Josh Allen has the MVP edge heading into Week 6, but the board still has room for a couple of surprise names - and Jahmyr Gibbs is one of them.
The Buffalo Bills quarterback sits atop DraftKings Sportsbook’s latest NFL MVP odds at +250 after guiding Buffalo to a Monday Night Football win over the Los Angeles Rams. Brock Purdy is next at +300, with Patrick Mahomes close behind at +650. Those three quarterbacks are the current front-runners as Week 6 approaches.
But the most intriguing non-quarterback on the list is Gibbs, who has turned into a major problem for defenses in 2026. With David Montgomery gone in free agency, the Detroit Lions have leaned hard on Gibbs, and he’s rewarded them with more than 700 combined rushing and receiving yards plus nine touchdowns. Even with that production, he’s only sitting at +4000.
That kind of gap is exactly what makes the MVP market tricky. Quarterbacks keep dominating the race, and non-QB winners have become rare. The last running back or wide receiver to take the award was Adrian Peterson in 2012.
Gibbs isn’t the only Lion showing up in the conversation, either. Jared Goff is also in the mix at +4500, and both Detroit players are producing big numbers in an offense that’s among the best in football.
Elsewhere on the board, Trevor Lawrence is listed at +750, Joe Burrow at +950, and Lamar Jackson at +1100. Drake Maye follows at +1700, with Dak Prescott at +2000 and Matthew Stafford at +2800.
Carolina’s Bryce Young may be the most interesting long-shot in the group. The Panthers made the playoffs last season, and Young has taken a clear step forward this year, throwing nine touchdowns against just two interceptions. He’s currently at +5000, the same number as Atlanta’s Bijan Robinson.
DraftKings Sportsbook’s latest update came Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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