NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year odds after the 2026 Draft include a few intriguing long shots
Who’s your pick for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year?
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 23: Jeremiyah Love of Notre Dame poses for a photo after being selected third overall by the Arizona Cardinals during Round One of the 2026 NFL Draft at Acrisure Stadium on April 23, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images) | Getty Images With the 2026 NFL Draft completed, the focus turns to the regular season. The opening market for FanDuel’s AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year 2026-27 offers only a handful of intriguing candidates.
Only 10 offensive skill players were even selected during the first round. That includes Los Angeles Rams quarterback Ty Simpson, who is likely sitting this season behind reigning MVP Matthew Stafford. A quartet of top-10 picks are the main players to watch in this season’s Rookie of the Year race.
The opening leader is Arizona Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love (+320). The electric Notre Dame star should get immediate touches as a centerpiece of Arizona’s overhauled offense. Working against Love’s candidacy is an uncertain Cardinals quarterback situation coupled with a re-worked Arizona offensive line.
A running back hasn’t won Rookie of the Year since Saquon Barkley captured it in 2018 despite seven rookie running backs eclipsing 1,000 rushing yards for the season post-Barkley. Recent history shows Love will likely need monster numbers to get the attention of AP voters to win. Fernando Mendoza (+380) is unsurprisingly right behind Love in the opening Rookie of the Year market.