Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions is the favorite for NFL Offensive Player of the Year at +250, ahead of Kenneth Walker III of Kansas City and Bijan Robinson of Atlanta at +400 each. Gibbs leads the league with 9 total touchdowns, Robinson leads in rushing with 580 yards, and last season’s winner, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, leads in receiving with 717 and is fourth on the board at +1000.
Offensive Player of the Year odds
The board below is DraftKings’ 2026 award market as ESPN carried it at 11:18 UTC on Saturday, October 17, 2026, during Week 6: Seattle and Denver played on Thursday, and the other games are on Sunday and Monday. When this page was last updated, from the board of September 24, Gibbs led at +550, Walker was +800 and Smith-Njigba +850. The implied chance is what each price says a player’s chance is, before the sportsbook’s margin is taken out.
| Player | Team | Position | Odds | Implied chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | Detroit Lions | RB | +250 | 28.6% |
| Kenneth Walker III | Kansas City Chiefs | RB | +400 | 20.0% |
| Bijan Robinson | Atlanta Falcons | RB | +400 | 20.0% |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks | WR | +1000 | 9.1% |
| Derrick Henry | Baltimore Ravens | RB | +1600 | 5.9% |
| Puka Nacua | Los Angeles Rams | WR | +2500 | 3.8% |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | QB | +2800 | 3.4% |
| CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | WR | +3000 | 3.2% |
| Ja’Marr Chase | Cincinnati Bengals | WR | +3000 | 3.2% |
| Tetairoa McMillan | Carolina Panthers | WR | +3000 | 3.2% |
| Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers | RB | +3500 | 2.8% |
| Jonathan Taylor | Indianapolis Colts | RB | +3500 | 2.8% |
| Christian Watson | Green Bay Packers | WR | +3500 | 2.8% |
| Chris Olave | New Orleans Saints | WR | +3500 | 2.8% |
These 14 add up to 111.6%, and the full market lists 91 players. A futures bet is worth making only when you rate a player’s chance higher than the price does. The three shortest prices are all running backs, and together they come to 68.6%.
Who is producing so far
| Player | Rushing yards | Receiving yards | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 504 | 9 | |
| Kenneth Walker III | 537 | 6 | |
| Bijan Robinson | 580 | 5 | |
| Jaxon Smith-Njigba | 717 | 7 | |
| Derrick Henry | 476 | 8 | |
| Josh Allen | 8 | ||
| CeeDee Lamb | 507 | ||
| Jonathan Taylor | 398 | 6 | |
| Christian Watson | 474 | 6 | |
| Chris Olave | 537 |
These are ESPN’s season leaders as read at 11:22 UTC on October 17. Blank cells mean the player is outside ESPN’s top 10 in yards, or below five touchdowns. Smith-Njigba’s totals include Thursday’s game, his sixth; the others have played five games or fewer. Olave is second in receiving yards and is +3500. Puka Nacua, sixth on the board at +2500, is in none of these lists.
Recent Offensive Player of the Year winners
| Season | Winner | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | Seattle Seahawks | WR |
| 2024 | Saquon Barkley | Philadelphia Eagles | RB |
| 2023 | Christian McCaffrey | San Francisco 49ers | RB |
| 2022 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings | WR |
| 2021 | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams | WR |
| 2020 | Derrick Henry | Tennessee Titans | RB |
| 2019 | Michael Thomas | New Orleans Saints | WR |
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | QB |
| 2017 | Todd Gurley | Los Angeles Rams | RB |
Since 2017 the award has gone to four running backs, four receivers and one quarterback, Mahomes in 2018. Three of the nine winners are among the 14 shortest prices this year: Smith-Njigba, Henry and McCaffrey.
The season is 17 games long, and these totals come from five or six of them. We update this page as the race changes. Every award board is on our NFL awards odds page, the defensive award on our Defensive Player of the Year odds page, the top award on our NFL MVP odds page, and yardage props on our NFL player props page. Our picks for every Week 6 game are on the NFL predictions page.