2026 NFL Draft: Round 1 betting surprises, including a 100-1 long shot in the top 10
Mansoor Delane had 100-1 odds to be drafted at No. 6. Here are some other betting surprises from Round 1.
Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and a draft in which there were thought to be plenty of potential surprises in the top 10 certainly delivered. We knew that Indiana QB and Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza (-10000 at BetMGM ) was going No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, but after that we didn’t know much.
The betting market for the No. 2 pick had shifted almost daily leading up Thursday night between Texas Tech’s David Bailey and Ohio State’s Arvell Reese. But in the hours before the draft began, Reese pulled away at BetMGM and other sportsbooks to become a sizable favorite to go No.
2. Many mock drafts had Bailey going No. 2, while some bettors clearly had information that Reese was going to be the pick.
Instead, the Jets took Bailey at No. 2 and the Arizona Cardinals took Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love at No. 3, setting off a chain reaction that resulted in some long-shots cashing for bettors.