2022 NFL Futures Betting: Post-Week 3 Updates on MVP, OPOTY, DPOTY and Other Player Awards

After another great week of NFL football, we're looking at the post-Week 3 betting picture for some of the biggest player awards. Each and every Tuesday we’re going to take a look at the big movers in each category.

If you haven't already signed up for FanDuel Sportsbook, you might want to click ➡️ here ⬅️ and take advantage of a risk-free bet of up to $1,000. This is the perfect way to bet on the futures market, as you can use house money to bet on something that could turn into a massive payday at the end of the season. 

Betting Updates on MVP, OPOTY, DPOTY and Other Player Awards

Most Valuable Player (MVP)

Last week, we spoke about Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts gaining ground on the favorite Josh Allen and it’s continued this week too.

Allen has dropped from +300 to +325 to win MVP but is still a firm favorite. Hurts has jumped from +1100 to +700, making him second favorite along with Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes.

Tagovailoa has moved up to +2000, just behind Justin Herbert at +1600. Last year’s MVP Aaron Rodgers is back on +2500. Call me crazy but Trevor Lawrence at +6600 feels like a price which will only get shorter too.

Trevor Lawrence DIME :scream:

(via @NFL)pic.twitter.com/RywO5nAaRW

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) September 25, 2022

Offensive Player of the Year (OPOTY)

A brief update on the NFL’s annual ‘best offensive player in the league but they aren’t a QB so we won’t give them the MVP’ award this week, and it’s that quarterbacks have now appeared near the top of the betting market.

Lamar Jackson has joined Cooper Kupp as a +700 favorite. And Jalen Hurts, Justin Jefferson and Stefon Diggs are all second at +1200. I know some people argue that Hurts and Jackson are basically just running backs, but please don’t let them win this award.

Defensive Player of the Year (DPOTY)

Last week, Micah Parsons and Myles Garrett were tied at +450 but the Cowboys’ star has taken a firm lead at +250 with Garrett moving to +600. Besides that, Aaron Donald and Nick Bosa loom at +1400.

Parsons has drawn some comparisons to Lawrence Taylor in recent weeks, which is something that might seem like a stretch to most. But you should watch him play, if you haven't already. He's the definition of a game wrecker. 

Offensive Rookie of the Year (OROY)

Drake London remains the favorite at +500, shortening from +700 just last week. Given the incredible target share that he’s getting, it’s no surprise.

Behind him is Chris Olave at +700 who looks like the real deal for the Saints, but the biggest riser and proof that one good game can change everything is the Packers’ Romeo Doubs who is now tied for third favorite at +1000 with Garrett Wilson.

Defensive Rookie of the Year (DROY)

Hutchinson is the favorite at +300, down from +250 last week, but Devin Lloyd is coming in hot. He leads the linebacker position with two picks and four pass break-ups and has been one of the core reasons in the defensive improvement of the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The rookie @DevinLloyd_ gets the INT!

📺: #JAXvsLAC on CBS
📱: Stream on NFL+ https://t.co/DpipbWDRkA pic.twitter.com/8seYLyLB1E

— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2022

Coach of the Year (COTY)

Last week, we told you that Mike McDaniel was favorite at +600 and he’s moved to +550 following a third Dolphins win but he has been overtaken by Nick Sirianni, who has been slashed from +900 to +400 this past week with the Eagles looking so good.

The other big movers are Brian Daboll for the wrong reasons, going from +900 to +1600, with Doug Pederson going the other way from +1500 to +800.

An exciting few weeks ahead and these markets can change very quickly.

Comeback Player of the Year (CPOY)

In last week’s report we said that nobody had really grabbed the momentum with this award yet. That has now happened with Saquon Barkley taking a firm lead at +250, from +600. Last week’s former joint-favorite Jameis Winston has moved from +600 to +1800 alongside Michael Thomas and JuJu Smith-Schuster. But there's still value to be had on Winston, as things can change quickly if the Saints go on a little run.

Christian McCaffrey (+700) and Derrick Henry (+1200) are closest to Barkley, but as we saw on Monday night, he can be very elusive once he’s got space.