Bet the Round 1 Position for the Atlanta Falcons - 2024 NFL Draft

The Atlanta Falcons are favored to select a defensive line/edge as their first position in this year's NFL Draft.

Texas DL Byron Murphy a Sleeper for Falcons

NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah believes Texas defensive tackle Byron Murphy shouldn't be ruled out for the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the NFL Draft, according to Daniel Flick of the Falcon Report.

"It's a league that's placed an evermore premium on defensive tackles," Jeremiah said. "I was talking to a general manager this morning, and I said, 'When you look around the league and we ask, who are the true impact dominant defensive tackles, maybe seven or eight of them.'

"Edge rushers, it goes a lot deeper than that."

Alabama edge rusher Dallas Turner, Florida State defensive end Jared Verse and UCLA defensive end Laiatu Latu are also being looked at by Atlanta.

The Falcons may put off selecting an edge until the second day of the Draft.

“It can come at the top of the draft, it can come at the middle, it can come at the end of the draft,” general manager Terry Fontenot said. “Raheem showed that with the players they were able to draft in LA, and they had a lot of success with. So we have a lot of confidence in our scouting staff, and we're going to make sure we get the most of those players.”

While the defensive line / edge is favored, cornerback does have the better value paying $200 for every $100 bet.

The Falcons need to find cornerback A.J. Terrell a consistent running mate.

"We will add some more people to that (secondary) room, some young pieces, but what I've seen on tape, I've been excited," Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said last month at the Annual League Meeting. "I know it's an area of need for us so to speak, but those guys played pretty well last year when you go back and look at the tape."

Atlanta Falcons Draft Position Selection Odds - 1st Round

Atlanta Falcons

Defensive Line / Edge 

-170

Cornerback

+200

Wide Receiver

+500

Offensive lineman

+1200

Tight End

+2800

Quarterback

+4000

Linebacker

+5000

Safety

+6000

Running Back

+20000

First Defensive Lineman - NFL Draft 2024

Dallas Turner    -    -    -160
Laiatu Latu    -    -    +200    
Jared Verse     -    -    +300
Quinyon Mitchell    -    -    +800    
Byron Murphy    -    -    +900
Terrion Arnold    -    -    +1700    
Cooper DeJean    -    -    +4000
Chop Robinson    -    -    +5600    
Nate Wiggins    -    -    +7000
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.    -    -    +8000    
Kool-Aid McKinstry     -    -    +10000

All odds courtesy of BetOnline

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com