Heisman Trophy Odds: Ranking betting favorites in college football after Week 9

As the 2025 college football season turns the calendar to November, the Heisman Trophy race is heating up as several leading candidates continue to separate themselves on the field. That includes three quarterbacks — Alabama’s Ty Simpson, Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Ohio State’s Julian Sayin — distinguising themselves as the odds-on Heisman favorites while establishing their programs as serious College Football Playoff national championship contenders.

The Heisman Trophy field tightened even more after a wild Week 9 slate that saw several star QBs fall out of contention with nine total players receiving +3000 or better odds entering Week 10, according to BetMGM. As usual, quarterbacks dominate the latest Heisman Trophy odds, though Notre Dame running back Jeremiyah Love does crack the list with the seventh-best odds through nine weeks.

Check out the latest Heisman Trophy odds after Week 9, according to BetMGM:

Ty Simpson, QB, Alabama (+325, was +300)

Simpson is a revelation in his first year as Alabama’s QB1, establishing himself as a leading Heisman Trophy candidate by directing the Crimson Tide’s turnaround following a season-opening loss at FSU. That included throwing for 253 yards and two scores while direcring Alabama’s 29-22 road win over South Carolina in Columbia.

The Tide’s redshirt sophomore QB has been electric this season and currently leads the SEC with 20 touchdowns to just one interception while also ranking second in the league with a 162.63 QB rating and 2,184 passing yards on 67.8-percent passing this season.

Fernando Mendoza, QB, Indiana (+325, no change)

Mendoza continues to turn heads and open eyes with every game he plays for Indiana, including contributing four touchdowns and 213 total yards in last Saturday’s 56-6 rout of visiting UCLA on Saturday in Bloomington.

The Hoosiers’ junior QB has been spectacular in his first season at Indiana, and currently leads college football with 24 passing touchdowns to just three interceptions. Mendoza’s 188.54 QB rating also ranks second nationally, just behind the quarterback with BetMGM’s third-best odds.

Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State (+400, no change)

The Buckeyes were on bye in Week 9, but that didn’t have any impact on Sayin’s Heisman Trophy odds, which held pat at +400 thanks in large part to his outstanding efficiency through the first eight weeks.

Ohio State’s redshirt freshman QB leads all college football with a NCAA-best 80.0 completion percentage, including completing 85.7-percent while throwing for a season-high 393 yards and four touchdowns in Week 8’s 34-0 rout of host Wisconsin two weeks ago.

Marcel Reed, QB, Texas A&M (+550, was +1000)

BetMGM’s biggest climber this week is Reed, who leapfrogs into the Top 5 in the Heisman Trophy race after combining for 310 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in leading the third-ranked Aggies to a 49-25 win at No. 20 LSU on Saturday night.

Texas A&M’s talented dual-threat sophomore QB has been spectacular in his first full season as the Aggies’ starter, ranking third in the SEC averaging 290.1 yards of total offense per game. Reed has been on a tear of late with 916 total yards and 10 total touchdowns over the past three games.

Diego Pavia, QB, Vanderbilt (+800, was +1100)

For the second straight season, Pavia has been the talk of the SEC while leading the No. 9 Commodores to a transformative season in 2025. That includes directing a one-loss Vanderbilt to a pair of Top 15 wins over LSU and Missouri in back-to-back weeks.

Pavia has struggled somewhat as a passer in SEC play, including completing a season-low 52.6-percent of his passes in last weekend’s 17-10 win over Missouri, but he remains one of the SEC’s most explosive players ranking fifth in the league averaging 7.51 yards per play in his sixth season of collegiate eligibility.

Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia (+1500, was +1200)

The first-year Bulldogs starter saw his odds fall slightly during Georgia’s bye week, but Stockton remains in the thick of both the Heisman and SEC race as a throwback of sorts with 17 total touchdowns, including seven rushing to tie for the league lead among quarterbacks.

Despite being on bye last week, Stockton remains one of the SEC’s most efficient QBs and still currently leads the league with a 70.5 completion percentage to go along with 1,553 passing yards and 10 touchdowns to just one interception through seven games this season.

Jeremiyah Love, RB, Notre Dame (+1800, no change)

The Fighting Irish’s leading rusher is the highest-rated non-quarterback on BetMGM’s latest odds ranking with the seventh-best odds to win the 2025 Heisman Trophy. Love currently ranks 10th nationally with 758 rushing yards and nine touchdowns on the ground through seven games this season.

Despite being on bye last weekend, Love is coming off his best game this season after tallying a season-high 228 rushing yards on 24 carries and one touchdown in Notre Dame’s 34-24 win over a Top 25-ranked USC on Oct. 18.

Trinidad Chambliss, QB, Ole Miss (+2000, was +3000)

Despite beginning the season as the Rebels’ backup, Chambliss has quickly established himself as one of the SEC’s top playmakers since taking over as Ole Miss’ QB1 with preseason starter Austin Simmons still somewhat limited by a nagging injury.

An offseason transfer from Division II national champion Ferris State, Chambliss has been especially explosive through the air averaging more than 300 passing yards per game with 13 combined touchdowns across the Rebels’ last six games with him as the starter.

• Haynes King, QB, Georgia Tech (+2500)
• Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State (+3000, was +2000)
• Dante Moore, QB, Oregon (+4000, was +1400)
• CJ Carr, QB, Notre Dame (+4000)
• Carson Beck, QB, Miami (+6000, was +4000)
• Brendan Sorsby, QB, Cincinnati (+6000)
• Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU (+8000)

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