College Football: Latest odds Heisman QB contenders

A new raft of Heisman Award betting odds is out. They could be of particular interest to Alabama football and other SEC fans. Wagering can be fun, but taking more meaning from the odds than their entertainment value can be a mistake.

Months in advance, it is a no-brainer for Caleb Williams to be the well-established favorite. It may also be possible to pick what other guys have the best chance to join Williams next December as Heisman finalists.

Taking the odds for literally dozens of players and using them to predict how those players will perform will lead to error. There will be good and bad surprises. With that caution in mind, a dive into Heisman odds is a fun off-season exercise.

According to Vegas Insider, the top five favorites are all quarterbacks. None of them play on an SEC football team, though one did before transferring.

• Caleb Williams (USC QB) +400 – Based on these odds, Williams will be a repeat winner
• Drake May (North Carolina QB) +1000
• Jordan Travis (Florida State QB) +1200
• Michael Penix Jr. (Washington QB) +1200
• Bo Nix (Oregon QB) +1200

Vegas Insider published a long list of Heisman odds derived from five different betting sites. Check out the odds for every SEC quarterback and other SEC players, including Alabama Crimson Tide players.

SEC Quarterback Heisman Odds

• Jayden Daniels (LSU) – odds range from +1500 to +2000
• Joe Milton (Tennessee) – from +1800 to +2500
• Carson Beck (Georgia) – from +2000 to +2500
• Ty Simpson (Alabama) – from +3000 to +6000
• Tyler Buchner (Alabama) – from +2000 to +6000
• Spencer Rattler (South Carolina) – from +3000 to +6000
• Brock Vandagriff (Georgia) – from +3000 to +8000
• Spencer Sanders (Ole Miss) – from +4500 to +8000
• KJ Jefferson (Arkansas) – from +400 to +8000
• Jalen Milroe (Alabama) – from +4000 to +10000
• Garrett Nussmeier (LSU) – from +3300 to +10000
• Devin Leary (Kentucky) – from +5000 to +8000
• Payton Thorne (Auburn) – a single site gave Thorne +7500 odds
• Nico Iamaleava (Tennessee) – two sites at +8000
• Conner Weigman (Texas A&M) – from +6000 to +10000
• Gunner Stockton (Georgia) – one site at +8000
• Jaxon Dart (Ole Miss) – from +8000 to +10000
• Robby Ashford (Auburn) – from +10000 to +15000
• Will Rogers (Mississippi State) – from +8000 to +20000
• Graham Mertz (Florida) – from +15000 to +20000

Heisman Odds for Other SEC Players

• Quinshon Judkins (Ole Miss) – from +5000 to +6000
• Jase McClellan (Alabama) – from +7500 to +8000
• Brock Bowers (Georgia) – from +10000 to +15000
• Raheim Sanders (Arkansas) – from +8000 to +15000
• Harold Perkins Jr. (LSU) – from +10000 to +15000
• Alabama football players Jermaine Burton, Ja’Corey Brooks and Justice Haynes were all given +15000 odds from one site.

As a refresher on how the betting odds work, a $100 bet on Caleb Williams to win the Heisman would win $400.