Lamar Jackson ran away with the NFL MVP award in 2019 after a phenomenal season in which he threw for 3,127 yards and a league-high 36 touchdown passes, and also rushed for 1,206 yards and seven touchdowns. He’s established himself as one of the best players in the league, and certainly the most exciting.
But will he be able to defend his MVP title in 2020? The oddsmakers don’t have him as the favorite, nor do they see the Rams’ best players among the favorites to win it. According to BetMGM, Jared Goff and Aaron Donald have the same MVP odds at 66/1 – tied for 20th-best in the NFL.
Todd Gurley is much further down the list at 150/1, tied with incoming rookies Justin Herbert and Tua Tagovailoa, as well as veterans Ryan Fitzpatrick and Nick Foles. Drew Lock and Gardner Minshew have the same odds as Gurley, too. Presumed No. 1 overall pick Joe Burrow, who’s expected to land with the Bengals, has better odds at 250/2.
Other notables on the list are Kyler Murray and Jimmy Garoppolo at 33/1, as well as Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey as the top non-QBs (33/1). Donald has the best odds to win MVP of any defensive player in the NFL.
Teddy Bridgewater is 80/1 to take home MVP honors, despite no certainty that he’ll even be a starter next season.
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