The wait is over for many NFL teams, as the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft gets underway Thursday in Detroit. With months of rumors and speculation leading up to this moment, here is the Review-Journal’s final mock draft of the season. The Chicago Bears have the first overall pick and are expected to select Caleb Williams, QB, from Southern California. Williams, a highly touted prospect, has been the consensus top pick for much of the draft process. The Washington Commanders are expected to select Jayden Daniels, QB, from Louisiana State, with the second pick. Daniels is a talented quarterback with a strong arm and good mobility. The New England Patriots are expected to select Drake Maye, QB, from North Carolina, with the third pick. Maye is a pro-style quarterback with a quick release and good accuracy. The Arizona Cardinals are expected to select Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, from Ohio State, with the fourth pick. Harrison is a big, physical receiver with good hands and route-running ability. The Minnesota Vikings have traded up to the fifth overall pick and are expected to select J.J. McCarthy, QB, from Michigan. McCarthy is a talented quarterback with a strong arm and good mobility.
The New York Giants have the sixth overall pick and are expected to select Malik Nabers, WR, from LSU. Nabers is a speedy receiver with good hands and route-running ability. The Tennessee Titans have the seventh overall pick and are expected to select Joe Alt, OT, from Notre Dame. Alt is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism. The Atlanta Falcons have the eighth overall pick and are expected to select Dallas Turner, Edge, from Alabama. Turner is a talented pass rusher with good athleticism and instincts. The Chicago Bears, with their second top-10 selection, are expected to select Taliese Fuaga, OT, from Oregon State. Fuaga is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism. The New York Jets, with Aaron Rodgers’ age in mind, are expected to select Rome Odunze, WR, from Washington. Odunze is a big, physical receiver with good hands and route-running ability.
The Los Angeles Chargers have traded down with the Vikings and are expected to select Brock Bowers, TE, from Georgia. Bowers is a talented tight end with good size, athleticism, and hands. The Denver Broncos have the 12th overall pick and are expected to select Laiatu Latu, Edge, from UCLA. Latu is a talented pass rusher with good athleticism and instincts. The Raiders have the 13th overall pick and are expected to select Terrion Arnold, CB, from Alabama. Arnold is a talented cornerback with good size, athleticism, and instincts. The New Orleans Saints have the 14th overall pick and are expected to select Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, from Penn State. Fashanu is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism. The Indianapolis Colts have the 15th overall pick and are expected to select Quinyon Mitchell, CB, from Toledo. Mitchell is a talented cornerback with good size, athleticism, and instincts.
The Seattle Seahawks have the 16th overall pick and are expected to select Troy Fautanu, OT, from Washington. Fautanu is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism. The Jacksonville Jaguars have the 17th overall pick and are expected to select Byron Murphy, DT, from Texas. Murphy is a talented defensive tackle with good size, athleticism, and instincts. The Cincinnati Bengals have the 18th overall pick and are expected to select JC Latham, OT, from Alabama. Latham is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism. The Los Angeles Rams have the 19th overall pick and are expected to select Jared Verse, Edge, from Florida State. Verse is a talented pass rusher with good athleticism and instincts. The Pittsburgh Steelers have the 20th overall pick and are expected to select Graham Barton, OL, from Duke. Barton is a versatile offensive lineman with good size and athleticism.
The Miami Dolphins have the 21st overall pick and are expected to select Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, from Oregon. Powers-Johnson is a versatile offensive lineman with good size and athleticism. The Philadelphia Eagles have the 22nd overall pick and are expected to select Cooper DeJean, DB, from Iowa. DeJean is a talented defensive back with good size, athleticism, and instincts. The Los Angeles Chargers, using their second pick from the Vikings trade, are expected to select Jer’Zhan Newton, DT, from Illinois. Newton is a talented defensive tackle with good size, athleticism, and instincts. The Dallas Cowboys have the 24th overall pick and are expected to select Brian Thomas Jr., WR, from LSU. Thomas is a talented receiver with good size, athleticism, and route-running ability. The Green Bay Packers have the 25th overall pick and are expected to select Amarius Mims, OT, from Georgia. Mims is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the 26th overall pick and are expected to select Chop Robinson, Edge, from Penn State. Robinson is a talented pass rusher with good athleticism and instincts. The Arizona Cardinals, with their second pick, are expected to select Nate Wiggins, CB, from Clemson. Wiggins is a talented cornerback with good size, athleticism, and instincts. The Buffalo Bills have the 28th overall pick and are expected to select Adonai Mitchell, WR, from Texas. Mitchell is a talented receiver with good size, athleticism, and route-running ability. The Detroit Lions have the 29th overall pick and are expected to select Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, from Alabama. McKinstry is a talented cornerback with good size, athleticism, and instincts. The Baltimore Ravens have the 30th overall pick and are expected to select Tyler Guyton, OT, from Oklahoma. Guyton is a big, physical offensive tackle with good athleticism.
The Raiders have traded with the 49ers and are expected to select Michael Penix Jr., QB, from Washington. Penix is a talented quarterback with a strong arm and good mobility. The Kansas City Chiefs have the 32nd overall pick and are expected to select Xavier Worthy, WR, from Texas. Worthy is a talented receiver with good size, athleticism, and route-running ability.
