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2020 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 Based Off Betting Odds – Wills Rising, Simmons Falling

Matt McEwan

by Matt McEwan in NFL Football

Updated Apr 20, 2020 · 9:44 AM PDT

SBD's 2020 NFL mock draft 2.0
See how the sportsbooks believe the first-round of the 2020 NFL Draft will play out.
  • The first-round of the 2020 NFL Draft is scheduled for Thursday, April 23 at 8pm ET
  • Using NFL Draft props from sportsbooks, we’ve updated our first-round mock
  • See which players are seeing their stock rise/fall below

Earlier in April, we released our first 2020 NFL mock draft. Not wanting to be like everyone else, we based it strictly off betting odds, removing personal opinion and click-bait material.

Now 11 days later, we’ve seen certain player’s stock rising/falling at sportsbooks. Here’s how it has affected how the first round is expected to play out.

2020 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

SBD's first-round NFL mock draft 2.0
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The following props were considered in this mock:

  • Player draft position over/unders
  • Odds to be first player drafted at each position
  • Odds to be second/third player drafted at select positions
  • Odds to be a top 5/10 pick
  • Odds on the position each team takes with their first pick
  • School/conference/position over/unders in first-round

Giants Take Wills Over Simmons at No. 4

Just 11 days ago, the odds heavily favored New York taking Clemson LB Isaiah Simmons. At this time, Jedrick Wills Jr’s draft position over/under was also 10.5. A lot has changed since then.

The odds of the Giants taking an offensive lineman with their first pick are listed at -455. Linebacker is the second-favorite, but carries odds of +350.

Wills has even become the +105 favorite to be the Giants first pick, and is listed at -120 to be the first offensive lineman off the board.

As a result, Simmons takes a tumble down the board to Carolina at sixth-overall, who are listed at -286 to take a defensive player with their first pick.

We originally had the Panthers taking Auburn DT Derrick Brown. But with Simmons’ draft position over/under set at 6.5 (with the under being favored), and Brown’s still being 8.5, we couldn’t let the former Tiger fall any further.

Tua Still the Second QB Taken

Despite reports of some teams removing Tua Tagovailoa from their draft boards, the odds still favor him being the second quarterback taken, as well as remaining a top five pick.

Justin Herbert has closed the gap, and is even favored to be taken ahead of the Bama QB at some books. But the majority still favor Tua.

Dolphins Make Four Picks in First-Round

The Dolphins currently hold the 5th, 18th, and 26th overall picks in the 2020 NFL Draft. We only have them using two of those picks, but picking up the 22nd and 32nd as well.

The odds say Xavier McKinney will be the first safety off the board, and is expected to be taken earlier than the 26th pick. The Dolphins certainly are in need of a safety and are clearly willing to invest in their secondary after making Byron Jones the highest paid corner in NFL history.

The move from no. 26 to 22 would likely cost Miami their fourth-round pick (141), and two of their fifths (154 and 173).

The Dolphins aren’t done there, though. With the odds favoring D’Andre Swift being a first-round pick, we had to find someone to come up and get him – KC would make sense, but the odds heavily favor the Super Bowl champs taking a defensive player with their first pick, specifically a corner.

In spite of adding Jordan Howard, the Dolphins are still pretty RB-needy. And even after giving up the previous mid-round picks, they still have more resources available to turn their 39th pick into the 32nd. It would likely take their fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and potentially their other fifth (153) from this year.

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