2024 NFL Comeback Player Of The Year Odds & Betting Futures

The NFL Comeback Player of the Year is a prestigious award, but for a different reason than most NFL awards. Awards like Defensive Rookie of the Year are based solely around a player’s performance in a season. Comeback Player of the Year, though, is based on how a player performs along with their ability to rebound from an injury or otherwise unfortunate situation.

Recent recipients of this award have come back from knee injuries, broken bones, and even a return from a fight against cancer. While the players in the running for other awards may have had better seasons, the players in the running for this award are typically players who we are all simply glad to see back on the field performing at a high level.

This season, there are a few great candidates to win the Comeback Player of the Year award, both in terms of their ability and their fight to get back on the field. There are also a few simple redemption stories that have nothing to do with returning from injury, as some players just look to get back to their best level of play on the field.

Alright, now that the sentimental side of the post has been covered, let’s look at the odds for this year’s NFL Comeback Player of the Year:

NFL Comeback Player of the Year Race

Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets

The favorite at NFL betting sites to win NFL Comeback Player of the Year in 2024 is understandably Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets. Rodgers played one series last season for the Jets before suffering a season-ending Achilles injury. Now he is back on the field and looking to help the Jets get back to a position of power in a loaded AFC East. So far, he has the Jets off to a respectable start and that combined with some early injury problems for the Miami Dolphins could help the Jets get back to the playoffs with Rodgers leading them.

Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings

Sam Darnold has bounced around the NFL over the last few years, as his initial run with the New York Jets didn’t go very well. But after stops in Carolina and San Francisco, Darnold seems to have found a good fit with the Minnesota Vikings. He has benefited immensely from having Justin Jefferson to throw to this season and Darnold is in contention for this award and will remain that way if the Vikings can continue winning football games. Darnold has also worked his way into early MVP contention given how good the Vikings have been.

Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals are off to a rough start this season, but that has largely been a product of their defense rather than the play of quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow has been productive early in the year and will be in consideration for NFL Comeback Player of the Year if he keeps that up. But there could be a ceiling as to how well Burrow can do in this race if he doesn’t start to get some help from his defense that will lead to some wins.

Other Comeback Player of the Year Candidates

This year’s field for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award is simply loaded. Beyond the three favorites listed above, there are a ton of other good choices to take this honor. Quarterbacks like Kirk Cousins and Kyler Murray are in early contention to take this award. And players like JK Dobbins and Damar Hamlin are in the mix as well, with Hamlin’s strong play early this year putting him in contention for the second straight season.

NFL Comeback Player of the Year Prediction

The quarterback position has dominated the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award recently. Quarterbacks have won this award five of the last six years, with Andrew Luck, Ryan Tannehill, Alex Smith, Joe Burrow, and Geno Smith making up that group and Damar Hamlin being the exception to the rule. We will take another quarterback to win this award, as Sam Darnold’s early-season performance has impressed us, along with the fact that he’ll have Justin Jefferson to throw to all year long.