Will Levis' Odds to Go No. 1 Overall in 2023 NFL Draft Skyrocket to +400 from +4000

What do the oddsmakers know?

While Alabama star Bryce Young remains the consensus favorite to be the No. 1 pick Thursday in the 2023 NFL draft, the odds for Kentucky star Will Levis have shifted dramatically days before the event. He's now +400 ($100 bet wins $400) at DraftKings Sportsbook to be selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers.

In due time, Levis might be a case study of how predraft discourse can go off the rails, especially in the final stages.

Until they submit their pick to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, the Panthers can always spring a major surprise. But all of the signs point to Carolina tabbing Young to be its quarterback of the future.

ESPN's Adam Schefter said April 11 on NFL Live that he thought the franchise traded up to the No. 1 pick with Young as the preferred candidate early on. Schefter said Carolina was "open to all other possibilities" yet didn't believe the front office had pivoted to another prospect.

Albert Breer of The MMQB filed a similar report Monday:

"The Panthers weren't sure who they'd take when they traded for the first pick, a little over six weeks ago, but my sense is their baseline, as far as who they were comfortable spending all that capital on, at the time, was Young. And Young never relinquished his lead over the pack."

There's also the fact that Young reportedly canceled the remainder of his official team visits after having met with just the Panthers and Houston Texans, who have the No. 2 pick. You wouldn't expect him to take that kind of step without getting firm reassurances from one or both of the teams.

But if you can't trust somebody posting about Levis on Reddit, then who can you trust these days?