CJ Stroud now a great value bet to go No. 2 on April 27
The 2023 NFL Draft has provided football fans and bettors with all sorts of drama. It all started when the Chicago Bears traded the first pick in the draft to the Carolina Panthers. After that deal, there was a lot of buzz about Carolina targeting Ohio State superstar CJ Stroud. However, things have taken a crazy turn since. Alabama’s Bryce Young is now a -1400 favorite to be the top pick in the draft, and Will Anderson, Will Levis and Tyree Wilson have all jumped Stroud in the odds to be selected second. There are rumblings that the Texans aren’t very interested in the former Buckeyes quarterback, but that makes Stroud a great value bet to be picked second — he’s +300 to go there at DraftKings Sportsbook right now. Keep reading to find out why.
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Even if the Texans don’t like Stroud, the team must make sure that it properly values its own asset. Chicago got a massive haul in exchange for the first pick, with the Bears acquiring wide receiver DJ Moore, the ninth and 61st picks in this year’s draft, a first-round pick in 2024 and a second-round pick in 2025. Of course, at this point it’s fair to say that teams value Young more than they do Stroud. But you’d have to think that a quarterback-friendly team out there would be willing to give up some picks in order to move up and grab the second-best quarterback in this class.