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2025 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds: Cam Ward favored, Abdul Carter surges

Updated Feb. 4, 2025 4:39 p.m. ET

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Miami's Cam Ward is still the favorite to be chosen first in the 2025 NFL draft.

However, Penn State's Abdul Carter has surged up the board recently.

Let's take a look at the odds to be the first pick in the 2025 draft at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Feb. 4.

2025 NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICK ODDS: 

Cam Ward, Miami: +110 (bet $10 to win $21 total)
Abdul Carter, Penn State: +200 (bet $10 to win $30 total)
Travis Hunter, Colorado: +340 (bet $10 to win $44 total)
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado: +500 (bet $10 to win $60 total)
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss: +4000 (bet $10 to win $410 total)
Will Campbell, LSU: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Mason Graham, Michigan: +7500 (bet $10 to win $760 total)
Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas: +8500 (bet $10 to win $860 total)
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona: +10000 (bet $10 to win $1,010 total)
Jalen Milroe, Alabama: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
James Pearce Jr., Tennessee: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Quinn Ewers, Texas: +12000 (bet $10 to win $1,210 total)
Will Johnson, Michigan: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
Mykel Williams, Georgia: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State: +15000 (bet $10 to win $1,510 total)

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Hurricanes' quarterback Cam Ward moved to +110 from +100 over the last week and from +750 since the end of November. 

Ironically, critics questioned whether Ward's draft stock would take a hit after his team's 42-41 loss to Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl since he sat out the second half of the matchup.

Instead, bettors saw Ward's stock improve. 

In his most recent mock draft, Jason McIntyre predicts Ward will be selected first by Tennessee.

"I expect the Titans to be much improved with him under center next season," McIntyre wrote.

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Second on the board is Penn State's Abdul Carter. The Nittany Lion moved to +200 from +240 over the last week and from +950 over the last two weeks.

However, Rob Rang has Carter going seventh to the Jets in April's draft.

"After back-to-back seasons of disappointment, Jets fans need some solace," Rang noted. "It could come in the 2025 draft if it falls this way with Carter — the most explosive edge rusher in the class."

Third is Travis Hunter, whose odds shifted to +340 from +220.

McIntyre has Hunter going fifth to the Jaguars.

"This rotten secondary could get a big-time playmaker [in Hunter], who probably flashes a few times on offense, too," he noted. "Might even overtake Trevor Lawrence as the team’s most popular player in a year."

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Fourth on the board is Sanders, who moved up the board to +500 from +800.

In the 2024 season, he passed for 4,134 yards and 37 touchdowns. In the Buffs' 36-14 loss to BYU in the Alamo Bowl, the QB threw for 208 yards and two TDs, with two interceptions.

At the end of April, he opened as the favorite in this spot. 

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