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Network executives can feel far more bullish looking ahead to
2023 with Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and Ohio State's C.J.
Stroud projected to battle for the Heisman Trophy before
jockeying for position atop next year's draft.
Caesars released its opening odds for the first overall pick on
Tuesday, with Stroud and Young co-favorites at +225. The only
other player with odds shorter than +1000 is Alabama defensive
end Will Anderson Jr.
The same trio leads the way at DraftKings, where Stroud opened
at +200 to be the No. 1 overall pick in 2023 followed by Young
(+225) and Anderson (+330). Stroud is also being offered at +140
to be the first quarterback selected, followed by Young (+160),
Boston College's Phil Jurkovec (+1000) and Miami's Tyler Van
Dyke (+1200).
While next year's draft class appears to be far better stocked
with franchise quarterback prospects, it's important to remember
that this time last year Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler and North
Carolina's Sam Howell were projected to be top 10 picks.
Rattler now plays for South Carolina while Howell was selected
by the Washington Commanders in the fifth round on Saturday.
Rattler is still in the conversation for next year and is +1500
at DraftKings to be the first quarterback selected and +2000 to
go first overall.
He has even shorter No. 1 overall odds at +1800 at PointsBet,
where Rattler is behind only Young (+200), Stroud (+210),
Anderson (+300), Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson
(+1100) and Van Dyke (+1400).
--Field Level Media
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