Best NFL Draft Prop Bets for Round 1 (Garrett Wilson No Lock for Top WR Taken Over Jameson Williams, Drake London)
"Well, it is Draft Day!"
No matter how you amp yourself up for the three-day affair from Las Vegas, we know that 32 picks will be made this evening, with plenty of betting possibilities still remaining on the board.
Over the course of the week, our team at BetSided has gone through a wide variety of options, including our own mock draft based off the latest betting odds, whether a quarterback will go in the top 10, and which high profile players are most likely to be traded during the draft.
The team also got together Wednesday for a live stream to collaborate on all our favorite NFL Draft betting strategies, insights, and news to consider before the big day.
To wrap up the show, we all shared our favorite available prop bets on the board at WynnBET Sportsbook. The full details are above, but here are our favorite props on the board before the commissioner walks to the podium.
Top NFL Draft Prop Bets for 2022
- Kyle Hamilton Draft Position: UNDER 12.5 (-120)
- Total Number of Wide Receivers Drafted in Round 1: OVER 6.5 (-135)
- Total Number of Quarterbacks Drafted in Round 1: UNDER 3 (-110)
- Total Number of Cornerbacks Drafted in Round 1: OVER 4.5 (+120)
- 1st Wide Receiver Selected: Jameson Williams (+175)
Kyle Hamilton Draft Position: UNDER 12.5 (-120)
This number has gone kind of wild, with Hamilton at one point originally mocked to the New York Jets at No. 4.
The issue, of course is the position he plays. There's ongoing discussion that Hamilton may be the most talented and highest grader player in this draft class. The problem is he plays safety, which is no longer a position of massive value at the NFL level. It's not an anchor left-tackle.
The last time we saw a safety go this high was Jamal Adams, and while you can argue with the results of whether it was too high or not, I'd be very surprised if he goes outside the top 10. There's too much talent there, and if teams genuinely say they're taking the best player on the board, you can't keep passing on him.
You draft talent over need, and I'd be shocked if Hamilton fell past this point. -- Peter Dewey
Total Number of Wide Receivers Drafted in Round 1: OVER 6.5 (-135)
One of my draft strategies this year is banking on multiple wide receivers going this year, and six of them I believe are locks for the first round: Garrett Wilson, Jameson Williams, Drake London, Chris Olave, Jahan Dotson, and Treylon Burks.
So where does the seventh wideout come in? The Kansas City Chiefs at picks 29 and 30. Losing Tyreek Hill is a significant loss and they need a receiver badly. Maybe Skyy Moore is a fit to fill a similar role?
It's a weak quarterback class, so the wide receivers will likely be the reached position in this draft -- Iain MacMillan
Total Number of Quarterbacks Drafted in Round 1: UNDER 3 (-110)
There's no way four quarterbacks get taken in the first round. I also don't believe a quarterback will be taken in the top 10, pushing the top options on the board even further than expected.
Jimmy G and Baker Mayfield are still available via trade, and it's hard for me to expect draft day to go by without one of these options being moved.
There's two quarterbacks in Malik Willis and Kenny Pickett that we can almost assure ourselves will be taken in the first round, but after that, is Desmond a shoe-in to go on Day 1?
Relationship Twitter has a thing: "If they wanted to, they would."
If GMs really want to reach on any of these quarterbacks, they would. There's zero smoke there, and I'll roll with the under. -- Donnavan Smoot
Total Number of Cornerbacks Drafted in Round 1: OVER 4.5 (+120)
Three cornerbacks to go in the first round is a lock with Derek Stigley Jr, Sauce Gardner, and Trent McDuffie.
Stigley's climbing so much inside the top 10, it's also going to push up every other team that needs a cornerback. Does that put someone like McDuffie all the way up to Minnesota at No. 12? It's certainly possible.
Teams are always looking for cornerbacks, especially with AFC teams involved in the arms race at quarterback and offense this offseason. If we get just two more names in Andrew Booth of Clemson, Kyler Gordon of Washington, and Kaiir Elam of Florida, this prop will cash.
One quick note, if they announce Michigan safety Dax Hill as a cornerback, that counts towards the prop! -- Reed Wallach
1st Wide Receiver Selected: Jameson Williams (+175)
I know Garrett Wilson could be considered the safer play, but torn ACL injuries are not the scare-away tactic that they used to be.
So many NFL coaches on the record this offseason have been fairly consensus in their praise for Williams, stating emphatically he's the top receiver in this class.
Speed kills in the modern NFL. After all, Tyreek Hill just became the top paid wide receiver in the league! More NFL offenses are not just looking for burners down field, but being able to find weapons to scheme up in open spaces to create separation after the catch.
Williams fits that description to a tee, and I won't be surprised to see a team possibly move up to get him if they believe he's the ideal fit for their offense to go to another level. -- Ben Heisler
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