2026 NFL Draft Betting Guide For USA Players

Yes, you can! All of the sportsbooks listed on this page offer a mobile betting app that provides odds and lines for all their wagering categories, including the NFL Draft. The app is web-based, so your account information is always presented in real-time and up to date, and you can not only place your bets, but also manage your account and access any other platforms offered by the brand, such as casino, poker, and racebooks

Typically you can place bets right up to a few minutes before the draft starts. Be sure to verify the cutoff at the sportsbook you intend to place your bet at because it can vary from site to site.

You can also place bets on the next NFL draft months ahead of time as a futures bet. These bets carry a higher risk because there is less information about the potential players, but they also offer a bigger payout.

Futures bets allow you to place a very small wager for a nice big payout.

The sportsbooks we recommend offer several payout methods - but your options are determined by the method you use to fund your account. We recommend using Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Not only is it the easiest deposit method, but it is also your only option for instant payouts.

Some sportsbooks even support services to provide instant Bitcoin purchases, such as Zelle to Bitcoin that allows you buy BTC instantly with no waiting period. You can find out which brands handle this the best on our page covering the fastest paying sportsbooks.

If you use a credit or debit card to fund your account, then you can usually request a payout through a check by courier, money transfer or wire transfer depending on the banking suite options available. These options take longer to get paid, but they are reliable.

Each NFL team gets 10 minutes to make each of their draft picks. However, that maximum allotment is typically used up only if there is any ambiguity or uncertainty about the picks they’re choosing from or if there are any trade negotiations with other teams.

If a team knows which player it’s going to pick, that pick typically comes in rapidly. This is one reason why if your USA sportsbook offers live draft odds, you need to get your own picks in ASAP.

There are seven rounds in the NFL draft, for a total of 255 picks. The last pick is famously dubbed “Mr. Irrelevant.”

No. Each team, in theory, starts out with the same number of picks (one per round, for a total of seven), but draft picks are used in trades, which means teams can give up picks or accumulate picks each year, often many years in advance.

Since 2000, the Ohio State Buckeyes have produced the most draft picks in the NFL. The following eight schools have all sent more than 100 players to the NFL since the turn of the millennium:

• Ohio St. – 131
• Alabama – 118
• Miami, FL – 115
• LSU – 112
• USC – 110
• Florida – 110
• FSU – 108
• Georgia - 108

• SEC – 339
• Big Ten – 253
• ACC – 215
• Pac-12 – 189
• Big 12 – 131
• American – 100

There is no singular NFL mock draft, as just about every major sports outlet holds a mock draft in the lead-up to the NFL Draft itself. The most famous of these is ESPN’s, hosted by Mel Kiper and Todd McShay. Kiper is the leading expert on the NFL Draft, and bettors should listen to his analyses to get an extra edge when placing their own wagers.

The NFL Supplemental Draft takes place after the normal draft, and it is designed to give teams the chance to select players who did not file in time for the regular draft or who were otherwise prevented from doing so for academic or other eligibility issues.

Since the Supplemental Draft was instituted in 1977, only 46 players have been taken through this route. Far more players make teams by being undrafted free agents.