2009 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year?

On Bodog’s prop bet of who will win the 2009 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (as voted by the Associated Press), the site lists a few tight ends among the 29 guys with odds. And maybe someone like Detroit’s Brandon Pettigrew will have a fine season, but betting on a tight end to win this award is a waste of money. You know how many players at that position have won the award? None. Get all your NFL player props at Bodog Sportsbook. Don’t have an account? Join Bodog now. It’s free! OK, so maybe you like a few of those receivers listed to be named top offensive rookie this year. Someone like a Kenny Britt at Tennessee or Hakeem Nicks with the Giants or even Michael Crabtree with the 49ers if he ever signs a contract – that would be a good prop bet of its own, when Crabtree reports to the team. But betting on a receiver is also not a good idea. Since the AP split the rookie award into offensive and defensive in 1967, only seven receivers have taken home the hardware, with Anquan Boldin being the last in 2003. If you are going to put money down on this prop, stick to running backs and quarterbacks. Running backs have won this award an astounding 30 times. QBs have won it even less than receivers, just four times — but three of those have come in the past five years. With all that said, here are the three most likely candidates this year: Mark Sanchez, QB, Jets (9/2): You know no player is going to get more hype than Sanchez will starting as a rookie in New York. In fact, not even Joe Namath started as a rookie on Opening Day for the Jets as Sanchez will. If the Jets somehow get Brandon Marshall from the Broncos in a trade, I might make Sanchez the favorite. Knowshon Moreno, RB, Broncos (3/1): The former Georgia star is the Bodog favorite. It’s easy to see why, since he would appear to have a starting job locked down in the Denver backfield. But he has been slowed by a knee injury this preseason and carried the ball just three times. It would seem he would start the season slow, and the Broncos could be quite bad this year. Percy Harvin, WR, Vikings (7/1): This is the guy I’m taking. The Vikes are going to use him all over the field, just like the Florida Gators did. And with Brett Favre and not Tarvaris Jackson throwing to him now, Harvin will put up more big plays than any rookie. Add in the fact that the Vikes are an expected playoff team whereas Sanchez’s Jets and Moreno’s Broncos aren’t, and this is the easy call. Get all your NFL player props at Bodog.