With Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry off to the NFL, there won’t be a repeat Heisman winner this season, but the two other finalists from this year -- Clemson’s Deshaun Watson and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey -- are two of the favorites for 2016, along with LSU star Leonard Fournette, via Bovada.
Deshaun Watson is the 2016 Heisman favorite, with Leonard Fournette and Christian McCaffrey close behind
Two of the three favorites were finalists this year.
Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Here are the odds.
| Player | Position | School | Odds |
| Deshaun Watson | QB | Clemson | 9/2 |
| Leonard Fournette | RB | LSU | 5/1 |
| Christian McCaffrey | RB | Stanford | 5/1 |
| J.T. Barrett | QB | Ohio State | 10/1 |
| Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma | 10/1 |
| Nick Chubb | RB | Georgia | 12/1 |
| Dalvin Cook | RB | Florida State | 12/1 |
| Royce Freeman | RB | Oregon | 12/1 |
| Chad Kelly | QB | Ole Miss | 12/1 |
| Samaje Perine | RB | Oklahoma | 12/1 |
| Joshua Dobbs | QB | Tennessee | 16/1 |
| Brad Kaaya | QB | Miami | 25/1 |
Watson is the favorite after putting up Vince Young-like numbers on Alabama in the National Championship. He finished third in last year’s voting. This year, he’ll quarterback what will likely be the No. 1 team heading into the season.
McCaffrey could have been this year’s Heisman winner if the award was given out after bowl season. He dominated Iowa in a record-breaking Rose Bowl performance. Fournette would have won the half-season Heisman after a dominant start to the year.
Behind them are the quarterbacks of two top-tier teams, J.T. Barrett and Baker Mayfield. Barrett wasn’t even OSU’s starter until halfway through the season, while Mayfield finished fourth in this year’s voting.
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