With the 2020 NFL Draft taking place in a few weeks, sportsbooks are expanding markets that include intriguing player and proposition betting markets. Oddsmakers are offering everything ranging from when players will be drafted, to how many players from each position will be drafted, to who will be drafted ‘first’ matchups. It is beneficial to target wagers that offer plus-odds instead of laying prohibitive odds that can undo months of successful bankroll management.
In 2020, five of the first nine players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft were defensive players. The list was led at the top by defensive end Chase Young coming off the board at No.