What the Odds Say About the Dolphins' Top Pick

The Miami Dolphins are scheduled to have the 21st overall pick in the 2024 draft

Alain Poupart | Apr 16, 2024

UCLA defensive lineman Laiatu Latu (DL42) works out during the 2024 scouting combine. / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

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Most of the speculation surrounding the Miami Dolphins’ first-round pick in the 2024 NFL draft has centered around the trenches, and that’s reflected when it comes to betting odds.

BetOnline released odds for every team for the first position taken in the draft, and the offensive line, defensive line/edge and wide receiver came in at the top three spots.

An offensive lineman was given 4/5 odds to be the Dolphins’ top pick, with the DL/edge at 2/1 and wide receiver at 5/1.

The rest of the positions came in at cornerback at 5/1, linebacker at 25/1, tight end at 25/1, quarterback at 30/1, safety at 50/1 and running back at 100/1.

The Dolphins certainly aren’t alone in seeking offensive line help, at least based on these odds.

A total of 13 teams have offensive line as the betting favorite for its first draft position, along with the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans.

Of course, those odds would factor a combination of team needs plus prospect availability and position in the first round.

DOLPHINS HISTORY OF TOP PICKS

Offensive linemen already are the most popular first-round picks for the Dolphins with 13 selected as the team’s top pick in franchise history.

Next on the list of top picks are defensive linemen (12), running backs (8), defensive backs (7), wide receivers (7), quarterbacks (5), linebackers (5) and tight ends (1).

It should be noted that the tight end who was Miami’s first pick in a draft was second-round selection Jim Mandich, who was taken in 1970 when the Dolphins traded their first-round pick to the Cleveland Browns for future Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield.

Published Apr 16, 2024

ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.