2026 NFL Draft No. 1 Pick Odds: Arch Rises After Addressing Archie's Comments

The Manning family is officially producing some mixed messaging on its latest star quarterback.

Let's check out the odds for the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft as of Aug. 20.

2026 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds (DraftKings)

Drew Allar: +250 (bet $10 to win $35 total)
Garrett Nussmeier: +350 (bet $10 to win $45 total)
LaNorris Sellers: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Cade Klubnik: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)
Arch Manning: +750 (bet $10 to win $85 total)

2026 NFL Draft No. 1 pick odds (FanDuel)

Garrett Nussmeier: +370 (bet $10 to win $47 total)
Cade Klubnik: +410 (bet $10 to win $51 total)
LaNorris Sellers: +410 (bet $10 to win $51 total)
Arch Manning: +550 (bet $10 to win $65 total)
Drew Allar: +600 (bet $10 to win $70 total)

Manning quarterbacks have a history of being selected at or near the top of the draft, and that still could be the case … in either 2026 or even 2027. 

Earlier in August, Archie Manning — the father of Peyton and Eli, and grandfather of Arch — had this to say about his grandson entering the NFL draft next year.

"Arch isn't going to do that," Archie said. "He'll be at Texas [in 2026]."

And with that, Arch's odds to go No. 1 lengthened significantly at both DraftKings and FanDuel. 

However, on Tuesday, Arch spoke to reporters and had this to say about his grandfather's comments: "I don't know where he got that from. He texted me to apologize about that. I'm really just taking it day by day right now."

Now, his odds have once again shortened, going from +950 to +750 at DraftKings and +850 to +550 at FanDuel.

Going back to the Manning family history, Archie was the second pick in the 1971 NFL Draft, landing in New Orleans. 

Nearly three decades later, in 1998, Peyton was picked first by the Indianapolis Colts. 

Then, just six years after that, in 2004, Eli went No. 1 to the New York Giants. 

The youngest Manning quarterback will start for the Texas Longhorns this upcoming season, after touching the field sparingly as a freshman and somewhat often as a sophomore, serving as backup for Quinn Ewers.

In 2023, he saw action in two games and completed two passes for 30 yards. Then, last season, he played in 10 games, completing 61 of 90 passes for 939 yards and nine touchdowns. 

He also rushed for 108 yards and four scores last season.

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