Another week of the 2025 college football season has ushered in two new favorites in the Heisman Trophy race.
This time, it’s a pair of quarterbacks who headlined the offseason transfer portal circuit.
Miami’s Carson Beck has emerged as the +700 favorite at BetMGM ahead of Oklahoma’s John Mateer at +900. Yet another transfer, Oregon’s Dante Moore, is third at +1100. Meanwhile, DraftKings has Mateer (+800) slightly ahead of Beck at +900, with Moore being offered at +1200.
All three were in the Heisman picture to begin the season — Beck and Moore opened at +2000 at BetMGM while Mateer was +2500 — but have benefited from injuries and disappointing play impacting other early favorites.
That begins with Arch Manning, who opened the season as the +950 favorite to win the Heisman while also b