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2025 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds: Miami's Cam Ward closing in on Sanders

Updated Dec. 17, 2024 1:09 p.m. ET

Shedeur Sanders remains at the top of the oddsboard to get chosen first in the 2025 NFL draft.

But Cam Ward from Miami is surging up the board, closing in on Sanders for the No. 1 spot.

Let's take a look at the odds to be the first pick in the 2025 draft at FanDuel Sportsbook as of Dec. 17.

2025 NFL DRAFT NO. 1 PICK ODDS:

Shedeur Sanders, Colorado: -180 (bet $10 to win $15.56 total)
Cam Ward, Miami: +250 (bet $10 to win $35 total)
Travis Hunter, Colorado: +430 (bet $10 to win $53 total)
Abdul Carter, Penn State: +3700 (bet $10 to win $380 total)
Mykel Williams, Georgia: +3700 (bet $10 to win $380 total)
Mason Graham, Michigan: +3700 (bet $10 to win $380 total)
Will Campbell, LSU: +4800 (bet $10 to win $490 total)
Jalen Milroe, Alabama: +4800 (bet $10 to win $490 total)
Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
James Pearce Jr., Tennessee: +5000 (bet $10 to win $510 total)
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)
Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona: +6000 (bet $10 to win $610 total)
Cade Klubnik, Clemson: +9500 (bet $10 to win $960 total)
Quinn Ewers, Texas: +9500 (bet $10 to win $960 total)
Ashton Jeanty, Boise State: +11000 (bet $10 to win $1,110 total)

Is Shedeur Sanders the best QB in College Football?

Sanders moved to -180 from -125 over the last week.

This season, he's passed for 3,926 yards and 35 touchdowns.

At the end of April, he opened as the favorite in this spot. But in September, his odds had gotten as long as +850, dropping him to fourth on the list.

While he's still the heavy favorite, Miami's Cam Ward is rising up the board.

Just a week ago, Ward's odds were +750. Now he's at +250 to get selected first in the 2025 draft.

Rounding out the top three is Heisman winner Travis Hunter, whose odds dropped to +430 from +170.

"If Hunter were to focus on just one of the positions he plays, he is talented enough to warrant a top-10 draft selection," FOX Sports NFL Draft analyst Rob Rang wrote about the two-way player. "If teams feel that he is able to play both positions in the NFL as dominantly as he has for Colorado, he just might be the No. 1 overall selection — which is exactly where I placed him in my mock draft."