Miami’s Cam Ward is still the favorite to be chosen first in the 2025 NFL draft.
However, Penn State’s Abdul Carter is surging up the board.
Let’s take a look at the odds to be the first pick in the 2025 draft at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Jan. 29.
2025 NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICK ODDS:
Cam Ward, Miami: +100 (bet $10 to win $20 total)
Travis Hunter, Colorado: +220 (bet $10 to win $32 total)
Abdul Carter, Penn State: +240 (bet $10 to win $34 total)
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado: +800 (bet $10 to win $90 total)
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Will Campbell, LSU: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Mason Graham, Michigan: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)
Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Jalen Milroe, Alabama: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
James Pearce Jr., Tennessee: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Quinn Ewers, Texas: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Will Johnson, Michigan: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
Mykel Williams, Georgia: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
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Hurricanes’ quarterback Cam Ward moved to +100 from +105 over the last week and from +750 since the end of November.
Ironically, critics questioned whether Ward’s draft stock would take a hit after his team’s 42-41 loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl since he sat out the second half of the matchup.
Instead, bettors saw Ward’s stock improve.
In his most recent mock draft, Jason McIntyre predicts Ward will be selected first by Tennessee.
“I expect the Titans to be much improved with him under center next season,” McIntyre wrote.
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Second on this board is Travis Hunter, whose odds surged to +220 from +1000 over the last two weeks.
McIntyre has Hunter going fifth to the Jaguars.
“This rotten secondary could get a big-time playmaker [in Hunter], who probably flashes a few times on offense, too,” he noted. “Might even overtake Trevor Lawrence as the team’s most popular player in a year.”
One of the biggest shifts over the last week was Penn State’s Abdul Carter moving up the board to +240 from +950.
However, Rob Rang has Carter going seventh to the Jets in April’s draft.
“After back-to-back seasons of disappointment, Jets fans need some solace,” Rang noted. “It could come in the 2025 draft if it falls this way with Carter — the most explosive edge rusher in the class.”
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Fourth on the board is Sanders, who moved to +800 from +360.
This season, he passed for 4,134 yards and 37 touchdowns. In the Buffs’ 36-14 loss to BYU in the Alamo Bowl, the QB threw for 208 yards and two TDs, with two interceptions.
At the end of April, he opened as the favorite in this spot.
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