Jordan Pickford was England's penalty hero against Colombia (Image: GETTY)
British heavyweight world boxing champion Anthony Joshua makes up the top three.
Punters also think Pickford has a realistic chance with the 24-year-old accounting for 14 per cent of all bets over Tuesday night.
Oddschecker spokesperson George Elek said: “If football really is coming home, then you have to assume that one of the protagonists will win the BBC's prestigious honour.
“Harry Kane is the obvious favourite, but any more shoot-out drama could see 24-year-old Pickford creep into contention.”
World Cup: 'We knew we were capable of winning' says Pickford
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England will now face Sweden in the quarter-finals on Saturday (3pm) as they look to reach a World Cup semi-final for the first time since 1990.
Pickford himself hit back at those who criticised him for conceding to Adnan Januzaj in England’s 1-0 group stage defeat to Belgium.
He said: “I get criticised about the top hand but I don’t think I’ll be getting criticised about it now!
“I know the whole country will have wanted me to save it and hopefully I put some happy faces on people on the way to work.”