NFL Rookie of the Year Odds: Tetairoa McMillan, Carson Schwesinger Highlight ROY Favorites

NFL Rookie of the Year Odds: Tetairoa McMillan, Carson Schwesinger Highlight ROY Favorites

NFL Rookie of the Year Odds: Tetairoa McMillan, Carson Schwesinger Highlight ROY Favorites

The top prospects from the 2025 NFL Draft have hit the ground running, with the race for NFL Rookie of the Year heating up.

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan (+130) leads the Offensive ROY odds after boasting multiple games of 100+ receiving yards, while Cleveland Browns linebacker Carson Schwesinger (-450) is the favorite on the defensive side.

Let's take a look at NFL betting odds for Offensive ROY and Defensive ROY heading into Week 13.

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds

Player

Position

Tetairoa McMillan

WR

<<+130>>

Emeka Egbuka

WR

<<+230>>

Jaxson Dart

QB

<<+300>>

Tyler Warren

TE

<<+600>>

TreVeyon Henderson

RB

<<+1700>>

Quinshon Judkins

RB

<<+3500>>

Ashton Jeanty

RB

<<+7500>>

Oronde Gadsen

TE

<<+10000>>

RJ Harvey

RB

<<+12500>>

Kyle Monangai

RB

<<+12500>>

Odds as of 11-25-2025.

Here is a look at the opening NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds.

Ashton Jeanty opened as the betting favorite to win the prestigious award when these futures prices were posted just prior to the NFL Draft.

• Ashton Jeanty (+250)

• Cam Ward (+400)

• Travis Hunter (+700)

• Shedeur Sanders (+800)

• Tetairoa McMillan (+1200)

• Omarion Hampton (+1200)

• Matthew Golden (+1500)

• Tyler Warren (+2000)

• Kaleb Johnson (+2000)

• Quinshon Judkins (+2000)

• Emeka Egbuka (+2000)

• Jaxton Dart (+2000)

• TreVeyon Henderson (+2500)

• Quinn Ewers (+3000)

• Luther Burden (+3000)

• Colston Loveland (+3000)

• Elijah Arroyo (+4000)

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year betting splits

Highest ticket percentage:•    Emeka Egbuka 10.2%

Highest handle percentage:•    Emeka Egbuka 13.7%

Biggest liabilities:•    Emeka Egbuka

All data courtesy of BetMGM.

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year odds

Player

Position

Carson Schwesinger

LB

<<-450>>

Jalon Walker

LB

<<+800>>

Abdul Carter

LB

<<+1800>>

Donovan Ezeiruaku

DE

<<+2500>>

Xavier Watts

S

<<+3000>>

Nick Emmanwori

S

<<+3000>>

Mason Graham

DT

<<+3500>>

James Pearce

LB

<<+4000>>

Walter Nolen

DE

<<+4000>>

Derrick Harmon

DT

<<+4000>>

Odds as of 11-25-2025.

Here is a look at opening NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year odds.

Abdul Carter opened as the betting favorite to win the prestigious award.

• Abdul Carter (+240)

• Jalon Walker (+550)

• Mason Graham (+750)

• Mykel Williams (+900)

• Travis Hunter (+1000)

• Shemar Stewart (+1200)

• Donovan Ezeiruaku (+1700)

• Mike Green (+1900)

• Jihaad Campbell (+2000)

• James Pearce Jr. (+2200)

• Walter Nolen (+2300)

• Malarki Starks (+2300)

• Will Johnson (+2300)

• Jahdae Barron (+2700)

• JT Tuimoloau (+2800)

• Nick Emmanowori (+4000)

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year betting splits

Highest ticket percentage:•    Carson Schwesinger 15.9%

Highest handle percentage:•    Abdul Carter 22.8%

Biggest liabilities:•    Carson Schwesinger

All data courtesy of BetMGM.

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NFL Offensive ROY betting trends

• Of the last 21 winners of the NFL OROY Award, 18 were drafted in the first round.

• While quarterback is an extremely difficult position to excel at as a rookie, 11 of the last 21 OROY winners played the position, including four QBs that were selected first overall in the draft.

