2023 NFL Draft No. 1 Pick: C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Will Anderson Jr. Lead Early Betting Odds

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The recent quarterback class wasn't sexy enough for a team to pounce at No. 1 overall, but will a gunslinger be the top pick in the 2023 NFL Draft?

Five of the top eight betting choices for top pick at DraftKings are under center, including household names like Ohio State's C.J. Stroud and Alabama's Bryce Young.

Crimson Tide outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr., meanwhile, is the consensus favorite among the defenders.

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2023 NFL Draft No. 1 Pick Odds 

PlayerPos./TeamOdds
CJ StroudQB, Ohio State+200
Bryce YoungQB, Alabama+225
Will Anderson Jr.LB, Alabama+330
Paris JohnsonOT, Ohio State+1000
Phil JurkovecQB, Boston College+1500
Jaxson Smith-NjigbaWR, Ohio State+1500
Tyler Van DykeQB, Miami+1800
Spencer RattlerQB, South Carolina+2000
Bryan BreseeDT, Clemson+2500
Eli RicksCB, Alabama+3000
Will LevisQB, Kentucky+3500
Jalen CarterDT, Georgia+3500
Jaren HallQB, BYU+4000
Trenton SimpsonDT, Clemson+4000
Hendon HookerQB, Tennessee+4000
Nolan SmithLB, Georgia+4000
Justin FloweLB, Oregon+4000
Malik CunninghamQB, Louisville+4000
Kedon SlovisQB, Pitt+5000
BJ OjulariDE, LSU+5000
Kayshon BoutteWR, LSU+5000
Josh DownsWR, UNC+5000
Brennan ArmstrongQB, Virginia+5000
Myles MurphyDE, Clemson+6000
Tanner McKeeQB, Stanford+6000
D.J. UiagaleleiQB, Clemson+8000
Isaiah FoskeyDE, Notre Dame+8000
Kelee RingoCB, Georgia+8000
Ryan HayesOT, Michigan+8000
Bijan RobinsonRB, Texas+10000
JT DanielsQB, West Virginia+10000
Michael MayerTE, Notre Dame+10000
Jahmyr GibbsRB, Alabama+10000
Sam HartmanQB, Wake Forest+10000
Jordan AddisonWR, TBD+10000

Ohio State is well represented overall, featuring three of the top-six prospects.

Stroud and Jaxson Smith-Njigba left one of the more lasting impressions on the college football nation when they sliced through Utah's defense like a knife through hot butter.

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Phil Jurkovec and Will Levis are a couple quarterbacks who don't attract much national attention, but both put up solid numbers under the radar and possess good tools.

Jurkovec was hurt a majority of the 2021, and in turn, the Boston College offense flat-out stunk. He's big (6-5), has a brief stop at Notre Dame on his resume and looked solid in 2020 when he posted 17 touchdowns against five picks.

Levis, meanwhile, morphed Kentucky's offense into high gear in his first season as a transfer. The Wildcats averaged 32.7 points per game in 2021 – almost 11 more than when Levis arrived.

Bijan Robinson at +10000 is interesting. The talent's there — his +1800 odds to win Heisman are the fourth-shortest — and he'll test as one of the most elite athletes in the 2023 class next spring.

However, due to clubs passing up on running backs early in the NFL draft, the Texas star is playing behind the eight ball for No. 1 overall pick.

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