Best 2022 NFL Draft Bets

Best 2022 NFL Draft Bets

We’re here to help with your 2022 NFL Draft bets.

Key Point

– The best 2022 NFL draft bets include a draft position props and draft first props.

– The 2022 NFL draft gets underway on Thursday, April 28, 2022. The big question in every draft is the first overall pick.

A Look at 2022 NFL Draft Bets

This year looks to be the year of the edge rusher. As many as three pass rushers could go among the top five picks in the draft.

Bettors looking for the best 2022 NFL draft bets can get in on the action in a number of different prop bets. Here are the best offered at offshore sportsbooks..

No. 2 Overall Pick in the Draft

All signs point to the Jacksonville Jaguars taking Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson with the first overall pick of this draft. Hutchinson is favored at -200 to go No. 1.

The next pick in the draft goes to Detroit. The Lions are also in the market for an elite edge rusher. They can get just that by selecting Georgia’s Travon Walker.

Walker is 6-5, weighs 275, and ran a 4.51 40-yard dash at the NFL combine. He’s also listed at +450 to go second overall.

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1st Quarterback - 2022 NFL Draft Bets

The 2022 NFL draft is not full of elite franchise-type quarterbacks. There are a few guys though that could become starters as rookies.

One of those is the overall favorite, Malik Willis. He is given -150 odds to be the first quarterback selected in this draft. Willis transferred from Auburn to Liberty where he starred for two seasons.

At the NFL combine, Willis displayed serious arm strength and his athletic ability is outstanding. Willis rushed for 800 yards or more in each of his two seasons at Liberty. Will these metrics play out in real life? Take a look at some sports betting nuances to consider.

The first team in the draft that is expected to consider a quarterback with their first pick is Carolina. The Panthers pick No. 6. Sam Darnold is their guy right now, but head coach Matt Rhule has an interesting connection to another quarterback in this draft.

Prior to committing to Pittsburgh, Kenny Pickett actually committed to Temple which was coached by none other than Rhule. There’s no question Rhule and the Panthers are interested. There’s also no question that Pickett is the most NFL-ready of all quarterbacks in this year’s draft.

Pickett is a better value at +150 to be the first quarterback selected in 2022.

1st Wide Receiver of the Draft Board

Looking at the betting board in this category, it appears to be a two-horse race between Ohio State’s Garrett Wilson and USC’s Drake London.

Wilson has all the measurables. He’s a little on the slight side at 6-0 and 189 pounds, but he’s a 4.3 guy who runs excellent routes.

London is the prototypical big receiver. He’s 6-4 and weighs right around 220. He has good speed and outstanding hands. He also suffered a broken ankle near the end of last season.

Wilson is listed at +110 and London at +200 at top bookies to be the first wide receiver picked. Of the teams with the first ten picks, only one - the Jets - lists wide receiver as a need.

The wild card in the whole thing is Alabama WR Jameson Williams. If you remember, Williams got hurt in the national title game. He wasn’t able to workout for teams, but his profile speaks for itself.

He’s a shade under 6-2, is slight at 180 pounds, but he can run and is a solid route runner that can break open games. Williams caught 79 passes for 1,572 yards and 15 touchdowns last season before the injury. He also had two kick return touchdowns and was the SEC’s Co-Special Teams Player of the Year.

With the success of recent Alabama wide receivers in the NFL, it’s likely a team rolls the dice on Williams, who is listed at +250 to be the first receiver gone on draft day.

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