The 2024 NFL Draft is tonight. In honor of the great event, here’s a final mock draft.
The Minnesota Vikings must come out of the first round with a candidate to be their next quarterback of the future. I believe that Kevin O’Connell, Josh McCown, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, and the rest of the team’s shot-callers prefer North Carolina’s Drake Maye. Personally, I’m partial to Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy but I’m just a slappy on a couch. The Vikings have significant draft capital. If they choose to spend enough of it, I believe that they can pry the #3 from the Patriots and bring Maye to Minnesota. Will they spend it? That’s the big question. The answer will come tonight. For this final mock draft, the Patriots do not accept what is offered and the Vikings turn to McCarthy.
The Vikings trade #11 and #23 to the Chargers for #5. In reality, there’s probably a future pick involved to balance things. For this fake trade, only this year’s first round picks are significant.
1. Chicago Bears (via Carolina): 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 (via LA Chargers): J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
6. New York Giants: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
7. Tennessee Titans: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
8. Atlanta Falcons: Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama
9. Chicago Bears: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
10. New York Jets: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
11. Los Angeles Chargers (via Minnesota): Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
12. Denver Broncos: Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
13. Las Vegas Raiders: Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington
14. New Orleans Saints: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
15. Indianapolis Colts: Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
16. Seattle Seahawks: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
17. Jacksonville Jaguars: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
18. Cincinnati Bengals: Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas
19. Los Angeles Rams: Liatu Latu, Edge, UCLA
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
21. Miami Dolphins: Johnny Newton, DT, Illinois
22. Philadelphia Eagles: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
23. Los Angeles Chargers (via Minnesota): Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
24. Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
25. Green Bay Packers: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Chop Robinson, Edge, Penn State
27. Arizona Cardinals (via Houston): Darius Robinson, Edge, Missouri
28. Buffalo Bills: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
29. Detroit Lions: Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon
30. Baltimore Ravens: Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
31. San Francisco 49ers: Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia
32. Kansas City Chiefs: Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
It’s finally time for the REAL draft. In the REAL one, I expect a team looking for a QB to trade into the first round for Washington’s Michael Penix Jr.
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