# Fernando Mendoza vaults to Offensive Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Kirk Cousins trade

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4 outlets covering · First listed: NY Post, Nov 10, 2026, 8:37 PM · Read it: <https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/betting/fernando-mendoza-vaults-to-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-betting-favorite-after-kirk-cousins-trade/>

Fernando Mendoza hasn’t started an NFL game, and he’s the new favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year.

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- 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, 7:57 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, 4:28 PM: [NFL Comments on Fernando Mendoza’s Raiders Situation After Kirk Cousins Trade](<https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-comments-fernando-mendoza-raiders-222810055.html>) — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States)
  The NFL saw some big trades completed ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. One of them was the Las Vegas Raiders moving Kirk Cousins to the Minnesota Vikings. It signals the start of the Fernando Mendoza QB1 era, and the league commented on the franchise’s situation. Mendoza entered the league as this year’s No.
- Nov 11, 2026, 4:36 PM: [Kalshi Tabs Fernando Mendoza as New NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Favorite](<https://www.si.com/prediction-markets/kalshi-tabs-fernando-mendoza-as-new-nfl-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-favorite-01m75ms1rt35>) — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States)
  Kalshi now favors Fernando Mendoza winning OROY after Kirk Cousins trade.