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2019 NFL Draft Betting

The NFL Draft is the official start to the new league season. It's the weekend that all 32 teams are going to be better than they were coming in, and it's time for hope for everyone as well. But not every draft is created equally obviously, and this is what makes this a crucial time both for teams and for bettors who have some opportunities to take advantage of some great betting lines.

Catch all of the action of the 2019 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27, 2019 from the downtown district in Nashville, Tennessee. All of the action can be seen live on the ESPN family of networks and NFL Network.

2019 NFL Draft at a Glance

Location: Downtown District, Nashville, TN

First Pick: Arizona Cardinals, Kyler Murray, Quarterback, Oklahoma

Television Coverage: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network

2019 NFL Draft First Round Picks

1, Arizona Cardinals, Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma

2, San Francisco 49ers, Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State

3, New York Jets, Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama

4, Oakland Raiders, Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson

5, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Devin White, LB, LSU

6, New York Giants, Daniel Jones, QB, Duke

7, Jacksonville Jaguars, Josh Allen, LB, Kentucky

8, Detroit Lions, T. J. Hockenson, TE, Iowa

9, Buffalo Bills, Ed Oliver, DT, Houston

10, Pittsburgh Steelers, Devin Bush, LB, Michigan

11, Cincinnati Bengals, Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama

12, Green Bay Packers, Rashan Gary, DE, Michigan

13, Miami Dolphins, Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson

14, Atlanta Falcons, Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College

15, Washington Redskins, Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State

16, Carolina Panthers, Brian Burns, LB, Florida State

17, New York Giants, Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson

18, Minnesota Vikings, Garrett Bradbury, C, NC State

19, Tennessee Titans, Jeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi State

20, Denver Broncos, Noah Fant, TE, Iowa

21, Green Bay Packers, Darnell Savage Jr., S, Maryland

22, Philadelphia Eagles, Andre Dillard, OT, Washington State

23, Houston Texans, Tytus Howard, OT, Alabama State

24, Oakland Raiders, Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama

25, Baltimore Ravens, Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma

26, Washington Redskins, Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State

27, Oakland Raiders, Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State

28, Los Angeles Chargers, Jerry Tillery, DT, Notre Dame

29, Seattle Seahawks, L. J. Collier, DE, TCU

30, New York Giants, Deandre Baker, CB, Georgia

31, Atlanta Falcons, Kaleb McGary, OT, Washington

32, New England Patriots, N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State

Betting the NFL Draft is something different, but for over a decade, you've been able to bet on things such as who will be picked in each of the slots in the first round, how many players will be drafted out of each conference in the first round and how many players in each position will be drafted. As the years have gone on, the oddsmakers have seemed to get things more and more wrong, as the information that the teams have on their players seems to get better and better and more and more secretive.

But that doesn't mean you can't take advantage, particularly when it comes to betting over/unders on when players are going to get drafted. Just keep in mind if every draft board is forecasting a certain thing, everyone knows it, including the oddsmakers.

All-Time No. 1 Picks in the NFL Draft

YEAR	TEAM	PLAYER	POSITION
2019	Arizona Cardinals	Kyler Murray	QB
2018	Cleveland Browns	Baker Mayfield	QB
2017	Cleveland Browns	Myles Garrett	DE
2016	Los Angeles Rams	Jared Goff	QB
2015	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jameis Winston	QB
2014	Houston Texans	Jadeveon Clowney	DE
2013	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Fisher	OT
2012	Indianapolis Colts	Andrew Luck	QB
2011	Carolina Panthers	Cam Newton	QB
2010	St. Louis Rams	Sam Bradford	QB
2009	Detroit Lions	Matthew Stafford	QB
2008	Miami Dolphins	Jake Long	OT
2007	Oakland Raiders	JaMarcus Russell	QB
2006	Houston Texans	Mario Williams	DE
2005	San Francisco 49ers	Alex Smith	QB
2004	San Diego Chargers	Eli Manning	QB
2003	Cincinnati Bengals	Carson Palmer	QB
2002	Houston Texans	David Carr	QB
2001	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Vick	QB
2000	Cleveland Browns	Courtney Brown	DE
1999	Cleveland Browns	Tim Couch	QB
1998	Indianapolis Colts	Peyton Manning	QB
1997	St. Louis Rams	Orlando Pace	OT
1996	New York Jets	Keyshawn Johnson	WR
1995	Cincinnati Bengals	Ki-Jana Carter	RB
1994	Cincinnati Bengals	Dan Wilkinson	DT
1993	New England Patriots	Drew Bledsoe	QB
1992	Indianapolis Colts	Steve Emtman	DT
1991	Dallas Cowboys	Russell Maryland	DT
1990	Indianapolis Colts	Jeff George	QB
1989	Dallas Cowboys	Troy Aikman	QB
1988	Atlanta Falcons	Aundray Bruce	LB
1987	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Vinny Testaverde	QB
1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Bo Jackson	RB
1985	Buffalo Bills	Bruce Smith	DE
1984	New England Patriots	Irving Fryar	WR
1983	Baltimore Colts	John Elway	QB
1982	New England Patriots	Kenneth Sims	DE
1981	New Orleans Saints	George Rogers	RB
1980	Detroit Lions	Billy Sims	RB
1979	Buffalo Bills	Tom Cousineau	LB
1978	Houston Oilers	Earl Campbell	RB
1977	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ricky Bell	RB
1976	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Lee Roy Selmon	DE
1975	Atlanta Falcons	Steve Bartkowski	QB
1974	Dallas Cowboys	Ed Jones	DE
1973	Dallas Cowboys	John Matuszak	DE
1972	Buffalo Bills	Walt Patulski	DE
1971	New England Patriots	Jim Plunkett	QB
1970	Pittsburgh Steelers	Terry Bradshaw	QB
1969	Buffalo Bills	O.J. Simpson	RB
1968	Minnesota Vikings	Ron Yary	OT
1967	Baltimore Colts	Bubba Smith	DE
1966	Atlanta Falcons	Tommy Nobis	LB
1965	New York Giants	Tucker Frederickson	RB
1964	San Francisco 49ers	Dave Parks	WR
1963	Los Angeles Rams	Terry Baker	QB
1962	Washington Redskins	Ernie Davis	RB
1961	Minnesota Vikings	Tommy Mason	RB
1960	Los Angeles Rams	Billy Cannon	RB
1959	Green Bay Packers	Randy Duncan	QB
1958	Chicago Cardinals	King Hill	QB
1957	Green Bay Packers	Paul Hornung	RB
1956	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gary Glick	DB
1955	Baltimore Colts	George Shaw	QB
1954	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Garrett	QB
1953	San Francisco 49ers	Harry Babcock	WR
1952	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Wade	QB
1951	New York Giants	Kyle Rote	RB
1950	Detroit Lions	Leon Hart	WR
1949	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Bednarik	LB
1948	Washington Redskins	Harry Gilmer	QB
1947	Chicago Bears	Bob Fenimore	RB
1946	Boston Yanks	Frank Dancewicz	QB
1945	Chicago Cardinals	Charley Trippi	RB
1944	Boston Yanks	Angelo Bertelli	QB
1943	Detroit Lions	Frank Sinkwich	RB
1942	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Dudley	RB
1941	Chicago Bears	Tom Harmon	RB
1940	Chicago Cardinals	George Cafego	RB
1939	Chicago Cardinals	Ki Aldrich	C
1938	Cleveland Rams	Corbett Davis	RB
1937	Philadelphia Eagles	Sam Francis	RB
1936	Philadelphia Eagles	Jay Berwanger	RB

