2020 NFL Draft Odds: Second QB Drafted
- Tua Tagovailoa: -400
- Justin Herbert: +250
- Jordan Love: +1200
- Joe Burrow: +2200
- Jacob Eason: +10000
- Jake Fromm: +10000
- Jalen Hurts: +10000
Odds as of Sunday, Mar. 29, and via DraftKings. Get up to a $1,000 sign-up bonus at DraftKings today or see more offers and reviews for the best online sportsbooks.
A robust prop market is forming for the 2020 NFL Draft, and that’s great for us.
Last year, I went 54-29 (+17.7 units) on draft props. There’s no guarantee I’ll have similar success this year, but I do like a lot of the props out there, including the one for the second quarterback selected.
Tua Tagovailoa to be Second QB Drafted -400 (DraftKings)
This is a lot of juice, but you know how the saying goes: When life gives you oranges, you make orange juice, and then you drink the juice.
Despite entering the 2019 college football season as the consensus No. 1 overall pick, Tagovailoa has effectively no chance to overtake LSU quarterback Joe Burrow for that honor.
The combination of Burrow's 5,671-yard, 60-touchdown passing campaign and Tagovailoa's career-threatening hip injury has conspired to lock Burrow in as the No. 1 quarterback.
At DraftKings, Burrow is -10000 to be the first quarterback drafted. At PointsBet, he's a more reasonable -5000 — but that still gives him a 98.0% implied probability to be the draft's top quarterback.
So Tagovailoa has little chance of jumping Burrow, and I doubt that he's going to be jumped by Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert or Utah State quarterback Jordan Love.
And that means Tagovailoa looks locked in as the No. 2 quarterback.
I take a “wisdom of the crowds” approach by surveying as many reputable mock drafts as possible. I find that these drafts, created by mockers with established records of success, collectively give me a good sense of the realistic range of outcomes.
And in 90% of these drafts, Tagovailoa is the No. 2 quarterback selected.
At -400, Tagovailoa has an 80% implied probability to be the draft's second quarterback, but I'd put his true odds closer to the 90% mark seen in expert mocks.
PICK: Tua Tagovailoa -400: One unit. Limit: -750
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- First Tight End to Be Drafted
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