San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey is a -240 favorite to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year. McCaffrey has run roughshod over the NFL this season with over 1,700 total yards and 14 touchdowns after he was limited to just four games last season with Achilles and knee injuries.
The current NFL Comeback Player of the Year odds provide a number of valuable betting opportunities. Prior to the 2024 season, the Associated Press clarified that the award will go to a player who overcame an illness or injury and not someone who followed a bad year of performance with a good one. As such, the odds are speckled with seasoned veterans looking to reclaim their former glory and rising stars aiming to prove themselves on the gridiron.
Dive into the latest odds to win the 2025 NFL Comeback Player of the Year:
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NFL Comeback Player Of The Year Odds
| Player | Odds |
|---|---|
| Christian McCaffrey | -240 |
| Philip Rivers | +460 |
| Dak Prescott | +700 |
| Trevor Lawrence | +1200 |
| Aidan Hutchinson | +3300 |
| Stefon Diggs | +30000 |
Odds as of December 16th at FanDuel
NFL Comeback Player of the Year Analysis
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow put together a career year to take home the 2024 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. While he was hardly on the radar at the half way point of the year, Burrow threw for 4,918 yards with an astounding 43 touchdowns and just nine interceptions to beat out the likes of Sam Darnold and JK Dobbins and win Comeback Player of the Year. Quarterbacks have now won the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award in seven straight seasons.
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How to Bet on the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award
Betting on the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award is an inexact science. In this case, the favorite could very well return to the field and go on a tear, as Aaron Rodgers and the Jets are all in on winning this season.
As our NFL Comeback Player of the Year award history shows, each of the past six winners has been a quarterback who has either returned from a season-ending injury or far exceeded pre-season expectations. In the case of Flacco a few years ago, a late rally to take the Browns to the playoffs was enough for him to emerge victorious.
The road back to stardom is long and arduous. As the voting has shown over the past few years, it's unlikely any player will make the type of impact necessary to unseat a quarterback from winning this award.
As such, you'll want to target a quarterback who is capable of overcoming the odds and contributing heavily to his team's success in 2025 for your NFL Comeback Player of the Year bets.
At any sportsbook, you’ll see the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award odds laid out like this:
- Dak Prescott -175
- Rashee Rice +8000
- Christian Watson +15000
Unlike a moneyline bet where favorites are designated with the minus sign (-), in this case, the player with the lowest odds is the favorite. Here, it’s Aaron Rodgers.
Let’s say you’re loving Rashee Rice at +8000. If you were to lay down $100 on him, you’d get a payout of $8100 – your $100 is returned along with your winnings of $8000. On the other hand, if you believe that Dak Prescott is going to have a stellar season, that same $100 on him would give you a payout of $157.14 – you get your original money back coupled with your prize of $57.14.
To find out how much you’d win based on what you bet, check out our Odds Calculator.
NFL Comeback player of the Year History
| Player | Year |
|---|---|
| Joe Burrow | 2024 |
| Joe Flacco | 2023 |
| Geno Smith | 2022 |
| Joe Burrow | 2021 |
| Alex Smith | 2020 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 2019 |
| Andrew Luck | 2018 |
| Keenan Allen | 2017 |
| Jordy Nelson | 2016 |
| Eric Berry | 2015 |
| Rob Gronkowski | 2014 |
