2025 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds: Carson Beck surpasses Shedeur Sanders as favorite

There’s a new favorite to be selected at the top of the 2025 NFL Draft.

Georgia quarterback Carson Beck has surpassed Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders as the top choice among oddsmakers at FanDuel Sportsbook to go No. 1 overall next April. 

In the past week, Beck has moved from +500 to +300 to be the first pick in 2025, while Sanders has fallen from +100 at open to +450 amid a drama-filled week. 

2025 NFL Draft No. 1 overall pick odds

Sanders’ drop comes after he took to social media to call an ex-Colorado player “very mid” after he ripped Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders, Shedeur’s father, in an interview with the Athletic.

Beck is entering his second season with the Bulldogs after throwing for 3,941 yards and 24 touchdowns with six interceptions during Georgia’s 13-1, Orange Bowl-winning 2023 season. 

Georgia is widely considered one of the top teams in college football, which will almost certainly help Beck’s case for the award. The Bulldogs currently have the best odds (+320, DraftKings Sportsbook) to win the national championship.

Colorado, on the other hand, is far from a contender at +20000 to win it all. 

Three more quarterbacks round out the top five of FanDuel’s odds board. 

Texas’ Quinn Ewers is third at +1400 while Miami’s Cameron Ward (+1700) and Penn State’s Drew Allar (+1900) are close behind. 

Beck and Ewers are also top contenders to win next year’s Heisman Trophy – the pair are currently +900 co-favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook. 

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Sanders isn’t seen as much of a factor in the Heisman conversation so far, according to oddsmakers, with DraftKings pegging him at +3500. 

Next year’s draft is shaping up to be much more of a crapshoot at the top than the one that just passed. 

At this time last year, eventual No. 1 pick Caleb Williams was already a massive favorite to be the first player off the board, which rang true when the Bears selected the USC quarterback.