This Player Considered the Betting Favorite for Giants' 2025 First-Round Pick

Oddsmakers don't seem to be buying Giants GM Joe Schoen's downplaying of the possibility that the Giants won't select a QB early.

Apr 4, 2025; Boulder, CO, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) passes the ball at the University of Colorado NFL Showcase at the CU Indoor Practice Facility. | Michael Ciaglo-Imagn Images

Excitement is building up for next week’s NFL Draft as fans of all 32 teams eagerly await their respective teams' selections. 

That excitement obviously has extended to sportsbooks, who have begun posting their odds about where the top prospects will land.

Despite New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen having said that he won’t force a pick at quarterback, Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders remains one of the odds-on favorites to go to the Giants in the first round, according to DraftKings Sportsbook, who list the odds of Sanders landing with the Giants at +330. 

Those odds are likely being driven by several factors, among them the fact that the Giants eventually need to select a franchise quarterback. More importantly, it's probably due to the knowledge that the Giants made one last visit to Boulder, Colorado, to attend a private workout with Sanders.

Just saw Giants HC Brian Daboll & GM Joe Schoen leaving @CUBuffsFootball facility following their private workout with Shedeur Sanders. I spoke with a member of the NYG personnel staff who said “it went great!” It feels like the draft starts at pick 3!@guerillasports_ #NFLDraft

— Brandon Krisztal (@BKDenverSports) April 17, 2025

While the Giants could still very well take Sanders in Round 1, it’s unlikely they will do so at No.3, where the growing sentiment is that they might select whichever one of Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter or Penn State edge Abdul Carter is on the board when they go on the clock.

If both are somehow on the board, the thinking is that Hunter will get the call over Carter.

The NFL Draft begins next Thursday night, live from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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