If you want to talk about a leap in the NFL's MVP odds, let's cite the New England Patriots' meteorically rising second-year quarterback, Drake Maye, in the discussion. Maye, as predicted, has exploded onto the NFL scene and has risen to third in the latest MVP Odds of a major national observer. And, as the Carpenters once sang, he's "Only just begun".
Maye's on-field performance has catapulted him from a seeming also-ran (totally unwarranted) into a certified NFL MVP contender. He now stands alongside perennial contenders, Josh Allen (whom he's already beaten in Buffalo) and Patrick Mahomes.