Most don't realize that the NFL Draft has been going on since before the Super Bowl was even thought of. Of course, the Draft wasn't nearly then what it is now. Players back in the 1930s were basically just drafted based on what was read in the newspapers for players around the country. It took into the 1940s and 1950s before scouting was really a thing, and only in recent years have computers really helped out with the scouting process.

The NFL Draft also became a huge television spectacle back in the 1980s. By the time the Draft moved to New York in 1995, it was a two-day event that was sucked up by the NFL-hungry public. Now, the Draft is three days long, starting with the opening round on Thursday, the second and third rounds on Friday and the fourth through seventh rounds coming on Saturday.

No. 1 NFL Picks By Position

NUMBER	POSITION	LAST
32	Quarterback	Kyler Murray, 2019
23	Running Back	Ki-Jana Carter, 1995
14	Defensive Line	Jadeveon Clowney, 2014
7	Offensive Line	Eric Fisher, 2013
3	Wide Receiver	Keyshawn Johnson, 1996
3	Linebacker	Aundray Bruce, 1988
1	Defensive Back	Gary Glick, 1956

Quarterbacks are the cornerstones of every successful NFL franchise, and not surprisingly, teams jump over each other all the time to try to find that quarterback that can lead their team for the next decade and a half. As a result, 31 of the No. 1 overall picks in the NFL Draft have been quarterbacks, representing nearly 40 percent of the top choices. Running backs used to be incredibly popular to pick as top choices as well, but many of those were back in the early stages of the history of the Draft.

Only 18 of the 82 top choices have come on the defensive side of the ball, though this is a trend you're seeing more and more of as time goes on.

No. 1 NFL Draft Picks By Team

NUMBER	POSITION	LAST
7	Indianapolis Colts	2012
7	Los Angeles Rams	2016
5	Cleveland Browns	2018
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2015
5	Arizona Cardinals	2019
4	Detroit Lions	2009
4	Atlanta Falcons	2001
4	Buffalo Bills	1985
4	New England Patriots	1993
3	Philadelphia Eagles	1949
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	1970
3	San Francisco 49ers	2005
3	Dallas Cowboys	1991
3	Cincinnati Bengals	2003
3	Houston Texans	2014
2	Chicago Bears	1947
2	Boston Yanks	1946
2	Washington Redskins	1962
2	New York Giants	1965
2	Green Bay Packers	1959
2	Minnesota Vikings	1968
2	Tennessee Titans	1978
1	New Orleans Saints	1981
1	New York Jets	1996
1	Los Angeles Chargers	2004
1	Oakland Raiders	2007
1	Miami Dolphins	2008
1	Carolina Panthers	2011
1	Kansas City Chiefs	2013
0	Baltimore Ravens	---
0	Denver Broncos	---
0	Jacksonville Jaguars	---
0	Seattle Seahawks	---

It's amazing for as long as the NFL Draft has been going on that no one has had the first overall pick more than seven times. The Colts and Rams have that distinction. Of course, the team that "earns" the top overall pick thanks to having the worst record in the NFL isn't always the one that actually picks first. The No. 1 pick is traded from time to time, most recently in 2016 when the Rams traded up to get Jared Goff. There are other examples as well when the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft never plays for the team that drafted him. The most notable were John Elway, who never played for the Baltimore Colts, Bo Jackson, who left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Eli Manning, who essentially demanded to be traded to the New York Giants from the San Diego Chargers.

The Broncos, who were the beneficiary of Elway's move from Baltimore, have actually never possessed the No. 1 overall pick themselves. They're one of four teams, joining the Jaguars, Seahawks and Ravens as teams that have never chosen first.

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