Eagles draft odds: Two offensive linemen favored to be pick at No. 10 overall

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The Philadelphia Eagles, fresh off their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, will have two first-round picks when the 2023 NFL Draft opens later this week.

Among the list of potential prospects they could land include Texas star running back Bijan Robinson, Georgia star defensive tackle Jalen Carter or Iowa edge rusher Lukas Van Ness, who have all been connected to the Eagles in the pre-draft process.

However, how do sportsbook see it all playing out? Will Howie Roseman and the Eagles select a running back this early for the first time since 1986, or build on their success in the trenches?

Here’s who is favored to be the 10th pick, where the Eagles are slotted, when the NFL draft opens Thursday in Kansas City.

Odds updated as of 8:00 p.m. ET on April 23.

Northwestern’s Peter Skoronski sits atop the list at FanDuel as the favorite to go 10th overall (+210). The sportsbook doesn’t specify any of the teams at their specific picks. But with the Eagles currently holding the 10th overall, it’s safe to assume this is who bettors are backing to be the pick. A versatile offensive linemen who spent most of his career at left tackle, Skoronski would be valued to the Eagles because of a potential move to an interior offensive linemen.

The trend continues with Ohio State offensive linemen Paris Johnson Jr. listed as the second-favorite to be the pick at No. 10 overall (+380), given his positional versatility, playing both guard and tackle during his time with the Buckeyes. Between Skoronski and Johnson, oddsmakers expect several offensive linemen will be selected in round one, with FanDuel’s over/under prop on offensive linemen drafted in the first 31 picks at 5.5.

After Skoronski and Johnson, the next of the pecking order all include defensive linemen or edge rusher, with Jalen Carter (+500), Nolan Smith (+650) and Lukas Van Ness (+650) all drawing better than 7/1 odds to be the 10th pick. Considering it’s a position where the Eagles will need to upgrade at some point of the future, either of those three names could be worth taking a flyer on, especially considering Philadelphia’s draft history.

The trend in general seems to back the idea the Eagles will draft in the trenches before running back or defensive back, two position groups that were linked as potential needs before the free agency period happened.

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At Caesars, instead of betting on individual players to get drafted by a particular team, a prop is offered to allow you to bet on the first position drafted. For the Eagles, Caesars has offensive line listed as the favorite at -260, with the next listed group being the defensive line/EDGE class at +200.

The other two position groups that have 10/1 odds or lower to be the first position drafted for the Eagles are running back (+750), implying Robinson, and defensive back (+900), which seems unlikely, but not impossible after bringing back Darius Slay and James Bradberry this offseason.

Speaking of Robinson, Caesars has his draft position set at 15.5, with the under valued at -275, suggesting he is likely to be selected in the top half of the first round. Drafting running backs in the first round is becoming more and more unpopular, with four being selected over the last four drafts, but Robinson’s special talent and ability makes him an exception to the trend.

We’ll see if the Eagles become the exception or the norm to drafting a running back in the first round.

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