There has been some movement in the Heisman odds mid-summer.
Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel is now the co-favorite to win the award at BetMGM. Gabriel is now at +750 along with Georgia QB Carson Beck and ahead of Texas QB Quinn Ewers.
Gabriel’s odds dropped this week as oddsmakers became intrigued by his Heisman candidacy. The former Oklahoma and UCF quarterback has received the most bets and twice as much money to win the Heisman than any other player over the past seven days.
Gabriel transferred to Oregon during the offseason after spending two seasons at Oklahoma. He threw 30 touchdowns and just six interceptions in 2023 and completed nearly 70% of his passes. The previous season, Gabriel threw 25 touchdowns and completed 63% of his passes.
The 2024 season will be his sixth in college football. Gabriel did not play in 2021 after suffering a season-ending shoulder injury against Louisville earlier in the season while at UCF. When Mikey Keene, now at Fresno State, became the Knights’ starting quarterback in Gabriel’s absence, the Hawaii native entered the transfer portal at the end of the season.
For his career, Gabriel has thrown for 125 touchdowns and 26 interceptions in 50 games over five seasons with 14,865 passing yards. Gabriel even has a chance to set the NCAA record for career passing yards as he will take over an Oregon offense that was one of the best in the country last season. In 2023, Oregon quarterback Bo Nix finished third in the Heisman voting after throwing for 4,508 yards and setting the NCAA single-season completion percentage record at 77.4%.
Gabriel currently ranks eighth among all quarterbacks and should move up to fourth very soon in the season. Former Houston quarterback Case Keenum is currently the career leader in passing yards with 19,217. Keenum has nearly 1,200 more yards than current Hawaii coach Timmy Chang, who ranks second.
