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The 2024 NFL Draft is here, starting with Round 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET. One of the most talented classes on offense in recent history will flood the top 32 picks with plenty of future Pro Bowl-caliber players and long-term starters.
Quarterback is one of the best positions in the class for the first round. Former USC quarterback Caleb Williams is considered the overwhelming favorite for the No. 1 overall pick. NFL Draft odds from BetMGM put him at -10000 to go first overall to the Chicago Bears.
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After Williams, most analysts and mock drafts predict LSU’s Jayden Daniels and North Carolina’s Drake Maye are among the next players off the board. Here’s what the latest odds say:
2024 NFL Draft odds: Jayden Daniels favored to go No. 2 overall
Daniels is currently the heavy favorite to go to the Washington Commanders with the second pick of Round 1. The odds drew close last week between him and Maye but now he sits at -1000 compared to +600 for Maye.
His odds drop off in the following picks, rounding out in this order BetMGM:
- No. 3 overall: +1200
- No. 4 overall: +4000
- No. 5 overall: +8000
- No. 6 overall: +4000
- No. 7 overall: +8000
- No. 8 overall: +10000
- No. 9 overall: +10000
There are no odds listed for Daniels at No. 10 overall.
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2024 NFL Draft odds: Drake Maye favored to go No. 3 overall
With Daniels the heavy favorite at No. 2, Maye is the favorite at No. 3 overall but by a smaller margin than Daniels a pick earlier. BetMGM puts Maye at -300 to go to the New England Patriots third overall with J.J. McCarthy next in odds at +250.
His odds slowly drop off the further down the top 10 selections.
- No. 4 overall: +450
- No. 5 overall: +1500
- No. 6 overall: +1500
- No. 7 overall: +10000
- No. 8 overall: +6600
- No. 9 overall: +6600
- No. 10 overall: +8000
How to watch the 2024 NFL Draft
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When is the NFL Draft?
- April 25: Round 1 (8 p.m. ET)
- April 26: Round 2 and Round 3 (7 p.m. ET)
- April 27: Round 4 through Round 7 (noon ET)
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