The NFL Coach of the Year award rewards the coach that gets the most out of his team each season in pro football. Whether that means taking one of the best teams in the league to a great season, or one of the other teams in the league to exceeding expectations, there are many paths that can be taken to win this award. Here, we look at the NFL betting markets for NFL Coach of the Year and make our pick to win it.
NFL Coach of the Year Futures Odds
| Coach | NFL Coach of the Year Odds |
| Kevin O’Connell | -800 |
| Dan Campbell | +500 |
| Sean Payton | +3000 |
Kevin O’Connell, Minnesota Vikings
The current favorite to win NFL Coach of the Year is Kevin O’Connell of the Minnesota Vikings. O’Connell failed to win the NFC North title this season, as his team came up one game short of the Detroit Lions. But O’Connell was up against much tougher circumstances and he is likely to get credit for overcoming the adversity of his quarterback situation in winning this award.
Dan Campbell, Detroit Lions
This season, there is a case to be made that the Detroit Lions are the best team in the NFL. As a result, head coach Dan Campbell is right in the thick of the Coach of the Year race. Campbell’s aggressive style of play has clearly injected energy into his team, as they always appear to be the team that is more fired up to play football. Campbell may end up falling short of Kevin O’Connell in his own division in the race for this award, but Campbell has put together another great year in Detroit.
Sean Payton, Denver Broncos
Sean Payton is a longshot to win the NFL Coach of the Year award. But he had a great season for the Denver Broncos this year after a disappointing start to his run there. Going from Russell Wilson to Bo Nix at quarterback went much more smoothly than anticipated, with Payton leading his team to the playoffs in Nix’s rookie campaign.
2024 NFL Coach of the Year Prediction
Our pick to win Coach of the Year in the NFL is Kevin O’Connell of the Minnesota Vikings. KOC is arguably doing more with less than any coach in the NFL right now, with Darnold not being the team’s first choice at quarterback going into this season. With the Vikings becoming a playoff team this season, we fully expect O’Connell to be the Coach of the Year over Campbell and Payton.
