Las Vegas updates Heisman Trophy race entering 2022 season

The 2021 Heisman race was a rollercoaster right until the very end with a wildly different outcome than Las Vegas oddsmakers predicted heading into the season. The odds are out for the 2022 Heisman Trophy and amongst the favorites are a handful of returning star quarterbacks.

The Alabama Crimson Tide achieved the impressive back-to-back Heisman feat in the 2021 season. Now, Bryce Young has the opportunity to be the first back-to-back Heisman winner since Archie Griffin in 1974-75. He leads the odds race for 2022 at +250.

Trailing Bryce Young in the odds is Ohio State star C.J. Stroud. Stroud put an exclamation point on his 2021 season with a six-touchdown performance in the Rose Bowl. That showing put the Buckeyes youngster at the top of mind for the Heisman in 2022. He finished fourth in the 2021 voting behind Young, Aidan Hutchinson and Kenny Pickett. On the receiving end of three of those touchdowns, Jaxson Smith-Njigba is also listed in the early odds.

Brand new USC quarterback Caleb Williams comes in at No. 3 in Vegas’ favorites for the Heisman in 2022. After winning the job in Norman, Williams threw for 1,912 yards and scored 27 total touchdowns as OU closed the year with an 11-2 record. He’ll attempt to do all that and more with Lincoln Riley in L.A. this season.

A pair of Texas Longhorns also made the top five for the 2022 Heisman Trophy. Returning starting running back Bijan Robinson comes in fourth in the odds at +1600, followed by his new teammate, quarterback Quinn Ewers. Ewers transferred to UT from Ohio State in the winter.

Early 2022 Heisman Trophy Odds

Bryce Young, Alabama – QB +250
C.J. Stroud, Ohio State – QB +400
Caleb Williams, USC -QB +800
Bijan Robinson, Texas – RB +1600
Quinn Ewers, Texas – QB +2000
TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State – RB +2000
D.J. Uiagalelei, Clemson – QB +2000
Anthony Richardson, Florida – QB +2000
Kedon Slovis, Pittsburgh – QB +2000
Tyler Van Dyke, Miami – QB +2000
J.T. Daniels, Georgia – QB +2500
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss – QB +2500
Braelon Allen, Wisconsin – RB +3000
Will Anderson, Jr, Alabama – LB +3000
Sam Hartman, Wake Forest – QB +3000
Spencer Rattler, South Carolina – QB +3000
Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama – RB +4000
Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma – QB +4000
Bo Nix, Oregon – QB +5000
Hendon Hooker, Tennessee – QB +5000
Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Ohio State – WR +5000
Cameron Ward, Washington State – WR +5000
Aiden O’Connell, Purdue – QB +5000
Tank Bigbsy, Auburn – RB +5000
Travis Dye, USC – RB +5000
Will Shipley, Clemson – RB +6600
JJ McCarthy, Michigan – QB +6600
Malik Cunningham, Louisville – QB +6600
Jayden Daniels, Arizona State – QB +6600
Cam Rising, Utah – QB +6600
Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State – RB +8000
Sean Clifford, Penn State – QB +8000
Devin Leary, NC State – QB +8000
Trey Sanders, Alabama – RB +8000
Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina – QB +8000
Will Levis, Kentucky – QB +8000
Jase McClellan, Alabama – RB +8000
Kayshon Boutte, LSU – WR +8000
Will Rogers, Mississippi State – QB +8000
Phil Jurkovec, Boston College – QB +8000
Casey Thompson, Nebraska – QB +8000
Kennedy Brooks, Oklahoma – RB +8000
Mohammed Ibrahim, Minnesota – RB +8000
Blake Corum, Michigan – RB +8000

The odds were last updated on Feb. 7 by Vegas Insider.