Cam Ward, Ashton Jeanty have best odds for offensive ROY - ESPN

With the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft complete, sportsbooks released their initial Rookie of the Year odds on the offensive and defensive side of the ball.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward and Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty are consensus co-favorites to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, showing identical odds at Caesars (+300), DraftKings (+200) and ESPN BET (+350); FanDuel gives Ward a slight advantage over Jeanty, with +330 and +340 odds, respectively.

Next comes two-way superstar Travis Hunter, who ended up with the Jacksonville Jaguars following a blockbuster trade on Thursday night. Some initial media reports indicate that Hunter may play more wide receiver than cornerback, at least to begin his pro career, so sportsbooks are handicapping him anywhere between +600 and +750 to win OROY, just ahead of fellow receiver Tetairoa McMillan of the Carolina Panthers.

Hunter is also lurking near the top of the odds board for Defensive Rookie of the Year, though there's less consensus there, as he ranks third at DraftKings (+850), but fifth at both Caesars and FanDuel (+1000), as well as ESPN BET (+1200). Were he to win both awards, it would be a first in NFL history and the fifth time since 1967 that a player — or more usually, players — from the same team won both Rookies of the Year in the same season.

New York Giants edge Abdul Carter, the draft's No. 3 overall selection, is the consensus favorite to win DROY, clocking in between +225 and +250 across the sportsbook marketplace. Atlanta Falcons linebacker Jalon Walker is the consensus second-favorite with a range of +550 to +650 odds.

Neither of 2024's consensus opening favorites went on to win their respective awards: Washington Commanders QB