With the Super Bowl officially in the books, it’s time to turn our attention to the offseason.
The free agency period begins in a month, and before you know it, the April 27 draft will be here.
You’re probably familiar with several of the top names expected to be called in the first round, including Heisman finalists Bryce Young and CJ Stroud, but which is going to be first? It’s especially hard to call with the Chicago Bears holding the top spot and seemingly having their quarterback position figured out.
They could very easily deal that pick to a more QB-needy team, which is what the betting odds suggest could happen. Young (-130) has the top odds to go No. 1 at DraftKings, followed by Stroud (+250) and Kentucky’s Will Levis (+500).
The first non-quarterback doesn’t come up until Georgia DT Jalen Carter at +650 and Alabama LB Will Anderson at +750. The odds for every other player are 100-1 or longer.
If the Bears aren’t completely sold on Justin Fields, they could also stay put and take a quarterback themselves. Though, I find that unlikely.
The more reasonable scenarios are they either trade back with a team that wants Young or Stroud, or they take one of the top defenders at No. 1.
DraftKings also has odds on who the first wide receiver off the board will be, with TCU’s Quentin Johnston leading the way at +150.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Jordan Addison are close seconds.
