The NFL draft is no sure thing, especially with more than a week left before the first team is officially on the clock. However, according to Fanduel Sportsbook, former Blue Devils offensive lineman Graham Barton won’t need to fall asleep before his name is called.
Barton, who played left tackle in Durham for the past three years and started along the offensive line ever since he was a freshman, has some of the strongest odds available to be a first-round pick in next week’s NFL draft. Fanduel has him listed at -2000 to be one of the first 32 selections.
Despite Barton’s experience on the perimeter, he’s expected to move to guard or center where his smaller frame won’t be as vulnerable. The move also makes him one of the best prospects available as he recorded one of the highest relative athletic scores of any guard prospect ever during testing.
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The heavy odds make sense considering Barton has been mocked in the first round almost constantly since the start of the year. With playoff teams that need interior help littering the bottom of the board, from the Miami Dolphins to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, it seems unlikely that the Blue Devil will last until day two.
Barton would be Duke’s third first-round NFL draft pick since 1987 after offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson in 2015 and quarterback Daniel Jones in 2019.
| Odds | |
|---|---|
| Will Graham Barton be a first-round pick | -2000 |
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