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By Max Meyer

Four weeks of the college football season are in the books, and there have already been three players atop the board for Caesars Sportsbook’s Heisman futures during that span.

Following the Week 0 games and heading into Week 1, Spencer Rattler was the +600 favorite to take home the prestigious hardware. Bryce Young, who possessed the third-lowest odds at 9/1 before Week 1 (D.J. Uiagalelei was +800), leapfrogged past Rattler on Sept. 5 and was the top name at +400. Now Young is down to +225, where he is joined by another SEC quarterback: Matt Corral.

The Ole Miss dual-threat weapon opened at 40/1 back on May 1 at Caesars Sportsbook, and resided at 20/1 before the college football season kicked off. He was tied for the seventh-lowest Heisman odds with D’Eriq King, as they trailed Rattler (+600), Uiagalelei (+800), Young (+900), JT Daniels (12/1), C.J. Stoud (14/1) and Sam Howell (16/1).

Corral then went to 15/1 after a strong effort against Louisville in Week 1, and the following week he had the second-lowest odds at +750. After another monster performance against Tulane this past weekend, he now also sits at +225.

Rattler currently owns the third-lowest odds at 15/1, with Stroud (18/1), Malik Willis (20/1) and Desmond Ridder (20/1) all close behind. CJ Verdell (25/1) is the first non-quarterback listed, while Daniels (30/1) and Howell (30/1) are the only other players below 50/1 in this market.

Willis had the most notable shift of anyone following this weekend’s games, as he swung from 60/1 all the way to his current standing of 20/1. Verdell has also seen major movement in September, as the Oregon running back was up at 150/1 before the Ducks’ upset over Ohio State in Week 2.

Besides becoming a new co-favorite, Corral is now tops in total dollars wagered for Heisman futures. He has collected 13% of the total dollars wagered, as a $1,000 bet on Corral +275 in Washington, D.C. propelled him past Rattler (12%) in that category. Corral has drawn three separate $1,000 wagers, with the most valuable one coming in June when a Nevada bettor got him at 40/1 for a total potential payout of $41,000.

Young has nabbed a double-digit percentage for total dollars wagered as well at 11%. Stroud and Uiagalelei (50/1) round out the top 5 in this department at 9% and 7% respectively.

For total number of tickets, Rattler still has a sizable gap compared to the rest of the field. The Oklahoma gunslinger is first here at 11%, with Stroud (8%) and Corral (7%) next. Daniels, Robinson, Ridder and Howell have captured 6% of the total number of tickets apiece.

Check out Caesars Sportsbook’s latest trends for 2021 Heisman Trophy futures below.