Round 1 - Pick 1
PAYDS
3633RUYDS
121INTS
5TDS
41He's been the choice for months now. The Bears have spent enough time with him, and he with them, to make this marriage work. There's no suspense here and I need not write much more.
Round 1 - Pick 2
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3812RUYDS
1134INTS
4TDS
50The Commanders hired Kliff Kingsbury as their OC for a reason, and Daniels will run his system perfectly. The phrase "dynamic playmaker" is overused in football but use it as much as you want with the Heisman winner.
Round 1 - Pick 3
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3608RUYDS
449INTS
9TDS
33There's simply no way in my mind the Patriots move out of this spot and/or don't take a quarterback. The way the offseason has gone -- and the way the last three years have gone -- they have to.
Round 1 - Pick 4
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67REYDS
1211YDS/REC
18.1TDS
15GM Monti Ossenfort got to enjoy some draft-day trades last year, and he will later in this mock. But he doesn't play here and secures the next Larry Fitzgerald for the Arizona franchise.
Round 1 - Pick 5
PAYDS
2991RUYDS
202INTS
4TDS
25The Vikings got an extra Day 1 pick to make this exact move. McCarthy is much higher on team boards than he is in the media. He crushed his combine and pre-draft interviews, and Kevin O'Connell will love having a smart winner as his signal-caller.
Round 1 - Pick 6
REC
89REYDS
1569YDS/REC
17.6TDS
14Next week the Giants could absolutely draft a quarterback with this pick and I wouldn't blink. In this mock, they get who many in the league believe to be the best wide receiver in the draft.
Round 1 - Pick 7
Some teams have very obvious needs and the Titans are one of them. Alt is the first offensive lineman off the board and he will immediately slot in beside last year's first-round pick, Peter Skoronski, to solidify the left side of the line in front of Will Levis.
Round 1 - Pick 8
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4903RUYDS
8INTS
11TDS
39The Washington QB has been rising lately, and I believe he'll be drafted in the first dozen picks no matter what happens next week. The Falcons paid a lot of money to a 36-year-old quarterback coming off an Achilles injury in a deal they can get out of in two years if they must.
Round 1 - Pick 9
REC
92REYDS
1640YDS/REC
17.8TDS
15The entire Chicago Bears organization is being reimagined this offseason and GM Ryan Poles gets two franchise-changers in the top nine. Sure, they sent a fourth for Keenan Allen, but he only has this year left on his deal. Odunze with D.J. Moore is a dream for years to come for Caleb Williams.
Round 1 - Pick 10
REC
56REYDS
714YDS/REC
12.8TDS
7One personnel executive called Latham the safest offensive lineman in the draft considering how high his floor is. The Jets remade their offensive line in the last several weeks but reinforcements will be necessary.
Round 1 - Pick 11
REC
56REYDS
714YDS/REC
12.8TDS
7New Chargers GM Joe Hortiz agreed to this trade because 1) the Chargers need more cheap players and 2) he's really good at the draft. With Harrison off the board a pick earlier, the Bolts slide down and still pick up an elite pass-catcher at the tight end spot for Jim Harbaugh.
Round 1 - Pick 12
Every other mock you read will have Turner going to the Falcons at 8. The Broncos need a QB of course, but they can always get Spencer Rattler in the third. Denver badly needs pass-rush help.
Round 1 - Pick 13
Only so many teams can trade up for so many quarterbacks. Here, I have the Raiders being forced to stand pat and drafting the Penn State tackle.
Round 1 - Pick 14
I could see the Saints being a trade-back candidate in this scenario. But if no one calls, New Orleans takes Fuaga with some uncertainty at their tackle position.
Round 1 - Pick 15
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4508RUYDS
234INTS
3TDS
51He can play outside and inside and had great ball production at Alabama. He goes to Indy where he can start Day 1.
Round 1 - Pick 16
GM Howie Roseman is a regular draft-day-trader-upper, so why would 2024 be any different? Seeing the first corner go off the board, he makes a move quickly to get ahead of Jacksonville and get Mitchell.
Round 1 - Pick 17
The Jaguars could always move back here but then they'd miss out on a corner. The run on the position started two spots earlier and the Jags don't want to be left out, so they get McKinstry here.
Round 1 - Pick 18
Slightly surprised Verse is available here, but it feels like best player available for Cincy. He can play inside or out for Lou Anarumo.
Round 1 - Pick 19
Sometimes the football gods smile kindly upon you. Aaron Donald retires and L.A. has the best defensive tackle prospect in the draft sitting right there.
Round 1 - Pick 20
REC
68REYDS
1177YDS/REC
17.3TDS
17The LSU receiver could easily come off the board earlier than this. But after the Diontae Johnson trade, the Steelers will want to add a receiver. And we know that's a position they draft well.
Round 1 - Pick 21
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75REYDS
1014YDS/REC
13.5TDS
6The Dolphins are eventually going to have some difficult decisions to make at wide receiver when it comes to those contracts. May as well get prepared for that now with nabbing the fastest receiver in the draft.
Round 1 - Pick 22
John Schneider is in full control of this draft and he trades back in this mock, as is his wont. Latu's medical concerns have him falling slightly, but Seattle should be very familiar with the former Washington and UCLA pass rusher.
Round 1 - Pick 23
Round 1 - Pick 24
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75REYDS
1014YDS/REC
13.5TDS
6An obvious need for the Cowboys with an obvious fit in Mims. What he lacks in experience he makes up for in upside.
Round 1 - Pick 25
This is a very good offensive lineman draft and the Packers need one of them. Guyton played right tackle at Oklahoma but will need some time adjusting to the pros.
Round 1 - Pick 26
After a strong free agency to retain the group that got them within a drive of the NFC title game, the Bucs address an obvious need with Robinson. The Buccaneers continue to invest in pass rushers high in the draft.
Round 1 - Pick 27
REC
55REYDS
845YDS/REC
15.4TDS
11Here's Ossenfort's Day 1 trade, figuring he can get the same caliber player at pick 34 as he can at 27 -- and then some. New England struck out on receivers in free agency so the Patriots have to be aggressive in surrounding Drake Maye with talent, and they come up to get Mitchell.
Round 1 - Pick 28
REC
30REYDS
478YDS/REC
15.9TDS
3Some teams have him as the fifth-best receiver in the draft, and he could very well not be here when Buffalo picks. After the Stefon Diggs trade, it's obvious what Buffalo has to do.
Round 1 - Pick 29