Over the past few weeks, it’s become clear that the Carolina Panthers will select Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft instead of Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud. But it gets worse for Stroud as it looks like he might not be selected at No. 2 overall, either.
As Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk points out, betting markets now see Stroud as a longshot to be selected by the Houston Texans with the No. 2 overall pick.
“In fact, the betting odds now see Stroud as a long shot to be the No. 2 overall pick. The odds at FanDuel currently list Alabama pass rusher Will Anderson as the favorite to go No. 2, at +190. Kentucky quarterback Will Levis is next at +270. Stroud is tied with Texas Tech pass rusher Tyree Wilson at +340,” Smith wrote on Tuesday morning.
“That’s a dramatic shift, and it indicates that people in the know think the Texans just aren’t very high on Stroud, and that no other team is high enough on Stroud that they’ll bowl the Texans over with a trade offer to move up to No. 2.”
We’ll have to see what ultimately shakes out in the draft, but Stroud keeps tumbling down draft boards.
[Pro Football Talk]
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