Every generation of NFL quarterback is connected by his draft class.
John Elway’s success will always haunt 1983 classmates Jim Kelly and Dan Marino. Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold will someday be answers to a trivia question about which QBs were drafted before Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson in 2018. And Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert are currently carving out their legacy against the rest of the 2020 draft pack.
Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud are the latest pro passers connected and contrasted due to their selection in the 2023 NFL Draft.
Young, the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner out of Alabama, was selected No. 1 overall by the Carolina Panthers, who traded up with the Chicago Bears for the first overall pick. Stroud, an instant star at football powerhouse Ohio State, was one pick behind him, heading to the Houston Texans at No. 2.
Neither passer is tops in the 2023 Offensive Rookie of the Year odds, with Young priced at +500 behind Atlanta RB Bijan Robinson (+250) and Stroud the fourth overall choice at +750, behind Robinson, Young, and fellow first-year QB Anthony Richardson of Indianapolis (+600)
Both Young and Stroud will be under the microscope this summer, as training camps ramp up and battles for the starting job under center intensify.
NFL odds are throwing a little gas on the fire with head-to-head matchup odds for Young vs. Stroud, pitting their passing yards and passing touchdowns against each other in the NFL prop-betting markets.
Join me as I dig into both of those NFL bets and give my betting picks and predictions for Bryce Young vs. C.J. Stroud props below.
