Vegas odds improve on Watson's Heisman chances

Watson hopes to win back to back against the Gamecocks

by Tony Crumpton - Assoc. Editor - Wed Jul 08 06:51:05 GMT-04:00 2015

Clemson sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson Deshaun Watson
So. Quarterback
#4 6-2, 205
Gainesville, GA
View Full Profile 's Heisman odds has improved even before throwing a single pass in the 2015 regular season for the Tigers.

Watson jumped from 33-1 odds (1/30) to 16-1 odds on Tuesday afternoon (7/7) mostly due to the fact that he appears to be rehabbing well from last year's torn ACL.

In his rookie campaign, Watson completed 67.9% of his passes for 1,466 yards (10.7 per attempt) with 14 touchdowns and only two interceptions for a tremendous quarterback rating of 188.57. He also had five scores rushing. Another superlative is that he had a nation's best 10.7 yards per pass attempt.

Other ACC players included in the Heisman odds include Florida State QB Everett Golson (25-1 odds), Miami QB Brad Kaaya (40-1), Florida State RB Dalvin Cook (40-1), Pittsburgh RB James Conner (40-1), Georgia Tech QB Justin Thomas (40-1), North Carolina State QB Jacoby Brissett (100-1), North Carolina QB Marquise Williams (100-1) and Pittsburgh WR Tyler Boyd (100-1).

13 of the last 15 Heisman Trophy winners have been quarterbacks.

Full List of Heisman Odds, via Bovada

Trevone Boykin (QB TCU) 6-1

Ezekiel Elliott (RB Ohio State) 7-1

Braxton Miller (QB Ohio State) 10-1

Jeremy Johnson (QB Auburn) 10-1

Nick Chubb (RB Georgia) 10-1

Cody Kessler (QB USC) 12-1

Dak Prescott (QB Mississippi State) 12-1

Leonard Fournette (RB LSU) 14-1

Derrick Henry (RB Alabama) 16-1

Deshaun Watson (QB Clemson) 16-1