2025 Early NFL Futures Betting Odds: Who Will Be Next Season's Rushing King?

Alex Murray
By: Alex Murray
Jul 27, 2025
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With less than 40 days left in the NFL offseason, it’s time to start focusing in on the bevy of NFL futures betting markets for the 2025 NFL campaign. You can bet on nearly anything before the season starts, and right now we’re taking a look at the 2025 league leaders markets.

Here, we dive into the NFL betting odds leaderboard for the “most regular season rushing yards” futures market. As you might have guessed, last year’s champ leads the way. Saquon Barkley’s odds are shorter than any other favorite for the other statistical categories (passing, receiving, etc.), but we think there are some very interesting options behind Mr. 2,000. Check out our breakdown of the favorites as well as the ones we have our eye on in the middle of the pack.

Highlights

  • The odds for Saquon Barkley and Derrick Henry are far ahead of the pack
  • Since 1975, the rushing title has been won by the previous year’s winner 10 times
  • Six rookies have led the league in rushing yards since 1978

2025 NFL Most Regular Season Rushing Yards Futures Market: Breakdown & Value Picks - July 27

All odds provided by Betway.

2025 NFL Most Regular Season Rushing Yards Betting Odds

PlayerJuly 27 Odds
Saquon Barkley (PHI)+260
Derrick Henry (BAL)+450
Jonathan Taylor (IND)+1,000
Bijan Robinson (ATL)+1,200
Christian McCaffrey (SF)+1,200
Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)+1,500
Ashton Jeanty (LV)+1,800
Josh Jacobs (GB)+1,800
Bucky Irving (TB)+2,000
Kyren Williams (LAR)+2,500
Chuba Hubbard (CAR)+3,000
James Cook (BUF)+3,000
Breece Hakk (NYJ)+3,300
De’Von Achane (MIA)+3,500
Joe Mixon (HOU)+4,500

The Favorites

Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles (+260): There’s a reason this guy is such a short favorite for such a volatile market. Saquon Barkley heads into the 2025 season completely healthy and with all of his offensive line hogs returning to the fold as well. Barkley could definitely lead the league, but one small injury and these odds start to look kind of ridiculous. There’s just no value here for a preseason bet, though we do believe Barkley has a great shot if he stays healthy.

Derrick Henry, Baltimore Ravens (+450): It’s a pretty similar argument to Barkley for Derrick Henry. At +450 odds on most Ontario sportsbooks, he’s offering a little more value than Barkley, but less than half as much as the guy in third place. Both Henry and Barkley benefitted from a new environment last year, so they might cool off and return to the mean in 2025.

Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis Colts (+1,000): With Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson in the battle for the starting QB job in Indy, you can expect Jonathan Taylor to get as much work as he can handle in 2025. And the big play threat of the Colts’ erratic passing attack means he’ll always have some space. If we were going to bet on one of the favorites, it would be Taylor, who also won the title in 2021.

Long Shot Value Bets

  • Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions (+1,500): This is a little bit of wishful thinking from us here. Like any NFL fan who tunes into the Lions from a neutral perspective from time to time, we love watching Jahmyr Gibbs play. He was fifth in rushing yards last year but 11th in carries, with just 250. He’s simply too dynamic to go a full season splitting carries with David Montgomery again. And considering he had 1,412 last year while splitting time, if he gets the lion’s share this year, he will be right in the mix for the rushing title.
  • Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas Raiders (+1,800): If we know anything about Raiders head coach Pete Carroll, it’s that he loves to run the ball. When he had an elite back like Ashton Jeanty in Seattle with Marshawn Lynch, he fed him. From 2011-2014 Lynch led the league in attempts (by nearly 100) and yards.
  • From 2012-2023, the Seahawks were fifth in rushing attempts and third in yards. Jeanty was drafted No. 6 overall, so he is going to get a lot of opportunities. And believe it or not, six other rookies have won the rushing title since Earl Campbell did it in 1978, including most recently with Ezekiell Elliott (another top 10 pick) in 2016 and Kareem Hunt in 2017.
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Alex is a recent graduate of Ryerson's Sport Media program in 2019 and has been contributing to BettingTop10 since 2020. He has worked in the field of sports and sports betting for several years, including writing for theScore and daily fantasy sports website FantasyPros as one of their lead NBA news writers. A dedicated sports fan and experienced sports bettor, Alex has the knowledge to provide you with the best betting advice and the sneakiest props no matter what the sport may be.