broc Lowry at +50000, changes the math. A longshot ticket costs little and pays big if a name breaks out of nowhere, while the favorite ticket protects you if the frontrunner holds. Hedging becomes worth a real look once one player’s price shortens enough that the other tickets in your portfolio are effectively dead money.

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