# Fernando Mendoza new favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year ahead of his first NFL start

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6 outlets covering · First listed: CBS Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 7:57 AM · Read it: <https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-fernando-mendoza-offensive-rookie-year-favorite-first-nfl-start/>

A wide-open race puts the No. 1 overall pick atop the odds board before his first career start, though a brutal schedule against top defenses looms

## Who's covering it

In the order they published:

- Nov 10, 2026, 2:04 PM: [Fernando Mendoza in line to make first start vs. Seahawks on Sunday](<https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/fernando-mendoza-in-line-to-make-first-start-vs-seahawks-on-sunday>) — ProFootballTalk (Sports, United States)
  So you want to be a quarterback in the NFL.
- Nov 10, 2026, 2:43 PM: [Mendoza's Offensive Rookie Of The Year Odds Spike After Cousins Trade](<https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/fernando-mendozas-offensive-rookie-year-odds-jump-after-kirk-cousins-trade>) — Fox Sports (Sports, United States)
  There's a new favorite for Offensive Rookie of the Year, after the Raiders have decided to start the most-recent No. 1 pick.
- Nov 10, 2026, 8:37 PM: [Fernando Mendoza vaults to Offensive Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Kirk Cousins trade](<https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/betting/fernando-mendoza-vaults-to-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-betting-favorite-after-kirk-cousins-trade/>) — NY Post (Newspaper, United States)
  Fernando Mendoza hasn’t started an NFL game, and he’s the new favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:39 AM: [How Fernando Mendoza changes the Raiders offense ahead of his first NFL start](<https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7772427/2026/11/11/raiders-fernando-mendoza-scouting-report-seahawks/>) — The Athletic (Sports, United States)
  With Kirk Cousins traded on Tuesday, the rookie is set to start against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
- Nov 11, 2026, 7:57 AM: [Fernando Mendoza new favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year ahead of his first NFL start](<https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/raiders-fernando-mendoza-offensive-rookie-year-favorite-first-nfl-start/>) — CBS Sports (Sports, United States)
  A wide-open race puts the No. 1 overall pick atop the odds board before his first career start, though a brutal schedule against top defenses looms
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:53 AM: [NFL trade deadline, odds: 3 bets that I like right now, including Fernando Mendoza to win Rookie of the Year](<https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/betting/article/nfl-trade-deadline-odds-3-bets-that-i-like-right-now-including-fernando-mendoza-to-win-rookie-of-the-year-145303292.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  Our NFL handicapper gives three bets he likes after the NFL trade deadline.