NFL Combine: Willis emerges as betting favourite to be first QB taken

The 2022 NFL Draft isn’t until April 28. 

However, with the NFL combine taking place this week, there’s plenty of buzz surrounding the top prospects that have descended upon Indianapolis to showcase their skills.

While the selection of betting options available for next month’s draft are still relatively limited, we did see some notable movement at the top of the board in one particular category.

Liberty’s Malik Willis is now the betting favourite to be the first quarterback selected in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Malik Willis can do it all pic.twitter.com/RVhANmIaXn

Willis, who entered the week as the second choice to be the first QB taken at +150, emerged as the favourite at +110 after the quarterbacks worked out in front of scouts on Thursday.

As of this evening, Willis is now -170 to be the first QB off the board.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett entered the week as a +120 favourite to be the first quarterback selected in the draft, but he is now the second choice at +200.

The more tape I watch on Kenny Pickett the more he reminds me of Tony Romo#NFLCombine

While anybody that watched Thursday’s coverage from the combine has likely heard about Pickett’s historically small hand size by this point – he measured at 8.5 inches – Willis’ arm strength and mobility likely also contributed to the shift we saw in the betting odds over the past 72 hours.

An absolute BEAUTY of a throw from @LibertyFootball QB @malikwillis