Heisman Trophy Odds Shift Between Carson Beck, Dante Moore, Garrett Nussmeier

The Oregon Ducks maintained their undefeated record in week 3 with a victory on the road against the Northwestern Wildcats. With redshirt sophomore quarterback Dante Moore continuing to impress, where does he land in the latest Heisman Trophy odds?

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore warms up as the Oregon Ducks host the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sept. 6, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Dante Moore has helped the Oregon Ducks to a 3-0 record for their third season in a row, and he’s played like one of the best quarterbacks in the nation while doing so.

Moore is looking to be the third Oregon quarterback in three years to head to the Heisman Trophy ceremony in December. Former Ducks quarterbacks Bo Nix and Dillon Gabriel both finished third in Heisman voting the last two years. If Moore continues playing like he did in the first three weeks, Oregon may have another finalist on its hands.

Oregon quarterback Dante Moore warms up as the Oregon Ducks host the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Sept. 6, 2025, at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. | Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Against the Northwestern Wildcats in week 3, Moore gave another strong showing despite throwing his first interception of 2025. The performance slightly shifted his Heisman odds, but plenty of movement happened around him.

Heisman Trophy Odds

• Carson Beck, Quarterback (Miami): +800

• John Mateer, Quarterback (Oklahoma): +900

• Gunner Stockton, Quarterback (Georgia): +1100

• Dante Moore, Quarterback (Oregon): +1300

• Marcel Reed, Quarterback (Texas A&M): +1600

• Julian Sayin, Quarterback (Ohio State): +1600

Notable Fallers

Although he was still ranked with the fourth-best odds, Moore listed at +1100 after week 2, per FanDuel.

Beck, Mateer and Stockton continue to join Moore with some of the best odds but there were several fallers in week 3. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier went from having the best odds at +900 to being +1700.

Sep 13, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) warms up before a game against the Texas El Paso Miners at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Jeremiah Smith continues to rank outside of the top five, while Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning’s odds have plummeted to +3500.

Other sportsbooks have similar rankings, with BetMGM also listing Beck, Mateer, Moore and Stockton as its top four.

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Moore Throws First Pick

Sep 13, 2025; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore (5) runs the ball past Northwestern Wildcats defensive lineman Anto Saka (4) during the first half at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images

The Ducks’ quarterback led them to a 34-14 victory in week 3 on the road. Moore completed 16 of his 20 passes for 178 yards with a touchdown but threw his first pick of 2025.

"It's been a little while since I threw a pick. First of the season. It's been about two years,” Moore said. “I know my freshman self was like, 'Damn, it's chewing me alive.' I'm looking at the play over and over, devastated after the pick. But now the mindset is just, next play. Of, course I didn't have the chance to play the rest of the game.

"The GOATs throw picks – Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning,” he continued. “It's a lot of those that happen the way you're playing quarterback. But like I always tell everybody, I'm not a big statistical guy. I'm not big on stats, touchdowns. The biggest part is seeing everybody's faces after the win, make sure they won and are smiling."

Sep 13, 2025; Evanston, Illinois, USA; Oregon Ducks quarterback Dante Moore (5) runs the ball past Northwestern Wildcats defensive lineman Anto Saka (4) during the first half at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images | David Banks-Imagn Images

Even though Moore had the one blunder, he helped the program to its first Big Ten win of the season. Oregon is now 10-0 in conference action since joining the Big Ten in 2024.

Moore also moved to 50 of 64 on his passes this season for a 78.1 completion percentage in the first three weeks. He’s thrown seven touchdowns with just the one pick.

The Ducks return home in week 4. Moore will have the chance to start his first rivalry game for Oregon as the Ducks take on Oregon State on Saturday. Then, he has a massive opportunity to boost his Heisman odds when the team plays at No. 2 Penn State on Sept. 27.

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