• Running backs have won four of the last 11 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Awards. However, in recent years when top rookie RBs have gone head-to-head against top QBs for OROY honors, they've often come out on the losing end. Ezekiel Elliott led the NFL in rushing in 2016 but lost the OROY to his teammate Dak Prescott, while Kyler Murray took home the hardware over Josh Jacobs in 2019.

• No offensive lineman has ever won the award despite recent linemen like Joe Thomas, Matt Kalil, Jack Conklin, Ryan Ramczyk, and Quenton Nelson all making the Pro Bowl in their first year.

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year history

Year

NFL OROY Award Winner

Position

Drafted

2024

Jayden Daniels

QB

1/2

2023

C.J. Stroud

QB

1/2

2022

Garrett Wilson

WR

1/10

2021

Ja'Marr Chase

WR

1/5

2020

Justin Herbert

QB

1/6

2019

Kyler Murray

QB

1/1

2018

Saquon Barkey

RB

1/2

2017

Alvin Kamara

RB

3/67

2016

Dak Prescott

QB

4/135

2015

Todd Gurley

RB

1/10

2014

Odell Beckham Jr.

WR

1/12

2013

Eddie Lacy

RB

2/61

2012

Robert Griffin III

QB

1/2

2011

Cam Newton

QB

1/1

2010

Sam Bradford

QB

1/1

2009

Percy Harvin

WR

1/22

2008

Matt Ryan

QB

1/1

2007

Adrian Peterson

RB

1/7

2006

Vince Young

QB

1/3

2005

Cadillac Williams

RB

1/5

2004

Ben Roethlisberger

QB

1/11

NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year winners by position

Position

OROY winners

Running back

40

Quarterback

12

Wide Receiver

1

End

4

Tight end

1

Bears legend Mike Ditka became the first — and so far only — tight end to win Offensive Rookie of the Year when he received the honor in 1961.

NFL Defensive ROY betting trends

• Of the last 35 winners of the NFL DROY Award, an incredible 32 were drafted in the first round. Of the three winners that weren't first-rounders (DeMeco Ryans, Kendrell Bell, and Darius Leonard), all were still selected within the Top-40 picks.

• Eight of the last 19 DROY winners played linebacker. Two others (Von Miller and Shawne Merriman) were listed at LB but would count as edge players in modern NFL defensive schemes. That said, that number is heavily inflated by four straight DROY-winning linebackers from 2006 to 2009. Over the last 11 years, only three LBs have taken home the award.

• Four of the last nine DROY winners played college ball for Ohio State. Three of those (the Bosa brothers and Chase Young) were edge rushers.

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year history

A quick look at the NFL DROY winners since 2004, the position they played, and where they were drafted.

Year

NFL DROY Award Winner

Position

Drafted

2024

Jared Verse

LB

1/19

2023

Will Anderson Jr.

DE

1/3

2022

Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner

CB

1/4

2021

Micah Parsons

LB

1/12

2020

Chase Young

EDGE

1/2

2019

Nick Bosa

EDGE

1/2

2018

Darius Leonard

LB

2/36

2017

Marshon Lattimore

CB

1/11

2016

Joey Bosa

EDGE

1/3

2015

Marcus Peters

CB

1/18

2014

Aaron Donald

DL

1/13

2013

Sheldon Richardson

DL

1/13

2012

Luke Keuchly

LB

1/9

2011

Von Miller

EDGE

1/2

2010

Ndamukong Suh

DL

1/2

2009

Brian Cushing

LB

1/15

2008

Jerod Mayo

LB

1/10

2007

Patrick Willis

LB

1/11

2006

DeMeco Ryans

LB

2/33

2005

Shawne Merriman

EDGE

1/12

2004

Jonathan Vilma

LB

1/12

NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year winners by position

Position

DROY winners

Linebacker

28

Defensive end

13

Cornerback

10

Defensive tackle

7

Safety

2

A safety hasn’t won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year honors in over 20 years, dating back to when Mark Carrier (1990) and Erik McMillan (1988) won the award twice over a three-year span.

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