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With the NFL Draft just two weeks away, rumors and speculation continue to swirl on player landing spots.
Teams have begun making their top-30 visits, in hopes of going a little bit deeper with players they believe could change their franchise for years to come.
While some teams schedule visits with players that could legitimately fall to them, other teams are checking boxes in the event that the unexpected happens. Take, for example, the Jets and Giants, who hold the fourth and fifth overall pick and recently met with consensus No. 1 overall pick Aidan Hutchinson.
It’s unlikely the Jets or Giants actually find themselves in a position to draft Hutchinson, but credit them for doing their homework.
Other news and rumors exist that will ultimately drive the betting market on these players, with perhaps a few coming to fruition. Trying to connect the dots on draft rumors and discern fact from fiction is what makes this time of year fun.
Here are some player props that are grabbing my interest two weeks removed from the first day of the Draft (odds via PointsBet):
No. 1 Overall Draft Pick: Travon Walker, Georgia (+350)
If the Jaguars pivot off of Michigan’s Aidan Hutchinson at the No. 1 overall pick, the general thought is that it will be for Georgia’s Travon Walker.
As reported by Peter Schrager of NFL Network’s Good Morning Football, and later by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, there’s belief that Jaguars GM Trent Baalke could be more intrigued by the athletic upside of Walker.
Schrager noted that in the past, Baalke has drafted several players above consensus, most notably tackle Anthony Davis (2010), EDGE Aldon Smith (2011) and defensive linemen Arik Armstead…