2025 Heisman Trophy odds: Is Arch Manning the favorite to win the coveted award?

The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the best college football player each year. While it is primarily considered a quarterback award, Colorado Buffaloes two-way player Travis Hunter picked up the prize last season.

Entering 2025, Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is the favorite, but several players, mostly quarterbacks, are close to him in the race.

2025 Heisman Trophy odds

Arch Manning, QB, Texas, +700
Garrett Nussmeier, QB, LSU, +900
Drew Allar, QB, Penn State, +1000
Cade Klubnik, QB, Clemson, +1400
Jeremiah Smith, WR, Ohio State +1400
Julian Sayin, QB, Ohio State, +1500
Dante Moore, QB, Oregon, +1800
LaNorris Sellers, QB, South Carolina, +2000
Carson Beck, QB, Miami, +2200
Gunner Stockton, QB, Georgia, +2500

Note: Odds sourced from DraftKings

The top 10 in Heisman odds have nine quarterbacks, including the first four. The lone non-quarterback in the top 10 is Jeremiah Smith, the star wide receiver from Ohio State.

Manning is currently the favorite at +700, which implies a 12.5% chance of winning the award.

The last Texas Longhorns player to win the Heisman Trophy was Ricky Williams in 1998.

Arch Manning eager to start at Texas

Arch Manning has spent the last two years as a backup behind Quinn Ewers, but he's ready to finally take the next step and be the starter.

Manning has been sitting and learning the system and he believes the wait will pay off.

“It was tough. I mean, it’s tough in this age,” Manning said via The Athletic. “But I hope it pays off. There’s nowhere else I want to be. I want to be at Texas. I’ve got friends here; I love this place. So I want to be the quarterback at the University of Texas. Sometimes it’s worth the wait.”

Manning started two games last season due to an injury to Quinn Ewers. But, in 2025, he will be the full-time starter, and Texas enters the season with plenty of hype and expectations of winning the national title.

Manning and Texas will open their college football season against Ohio State on Aug. 30 in a potential national championship preview.

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Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Edited by Cole Shelton