2026 NFL Draft No. 1 Choose Odds: Sportsbooks Differ On Favourite To Go First

The favorite to be picked No. 1 in the 2026 NFL Draft only has two college starts under his belt, but that depends on which sportsbook you’re using.

At DraftKings Sportsbook, Arch Manning at +225 is the projected favorite to go first in next year’s draft. At FanDuel, he’s fourth on the board at +450. 

Let’s check out the odds as of Aug. 1.

DraftKings Sportsbook
2026 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds

Arch Manning: +225 (bet $10 to win $32.50 total)
Drew Allar: +275 (bet $10 to win $37.50 total)
Garrett Nussmeier: +425 (bet $10 to win $52.50 total)
LaNorris Sellers: +800 (bet $10 to win $810 total)
Cade Klubnik: +1200 (bet $10 to win $130 total)
Sam Leavitt: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
T.J. Parker: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Caleb Downs: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Keldric Faulk: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
Fernando Mendoza: +3000 (bet $10 to win $310 total)
Francis Maugoa: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)
Carson Beck: +3500 (bet $10 to win $360 total)

FanDuel Sportsbook
2026 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds

Garrett Nussmeier: +380 (bet $10 to win $48 total)
Cade Klubnik: +430 (bet $10 to win $53 total)
LaNorris Sellers: +430 (bet $10 to win $53 total)
Arch Manning: +450 (bet $10 to win $55 total)
Drew Allar: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Sam Leavitt: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Fernando Mendoza: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Peter Woods: +2000 (bet $10 to win $210 total)
Keldric Faulk: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)
T.J. Parker: +2500 (bet $10 to win $260 total)

Manning quarterbacks have a history of being selected at or near the top of the draft. 

Archie Manning — the father of Peyton and Eli, and grandfather of Arch — was the second pick in the 1971 NFL Draft, landing in New Orleans.  

Nearly three decades later, in 1998, Peyton was picked first by the Indianapolis Colts. 

Then, just six years after that, in 2004, Eli went No. 1 to the New York Giants. 

Now, it could be Arch’s time. 

The youngest Manning quarterback will start for the Texas Longhorns next season, after touching the field sparingly as a freshman and somewhat often as a sophomore, serving as backup for Quinn Ewers.

In 2023, he saw action in two games and completed two passes for 30 yards. Then, last season, he played in 10 games, completing 61 of 90 passes for 939 yards and nine touchdowns. 

He also rushed for 108 yards and four scores last season.

Over at FanDuel, quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is the favorite at +380. At LSU last season, he passed for 4,052 yards.

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