NFL Betting: Who Will Be The 2010 Offensive Rookie Of The Year?

The top rookies in the NFL are about to get their first taste of the big league game this week as the preseason gets underway. Today’s pro football betting analysis takes a look at the odds to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.
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Ryan Mathews, San Diego Chargers (+400) – Mathews is the favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year honors for good reason. He is going to take over as the feature running back for a San Diego team that is going to be winning a ton of games this year. His predecessor, RB LaDainian Tomlinson was drafted in a similar spot in the first round several years ago, and the Bolts turned him into a future Hall of Famer. Though RB Darren Sproles is going to steal some carries, Mathews should be good for at least 1,200 yards and probably a dozen TDs this year.

Ben Tate, Houston Texans (+600) – The only other potential starting running back in this draft on a good team was Tate. The Texans had the worst red zone offense in the league last season and had a number of games lost on the goal line. Tate is a bruising back who has the potential to be a 1,000 yard rusher. He’ll be in a roster battle with both incumbent Steve Slaton and upstart Arian Foster, but when the dust settles, this is probably Tate’s job to lose. HC Gary Kubiak will want to run him into the ground to take some pressure off of QB Matt Schaub and the passing game.

Jahvid Best, Detroit Lions (+600) – Best is going to probably be splitting carries with a plethora of other backs in the Motor City, but none are going to have the athleticism and game changing abilities of Best. The Cal product is clearly one of the most explosive players from this year’s draft, and Detroit will love to see him get the ball in space. Best is built just like Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson, and we already know what the former ECU Pirate can do after he amassed over 2,500 total yards last year. Best won’t be good for that many yards as a rookie, but he’ll be on the short list of Rookie of the Year candidates by the time the season is said and done.

Arrelious Benn, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+1500) – It’s a bit of a longshot, but Benn is going to be used quite a bit in Tampa Bay’s offense this year. The Bucs don’t have a prolific passing game with QB Josh Freeman as of yet, but someone is going to have to be on the other side of his passes. Could Benn be in for a 1,000+ yard season? Don’t count out those prospects. HC Raheem Morris also knows that Benn can touch the ball in all sorts of ways, whether it be via kick returns, punt returns, rushing, or receiving. His ending statistics might ultimately be huge.

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