NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds 2025-26: Hutchinson, McCaffrey, Prescott the Early Favorites

Aidan Hutchinson, Christian McCaffrey, and Dak Prescott are the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds favorites ahead of the 2025 regular season.

Gary Pearson

Last Updated: July 15, 2025 3:11 AM EDT • 4 minute read

NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds & Favorites 2025-26 — Pictured: NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds & Favorite Aidan Hutchinson looks on during his extended injury absence. Photo by Lon Horwedel via Imagn Images

The Comeback Player of the Year odds are shaping to be one of the most hotly contested award markets at our best sports betting sites, with almost nothing to choose between Aidan Hutchinson, Christian McCaffrey, and Dak Prescott.

Hutchinson, the marginal favorite, is also the slight front-runner by the NFL Defensive Player of the Year odds.

The three front-runners all return from season-ending or season-disrupting injuries, and it will be interesting to see which of the triumvirate will get off to the quickest start.

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NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds & Favorites — Pictured: Christian McCaffrey, one of the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Odds Favorites, speaks to the media following a team OTA. Photo by Ross Cameron via Imagn Images

Christian McCaffrey: +400 via BetMGM

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There's a lot to like about all three front-runners' chances of winning the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. While Prescott and Hutchinson have strong cases, I'm leaning toward McCaffrey, whose presence with the San Francisco 49ers is unrivaled when he's healthy.

Plus, McCaffrey got a few games under his belt at the tail end of last season. He got more time to work back into the team than the others, who start from square one in September.

It might take them some time to return to their formidable best, while I expect McCaffrey to come out of the gates flying.

He is the focal point of most good things in the 49ers' offense, and with Brandon Aiyuk's injury and Deebo Samuel's departure, McCaffrey will accentuate that point.

🔍 NFL Comeback Player of the Year offseason betting insights

We've received some offseason betting insights for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award from BetMGM.

Aidan Hutchinson (+300 via BetMGM) leads the way with the highest ticket percentage (25.3%)
J.J. McCarthy has the highest handle (29.4%)
Hutchinson is the sportsbook's biggest liability

🗠 NFL Comeback Player of the Year opening odds

Odds via BetMGM as of March 3, 2025.

Aidan Hutchinson: +250
Dak Prescott: +325
Christian McCaffrey: +350
Trevor Lawrence: +500
Maxx Crosby: +850
J.J. McCarthy: +900
Rashee Rice: +1500
Tua Tagovailoa: +2500
Brandon Aiyuk: +3000
Derek Carr: +3000
Tank Dell: +3000
Chris Godwin: +3500
Chris Olave: +4000
Anthony Richardson: +4000
Jaire Alexander: +5000
Nick Chubb: +5000
Stefon Diggs: +5000
Cooper Kupp: +5000
Marquise Brown: +6600
DeMarcus Lawrence: +6600
Deshaun Watson: +6600
Kenneth Walker III: +6600
Dre Greenlaw: +8000
Rashid Shaheed: +8000
L'Jarius Sneed: +8000
Evan Engram: +10000
Christian Kirk: +10000
AJ Dillon: +15000
Tyler Higbee: +15000
Taysom Hill: +15000
Rondale Moore: +15000
Zack Moss: +15000

📜 NFL Comeback Player of the Year betting history

Season	Player	Preseason odds
2024	Joe Burrow (QB)	+250
2023	Joe Flacco (QB)	OFF
2022	Geno Smith (QB)	OFF
2021	Joe Burrow (QB)	+800
2020	Alex Smith (QB)	+300
2019	Ryan Tannehill (QB)	OFF
2018	Andrew Luck (QB)	+450
2017	Keenan Allen (WR)	+900
2016	Jordy Nelson (WR)	+600
2015	Eric Berry (S)	+500

❓NFL Comeback Player of the Year FAQs

Who is the favorite for NFL Comeback Player of the Year?

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson is the betting favorite by the NFL Comeback Player of the Year odds (+250).

Who was the NFL Comeback Player of the Year last year?

Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow was named the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year.

When will the 2025-26 NFL Comeback Player of the Year be announced?

The NFL Comeback Player of the Year will be announced at the NFL Honors show during Super Bowl week in early February.

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Gary Pearson

Gary Pearson has written professionally since 2010, focusing on sports betting since 2014. Before entering the sports betting space, he contributed to the Canadian Press, FanSided, the Hockey Writers, the Calgary Herald, and other publications. His work has also been featured in Sports Illustrated and Bleacher Report. Gary, who consumes sports like a blue whale devours plankton, has a penchant for writing predictions and analyses across several sports, including hockey, soccer, football, tennis, and more. He bets regularly, preferring single-game picks, props, and live betting. While there isn't a sport he has yet to dabble in, Gary prefers betting on soccer, hockey, and football. He studied at various post-secondary institutions, including the University of Calgary, SAIT Polytechnic, and Griffith University, located in Brisbane, Australia. Gary has a marketing degree and completed his bachelor's degree in journalism at Griffith University. He feels strongly that life experience is as essential as post-secondary education, helping formulate more accurate predictions and analyses. Gary believes that competing at a high level of amateur sports during his formative years helped him better understand an athlete's psyche and the nuances and complexities of a team's dynamic, both on and off the playing surface. He feels that knowledge is immeasurably important when offering his analytical expertise. He has lived on five continents and currently resides in Canada.