The 2026 NFL regular season kicks off in just three weeks with an unusual Wednesday night game, and a wild betting trend is already lighting up DraftKings Sportsbook: Titans quarterback Cam Ward is crushing the action for who will lead the league in passing interceptions. It’s truly the only individual stat you absolutely do NOT want your guy winning, and bettors are convinced Ward is the one to take home this infamous crown.
Caleb Williams Could Make Bettors (and DraftKings) Nervous
You know, I’d be pretty peeved if Chicago’s Caleb Williams ended up topping this list, because that would mean the former No. 1 overall pick and Heisman winner took a serious step back in his second year. DraftKings has Williams priced at +1600, but get this: they’re actually “fairly exposed” on him. He’s got the third-most handle and the third-most tickets sold on this prop, which is wild considering his track record. The dude only threw seven picks last year, and six as a rookie. His 1.2% career interception rate? That’s the lowest in NFL history for any quarterback with at least 1,000 pass attempts. Bettors are really going out on a limb if they think Williams is suddenly going to be a turnover machine.
What It Actually Takes to Lead the League in Picks
So, what kind of numbers are we talking about for a guy to lead the league in interceptions? Recent history tells us the unlucky winner usually throws between 15 and 17 picks. That’s been the case every season this decade, with one huge outlier: Sam Howell. Back in 2023, Howell chucked 21 interceptions for Washington. But that was a special kind of rough situation, right? He was basically thrown to the wolves on a bad team after barely seeing the field as a rookie. Now? He’s third-string in Dallas and probably won’t start another meaningful NFL game. Last year, it was Raiders’ Geno Smith who led the league alone with 17 interceptions. We’ve seen ties for the lead happen often too, like Kirk Cousins and Baker Mayfield sharing the misery with 16 picks each in 2024. Even in 2020, Drew Lock and Carson Wentz tied up top. If it does happen, Dead Heat Rules apply, so your payout gets divided. The last time we saw a three-way tie was way back in 2007.
The NFL regular season is just around the corner, which means it won’t be long until we see if Cam Ward is truly destined for an interception-filled season. Will he really be the guy who throws away more passes than anyone else, or will some other unsuspecting QB end up with this unwanted title? We’ll know soon enough!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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