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The Los Angeles Chargers own the No. 5 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft and with new head coach Jim Harbaugh at the helm, there is plenty of intrigue surrounding their approach this year. Will they trade down? Will they play it safe? Will they make a huge splash?
Let's take a look at the 2024 NFL Draft odds for the No. 5 pick.
2024 NFL Draft Odds: Updated No. 5 Pick Betting LinesOdds as of April 24 via BetMGM.
PlayerOpening OddsCurrent OddsJ.J. McCarthy+1200+230Malik Nabers+375+250Marvin Harrison Jr.+900+300Joe Alt+350+400Drake Maye+2500+1400Rome Odunze+650+1800J.C. Latham+1800+1800Jayden Daniels+1600+2200Taliese Fuaga+1400+4000Brock Bowers+650+5000Olumuyiwa Fashanu+2000+6600Bo Nix+10000+10000Michael Penix Jr.+10000+10000Jared Verse+5000+150002024 NFL Draft Odds: Mock Using Sportsbook Lines for Top 10Read nowJ.J. McCarthy +230The Michigan quarterback has been rocketing up draft boards in recent weeks and bettors have flocked to bet his odds. McCarthy went from +1200 to land at No. 5 with the Chargers at open to +230 putting him slightly ahead of the top two wide receivers on the board. According to BetMGM's data, McCarthy had the highest ticket percentage (26%) and handle percentage (32.5%) for the players listed on the board as of Monday.
Malik Nabers +250Nabers' odds have remained within a certain range since lines opened — he was +375 to start and +210 last week. Despite being the favorite for the majority of the time these lines have been available, Nabers had not been bet at a high rate compared to the other players listed (9.5% ticket percentage and 5.5% handle percentage).
Marvin Harrison Jr. +300 /Joe Alt +400Harrison is the favorite to be selected at No. 4 but he's third on the board for the No. 5 pick as well. Harrison had the second-highest ticket percentage (19.9%) among the players listed for the fifth pick. Alt is just behind the dynamic wide receiver on the odds board and has the second-highest handle percentage (22%) on the board.
