Thursday's opening round of this year's college player draft in the NFL is bound to be filled with a few added surprises here and there. That is always the case with a few teams making a reach with their first pick while a few players fall lower than their expected draft ranking.
The NFL draft betting odds at all the top-rated sportsbooks heavily favor Trevor Lawrence to be the first overall pick to the Jacksonville Jaguars. I always preach that there is no such thing as a lock when it comes to betting on sports. However, this is about as close as it gets with the former Clemson quarterback listed as a +10000 favorite. This means that you would have to wager $10,000 to make $100 on this draft prop.
Former BYU quarterback Zach Wilson is a heavy -5000 favorite to go to the New York Jets with the second overall pick on Thursday night.
There are three additional quarterbacks that should be drafted in the first round. With San Francisco in dire need of a new franchise quarterback, there is a good chance one of those players will come off the board next as the No. 3 pick.
The odds favor Mac Jones at -210 after leading Alabama to last season's college football national title. North Dakota State standout Trey Lance has seen his draft stock rise in recent weeks. He is listed at +250 odds as the second favorite to go third in the draft.
I still see quite a bit of value in Justin Fields, out of Ohio State at +300 odds to be the No. 3 overall pick on Thursday night. His stock has slipped in recent weeks but at one time he was the favorite in this prop.
With those five players off the board, the OVER/UNDER odds for total quarterbacks drafted in the first round heavily favors the UNDER on 5 1/2 at -500. The betting odds for the OVER are set at +300.
While there is no clear choice when it comes to a sixth quarterback worthy of a first round selection, New Orleans might still reach for one with the 28th overall pick of the opening round. There is a definite need in light of Drew Brees' recent retirement.
Along with Fields going third to San Francisco and the OVER on 5 1/2 quarterbacks drafted in the first round, I covered a few props for running backs and wide receivers in a previous post for the popular sports betting news site ScoresandStats.com. Below is the link to those draft prop picks.
2021 NFL Draft First Round Prop Predictions: Skill Positions
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