The hay's in the barn as the 2024 NFL Draft has officially marked its arrival! It's been a fun process with data points gained from the Senior Bowl, NFL Combine, and pre-draft meeting carousel.
Here, I present my opening-round projections, providing picks 1-32. Months of careful analysis and sourcing have gone into this final predictive 2024 NFL mock draft. Enjoy!
2024 NFL Mock Draft
1. Chicago Bears
Caleb Williams, QB, USC
2. Washington Commanders
Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
3. New England Patriots
Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
4. Arizona Cardinals
Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
5. Minnesota Vikings [Trade]
J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
6. New York Giants
Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
7. Tennessee Titans
Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
8. New York Jets [Trade]
Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
9. Chicago Bears
Byron Murphy II, IDL, Texas
10. Atlanta Falcons [Trade]
Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama
11. Los Angeles Chargers [Trade]
JC Latham, OT, Alabama
12. Philadelphia Eagles [Trade]
Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
13. Las Vegas Raiders
Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
14. New Orleans Saints
Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State
15. Indianapolis Colts
Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
16. Seattle Seahawks
Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
18. Cincinnati Bengals
Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
19. Los Angeles Rams
Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA
20. Pittsburgh Steelers
Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
21. Miami Dolphins
Johnny Newton, IDL, Illinois
22. Denver Broncos [Trade]
Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
23. Los Angeles Chargers [Trade]
Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
24. Kansas City Chiefs [Trade]
Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
25. Green Bay Packers
Graham Barton, IOL, Duke
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
27. Arizona Cardinals
Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
28. Buffalo Bills
Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
29. Washington Commanders [Trade]
Patrick Paul, OT, Houston
30. Baltimore Ravens
Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
31. San Francisco 49ers
Roger Rosengarten, OT, Washington
32. Dallas Cowboys [Trade]
Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon