2024 NFL Draft Betting Odds - Football Picks

2024 NFL Draft Betting Online

The 2024 NFL Draft will be held at the Campus Martius Park in Detroit, Michigan, from April 25-27, 2024. The NFL Draft remains the most popular draft event of the four major sports, and it is not even close. The TV ratings for the NFL Draft exceed most all other sporting events, with the exception of NFL games. This year, the Chicago Bears own the first overall pick in the NFL Draft and also hold the ninth overall pick position. The Arizona Cardinals are the only other team with two first-round picks (4th and 27th overall).

The 1983 NFL Draft remains the gold standard for quarterbacks. That class included Hall of Famers Dan Marino, John Elway, and Jim Kelly. But in 2024, we may see a similar type of class. Caleb Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden Daniels could go 1-2-3, with JJ McCarthy likely to go in the top ten as well.

2024 NFL Draft Betting Odds

2024 NFL Draft at a Glance

Date: April 25-27, 2024

Location: Campus Martius Park, Detroit, Michigan

Television Coverage: ABC, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and NFL Network

2024 NFL Draft Top Prospects

The top ranked NFL Draft prospects will not necessarily go in the order of their rankings. A team's needs and priorities always exceed the rankings. Still, there will be some potential opportunities by matching player ability with projected draft status.

QB Caleb Williams, USC

Williams is a natural thrower and delivers the ball with accuracy/velocity from a variety of platforms and arm angles. He can also finesse the ball when needed. Additionally, Williams is a dynamic runner. However, he fell into some bad habits at USC. For example, Williams hunts big plays and always looks to exhaust plays with his legs instead of taking check-downs. Also, he can get too loose with the ball when creating, swinging it wildly, which leads to fumbles. His creativity makes him special.

WR Marvin Harrison Jr, Ohio State

Harrison has ideal size, speed, and production. He plays with a blend of physicality and explosiveness. Harrison uses his upper-body strength to power through press coverage. He can tap into another gear when the ball goes up, and he tracks over his shoulder with ease. Harrison knows how to use his big frame to wall off and shield defenders. Harrison has a huge catch radius, but he did have some contact drops in traffic this fall. Overall, Harrison is a prototypical No. 1 receiver and should enjoy immediate NFL success.

QB Drake Maye, North Carolina

Maye has prototypical size, athleticism, and arm strength. He has quick feet and quick hands, but his delivery can get long at times. Maye is a gifted thrower who drives the ball without much foot space in the pocket (including with defenders hanging on him). He can take pace off the ball on swings and shallow crossers. Maye is athletic to escape and create with his legs and is tough to tackle in space. Overall, Maye has every ingredient to be a top-tier starter.

QB Jayden Daniels, LSU

Daniels is a tall/lean quarterback with exceptional accuracy, decision-making, and speed. He is very poised and comfortable in the pocket. Daniels has an extremely quick release and beautiful throwing motion. He throws with anticipation, touch, and accuracy. When he gets pressured, he doesn’t hesitate to explode out of the pocket. Overall, Daniels took a massive leap in 2023 to win the Heisman Trophy.

WR Rome Odunze, Washington

Odunze is a big, athletic wideout with exceptional hands. He can play outside or in the slot. Odunze uses a variety of releases at the line of scrimmage and is a clean route runner. He uses his strength to lean into defenders before separating the break point. He thrives in traffic, possessing the ability to pluck the football and absorb big shots over the middle of the field. After the catch, he is very tough to bring down and has some good make-miss ability.

TE Brock Bowers, Georgia

Bowers is an undersized tight end with elite speed, strength, and playmaking ability. He lined up all over the field at Georgia -- in-line, on the wing, split out, and even at running back. Bowers uses his upper-body strength to chuck defenders when pressed at the line of scrimmage. He has the speed to pull away, but his greatest asset is his tackle-breaking power. He runs through contact without gearing down.

2024 NFL Draft Order

1. Chicago Bears

2. Washington Commanders

3. New England Patriots

4. Arizona Cardinals

5. Los Angeles Chargers

6. New York Giants

7. Tennessee Titans

8. Atlanta Falcons

9. Chicago Bears

10. New York Jets

11. Minnesota Vikings

12. Denver Broncos

13. Las Vegas Raiders

14. New Orleans Saints

15. Indianapolis Colts

16. Seattle Seahawks

17. Jacksonville Jaguars

18. Cincinnati Bengals

19. Los Angeles Rams

20. Pittsburgh Steelers

21. Miami Dolphins

22. Philadelphia Eagles

23. Houston Texans

24. Dallas Cowboys

25. Green Bay Packers

26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

27. Arizona Cardinals

28. Buffalo Bills

29. Detroit Lions

30. Baltimore Ravens

31. San Francico 49ers

32. Kansas City Chiefs

All-Time No. 1 Picks

Players in the 1930s were basically just drafted sight unseen because of their prowess in college. The 1940s and 1950s were only slightly better in terms of scouting, but the early 1960s saw the creation of BLESTO, and that organization brought scouting into prominence.

The NFL Draft became a huge television spectacle back in the 1980s when ESPN started broadcasting it with luminaries like Chris Berman and Mel Kiper Jr. By the time the draft moved to New York in 1995, it was a two-day event that was sucked up by the NFL-hungry public. Now, the draft is three days long, starting with the first round on Thursday, the second and third rounds on Friday and the fourth through seventh rounds coming on Saturday.

No. 1 NFL Picks By Position

Quarterbacks are the cornerstones of every successful NFL franchise, and not surprisingly, teams jump over each other all the time to try to find that quarterback that can lead their team for the next decade and a half. As a result, 34 of the No. 1 overall picks in the NFL Draft have been quarterbacks, representing nearly 40 percent of the top choices. Running backs used to be incredibly popular to pick as top choices as well, but we will likely never see a running back selected No. 1 overall again due to their shorter than average careers.

No. 1 NFL Picks By Team

It's amazing that for as long as the NFL Draft has been going on, no team has had the first overall pick more than seven times. The Colts and Rams share that dubious distinction. Of course, the team that "earns" the top pick thanks to having the worst record in the NFL isn't always the one that picks first. The No. 1 pick is traded from time to time, most recently in 2016, when the Rams traded up to get Jared Goff. We also saw Atlanta trade a king’s ransom for the right to select Michael Vick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

There are other examples where the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft never plays for the team that drafted him. The most notable were John Elway, who never played for the Baltimore Colts, Bo Jackson, who left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Eli Manning, who essentially demanded to be traded to the New York Giants from the San Diego Chargers.

The Broncos, who were the beneficiary of Elway's move from Baltimore, have never actually possessed the No. 1 overall pick themselves. They're one of three teams, joining the Seahawks and Ravens as teams that have never chosen first.

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