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Detroit Lions 2024 NFL Mock Draft Odds: Who Will Lions Select at Pick 29?
The Detroit Lions are coming their first playoff win in 33 years, a season that fired up the fan base and meant brisk business at Michigan betting sites. Now, the Lions are readying themselves for the slog of the NFL regular season, beginning with April’s seven-round NFL Draft. This year’s draft will be held in Detroit April 25-27.
With that in mind, BetMichigan.com – your source for online Michigan casinos - broke down the odds on who Detroit could pick at No. 29.
Detroit Lions 2024 NFL Draft Odds
The task ahead for head coach Dan Campbell and GM Brad Holmes is to build off last year’s 12-5 campaign to ensure that 2023 was not a fluke. The goal is to add a piece that will improve the Lions playoff odds via the team’s first-round pick at No. 29.
Here's a look at Detroit's NFL Draft odds.
Right now, we see Duke offensive lineman Graham Barton, Minnesota safety Tyler Nubin, and Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry as the favorites to be picked by Detroit, with the former listed at +500 and the latter two at +700.
Barton is a two-time All-ACC player and a 2023 second-team All-American at Duke. Barton appeared in 36 games in Durham, helping provide the help in the trenches that allowed the Blue Devils to win 17 games over the last two seasons.
Nubin is a fifth-year senior for the Golden Gophers, with 207 tackles, 13 interceptions and 4.5 tackles for loss in 48 college games. McKinstry had two interceptions to go with 93 tackles and 5.0 TFL during his three-year run with the Crimson Tide.
Other NCAA prospects to keep an eye on at No. 29 include Penn State EDGE Chop Robinson and South Carolina wideout Xavier Legette, who come in at +1000 apiece. Two edge defenders - Missouri's Darius Robinson and Georgia's Kamari Lassiter - round out the Motor City draft board at +1500 each.
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List of Detroit Lions 2024 Draft Picks
Here's a list of every Detroit Lions pick in the 2024 NFL Draft:
- Round 1: 29th
- Round 2: 61st
- Round 3: 73rd (from MIN)
- Round 3: 92nd
- Round 5: 163rd
- Round 6: 204th
- Round 7: 249th
Lions NFL Draft Odds FAQs
The Lions have seven picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, including pick 29 in the 1st round, pick 61 in the 2nd round and two picks in the 3rd round at 73 and 92 overall.
As we start the month of April, the favorites for the Lions' first-round pick are Duke IOL Graham Barton (+500), Minnesota S Tyler Nubin (+700) and Alabama CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (also +700). However, many others are being considered at the No. 29 pick.
The biggest needs for the Lions in the draft and the remaining time during free agency include cornerback, defensive end, offensive guard, defensive tackle and wide receiver.
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