NFL Draft bets: Various betting markets for total offensive players taken in first round

Mel Kiper's and Field Yates's most recent mock draft also had nine OL going in Round One, and we've made it once again to this critical number.

This could be an ultimate sweat, but this 9.5 does seem to be an inflection point. I'm in.

Betting: Under 9.5 OL Selected in 1st Round (+165 DraftKings)

Total Wide Receivers Selected in 1st Round

Odds: Over 6.5 (+180) | Under 6.5 (-240)

Wide receiver is another position this draft is loaded with. There are the three stars expected to go inside the Top 10 in Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers and Rome Odunze, and then Brian Thomas seems to be a lock to be taken in Round One as well.

After that, there are quite a few intriguing names that could go, and plenty of teams down in the draft that could stand to nail a young stud WR, like Buffalo and Kansas City. Can we get three more WRs taken in the first round?

Adonai Mitchell and Xavier Worthy are two popular names, and there is a big group of guys that seem to go inside the top 50.

A position like WR is one that teams may be more inclined to grab in Round One, as the fifth-year option available for first round picks helps teams maintain the cost of a pass-catcher, should they find a stud. 

I like the value on the over here.

Betting: Over 6.5 WRs Selected in 1st Round (+182 FanDuel)

Total Quarterbacks Selected in 1st Round

Odds: Over 4.5 (-200) | Under 4.5 (+160)

I don't agree with it, but it seems likely that one or both of Bo Nix or Michael Penix is going to go in the first round. There's a chance the first four picks are QB-QB-QB-QB with Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and JJ McCarthy. Then, we wait.

The only real bet to make here is the under, but I think I have to just stay off this market. 

Consider, though, that prior to the first round last year, hype was building on Will Levis to be taken as one of the first QBs, and he fell all the way out of Round One. QBs tend to get the attention in mock draft season. I really don't see why a team like say the Broncos would spend the 12th pick in the draft on a guy like Nix, that they very well could nab later in the first, or for the sake of this market, the top of the second.

Total Running Backs Selected in 1st Round

Odds: Over 0.5 (+800) | Under 0.5 (-750)

Nothing to really bet here, but it's clear no RBs are expected to sniff the first round this season. The league has for the most part turned on the positional importance of ball carriers, and there are no prospects like a Bijan Robinson garnering hype this year.