It's talking season when it comes to the 2018 NFL Draft classes. There's simply no other way to put it. Whether you love it or you hate it, everyone is getting their takes, hot or cold, in right now.

Bovada.com sparked the discussion recently when they cut loose their top four candidates for NFL Rookie of the Year. It included No. 2 overall pick Saquon Barkley (New York Giants) leading the way at 3/2 followed by No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield (Cleveland) at 11/4. Next is No. 7 overall pick Josh Allen (Buffalo) at 8/1 and rounding out the top four is No. 10 overall pick Josh Rosen (Arizona).

But FoxSports radio personality Colin Cowherd differs with Vegas when it comes to this particular subject. Normally a guy who gives the oddsmakers in the desert their due, Cowherd believes former Georgia and current Cleveland running back Nick Chubb is the top candidate to take home those honors at season's end.

"Here are my top Rookie of the Year candidates and I just look at where they go, what they inherit, what's around them," Cowherd said on Monday. "Number one is Nick Chubb. I think Nick Chubb is going to be the Rookie of the Year in the NFL, not Baker Mayfield."

It's an award that a Georgia running back has brought home as recently as 2015. Todd Gurley brought home the award in 2015 after a standout rookie campaign in St. Louis. He was also named to the All-Rookie team by the Pro Football Writer's Association.

Chubb was the Browns' third selection in the draft. He was taken with the No. 35 overall pick and became the fourth Bulldog off the board after Roquan Smith (No. 8 to Chicago), Isaiah Wynn (No. 23 to New England), and Sony Michel (No. 31 to New England.)

That was after a senior season that saw him become only the second UGA running back in school history to top 1,000 yards three times in his career. He helped lead the Bulldogs to an SEC Championship, a Rose Bowl victory, and an appearance in the National Championship for the first time since 1980.

That productivity at College Football's highest level is a big reason why Cowherd thinks the Cedartown, Ga. native has a chance to rise above the rest of the offensive rookies in this class.

"First of all, he's got the second-most rushing yards in SEC history," Cowherd added. "That's really impressive. I think he's hard to bring down. You can hand the ball to him a ton. I think he's got a burst, so he's going to be a dynamic player. Between Tyrod Taylor and Baker Mayfield, this is not an offense that wants the quarterback throwing 38 times a game...I think Nick Chubb is going to spearhead this offense."