The 2020 NFL Draft is set to begin Thursday, April 23, and 255 players will be selected by teams to move on and play professional football. Several offensive linemen are expected to be drafted and many will go in the first round. It is a draft with some top-end talent at tackle. Here, we analyze the odds and best bets for the first offensive lineman selected in the 2020 draft.
2020 NFL Draft odds for O-Linemen to be drafted first
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Thursday, March 19 at 11:15 a.m. ET.
Twenty-two players are given odds to be the first offensive lineman selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Some are absolute longshots. Here are the odds for each player, listed from shortest to longest.
- Tristan Wirfs, Iowa +140
- Mekhi Becton, Louisville +175
- Jedrick Wills, Alabama +220
- Andrew Thomas, Georgia +800
- Josh Jones, Houston, +2000
- Austin Jackson, USC +2500
- Ezra Cleveland, Boise State +4000
- Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin +10000
- Lloyd Cushenberry III, LSU +15000
- Matt Hennessy, Temple +15000
- Cesar Ruiz, Michigan +15000
- Ben Bartch, St. John’s +20000
- Saahdiq Charles, LSU +20000
- Robert Hunt, Louisiana-Lafayette +20000
- Jonah Jackson, Ohio State +20000
- Lucas Niang, TCU +20000
- Matt Peart, Connecticut +20000
- Prince Tega Wanogho, Auburn +20000
- Isaiah Wilson, Georgia +20000
- Trey Adams, Washington +25000
- John Simpson, Clemson +25000
- Tyre Phillips, Mississippi State +25000
Who will be the first OL drafted? Best bets
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Based on pre-draft chatter, it is basically a four-man race to be the first offensive lineman picked and it depends on the team making the selection.
The New York Giants are the first team who might tackle a tackle with the fourth overall pick. The Carolina Panthers could do it with the seventh pick. The Arizona Cardinals could with the eighth pick. So could the Cleveland Browns at No. 10 and the New York Jets at No. 11.
If the Giants go with a tackle, they are most likely to go with a left tackle. That would suggest either Becton or Thomas could be the first OL off the board.
Wirfs has great game tape and had the best combine performance, while Wills was solid and allowed only one sack all last season.
Becton, who has incredible size and speed for that side, has the biggest boom-or-bust potential and seems to fit the best in the Browns’ scheme.
Ultimately, it will come down to who makes the first pick.
If you think it will be the Giants, your best bets are Becton at +175 and Thomas at +800. I expect the top lineman to come off the board at No. 8 with the Cardinals. That will almost certainly be Wirfs at +140.
If you are looking for a potential big payout, Thomas at +800 could be the winner, but the smart money is on Wirfs.
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