Analyzing the odds on who will be selected first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, with NFL betting odds, picks and best bets.
The 2020 NFL Draft remains set for Thursday, April 23, and it appears we know very little about who will go where. Free agency is still in full swing and we aren’t even sure where some of the top quarterbacks may land ahead of the draft.
However, we have a pretty good grasp of who will wind up going at pick No. 1. BetMGM has posted the odds for the player to be selected with the No. 1 pick. Take a look at the most notable odds below.
2020 NFL Draft odds: Who will go first overall?
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, March 19 at 8 a.m. ET.
| POSITION |
NAME |
ODDS |
| QB |
Joe Burrow |
-5000 |
| DE |
Chase Young |
+1200 |
| QB |
Tua Tagovailoa |
+1900 |
| OT |
Andrew Thomas |
+2700 |
| QB |
Justin Herbert |
+3600 |
| QB |
Jacob Eason |
+4300 |
| WR |
Jerry Jeudy |
+6500 |
| LB |
Isaiah Simmons |
+10000 |
| QB |
Jordan Love |
+10000 |
| LB |
Isaiah Simmons |
+10000 |
| QB |
Jalen Hurts |
+50000 |
2020 NFL Draft odds: Best bets to go No. 1
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Given the -5000 odds, it seems highly unlikely the Cincinnati Bengals would select anyone other than LSU QB Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick. Burrow is coming off one of the greatest college football seasons of all-time, winning the Heisman Trophy Award and a National Championship. Given the Bengals’ need for a franchise quarterback, this feels like a slam dunk.
However, the odds here for Burrow aren’t favorable enough that you should wager on him to be selected at No. 1. Bettors would win just $100 for every $5,000 risked. There just isn’t enough value here to bet on Burrow despite him very likely going at No. 1.
Another player worth considering is Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa. If he is medically cleared before the draft, he is the only other quarterback with a similar resume to that of Joe Burrow. On top of historic pass numbers at Alabama, Tagovailoa won a National Championship as a freshman and appeared in another in 2018. He has elite accuracy and athleticism that is reminiscent of Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson. At 19-1, Tagovailoa isn’t a bad long-shot bet considering just how incredibly talented he is.
Finally, Oregon QB Justin Herbert is a name worth mentioning at +3600 as he worked with the Bengals’ coaching staff at the 2020 Senior Bowl. Herbert had a fantastic week in Mobile, Alabama, as he was named the MVP of the game. It’s doubtful he is considered at No. 1 by the Bengals or any other team trading into that spot, but we have seen quarterbacks rise up draft boards later on in the process.
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