1) Chicago Bears (via CAR): Caleb Williams, QB, USC
There are no real surprises here with this one. Caleb Williams is entering into as good a situation as a rookie has had in a long time after the Chicago Bears loaded up with offensive weapons this offseason. The USC QB should hit the ground running.
2) Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
The narrative about this pick seems to shift from week to week, and it’s safe to assume none of us know what will happen here with the second overall pick. Jayden Daniels appears to be favored by the Washington Commanders, but we’ll see if this shifts after Pro Days and private workouts.
3) New England Patriots: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
New England keeps signaling they are set to take a quarterback early in the 2024 NFL Draft. Drake Maye is as perfect of a fit as you’ll find for the Patriots with his arm talent, football IQ, and natural leadership. He’ll give them a clear playmaker to build around for the foreseeable future.
4) Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
There are no surprises with the fourth overall selection of this 2024 NFL Mock Draft, as the Arizona Cardinals strike for Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.
I’m sure teams will try and trade up to this pick, but with the WR-hungry teams sitting right behind them, the Cardinals stick to their guns here and go with the easy choice.
5) Minnesota Vikings (via LAC): J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
Trade: The Vikings receive pick 5 in the 2024 NFL Draft; the Los Angeles Chargers receive picks 11 & 23.
Minnesota makes the move we all anticipate happening here. The trade package will likely be larger than in this 2024 NFL Mock Draft offers, but these trades are more for illustrative purposes.
The Vikings offer a stable landing spot for J.J. McCarthy where he doesn’t *have* to be rushed out early and has the pieces around him to succeed with Minnesota’s dynamite WR duo in Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison and the Vikings’ offensive line.
6) New York Giants: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
The Giants haven’t hidden their interest in a quarterback, but it doesn’t fall their way here this time. Landing Malik Nabers is a pretty good consolation prize, and he’ll give the Giants the true WR1 threat they’ve seemingly been missing since OBJ’s prime.
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Who knows, maybe the Vikings trade up to 4.
It’s really funny, because the sports writers are so reactionary and don’t consider that the Vikings have less draft capital and the Giants to get up to either pics three, four, or five. And another funny thing they say is, oh… Daniel Jones is going to be their starter.
Who will throw to the WR? Jones? He was unable/unwilling to throw beyond 10-15 yard routes last year.
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have the giants as just a passive observer when it comes to moving up. Like "oh well, guess nobody felling our lap!" Not sure why none of the writers think it's possible the Giants move up, but I'll take solace in the fact that they're usually dead wrong.
It’s really funny, because the sports writers are so reactionary and don’t consider that the Vikings have less draft capital and the Giants to get up to either pics three, four, or five. And another funny thing they say is, oh… Daniel Jones is going to be their starter.
Everyone knows they have 2 first rounders this year, what we don't know is how much of the 2025 picks they might also be willing to package with it.
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draft a QB. Who will he throw to? I believe this mock draft is correct. Giants will ride the season with Jones and Lock
You are correct however maybe the Giants feel with better protection he will throw downfield. I don’t disagree with you. I don’t believe JS does.
Who will throw to the WR? Jones? He was unable/unwilling to throw beyond 10-15 yard routes last year.
and Reassure Daboll/Schoen, they'll be safe for another year regardless of how this upcoming season plays out.
and Reassure Daboll/Schoen, they'll be safe for another year regardless of how this upcoming season plays out.
agreed, if you're not gonna go full throttle for QB this year at least position yourself to do it next year.
and Reassure Daboll/Schoen, they'll be safe for another year regardless of how this upcoming season plays out.
Jones/Lock/DeVito being the QB room is as close to a guarantee of Daboll and possibly Shoen being fired as possible. The TB Rays will have better attendance
Because its not going to work out asking Daboll to win with Defense and running game, that's not what he does.
[quote] have the giants as just a passive observer when it comes to moving up. Like "oh well, guess nobody felling our lap!" Not sure why none of the writers think it's possible the Giants move up, but I'll take solace in the fact that they're usually dead wrong. [/quote
I asked this question yesterday. Basically every mock draft has the Giants just getting jumped and then the mock drafter is like the Giants would like to get a QB. Well then why the fuck do you have the team that's in the better position with more draft assets getting jumped? Makes no sense.
[quote] have the giants as just a passive observer when it comes to moving up. Like "oh well, guess nobody felling our lap!" Not sure why none of the writers think it's possible the Giants move up, but I'll take solace in the fact that they're usually dead wrong. [/quote
I asked this question yesterday. Basically every mock draft has the Giants just getting jumped and then the mock drafter is like the Giants would like to get a QB. Well then why the fuck do you have the team that's in the better position with more draft assets getting jumped? Makes no sense.
At the end of the day mock drafts are just March Madness brackets for the NFL.
That's a very good observation. Add in O'Connell, who I think is a rising star, and McCarthy would be in very good hands.
Fill in a few gaps and deal with QB later.
If the Vikings prefer picks 11 and 23 plus extra vs us trading a 3rd rounder plus then all we could do about it is overpay LAC with our 2nd plus basically. If Schoen really loves him then that's what we would have to do.
and Reassure Daboll/Schoen, they'll be safe for another year regardless of how this upcoming season plays out.
Best I could see them doing on a trade down is with the Bears and that won't net much. With no QBs on the board we likely aren't getting much draft capital to trade down.
If Schdabka really like the qb overpaying for pick 5 is a no Brainer imo.
This is EXACTLY why we should draft a playmaking wide receiver instead of a QB.
If we trade a half year rental of Leonard Williams, plus a 2nd and 5th and pick 6 for a QB they love and Brian Burns that is a big win.
Who’s to say the giants don’t trade with cards then? They may have two of the three receivers graded similarly.
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the QBs go #1, #2, #3, then I think SD would be more likely to trade with Minnesota than the Giants. Picks #11 and #23 would be better than #70, even though SD would likely miss out on Nabers and Odunze by trading down that far. They have a lot of holes and this is a WR-rich draft. We'd have to offer #47 to compete with the Vikings, which I don't think Schoen would do.
Who’s to say the giants don’t trade with cards then? They may have two of the three receivers graded similarly.
It's possible, but I think the Cardinals are locked in on MHJ. They also already have a ton of draft capital.
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the QBs go #1, #2, #3, then I think SD would be more likely to trade with Minnesota than the Giants. Picks #11 and #23 would be better than #70, even though SD would likely miss out on Nabers and Odunze by trading down that far. They have a lot of holes and this is a WR-rich draft. We'd have to offer #47 to compete with the Vikings, which I don't think Schoen would do.
Who’s to say the giants don’t trade with cards then? They may have two of the three receivers graded similarly.
It's possible, but I think the Cardinals are locked in on MHJ. They also already have a ton of draft capital.
Once again, if Schoen really likes the QB at 5 trading a 2nd for him is a no brainer. A half year rental of Leonard Williams, pick 6 and our 2nd + 5th for a QB of the future they believe in and Brian Burns is absolutely a win and no Brainer. If they don't love the QB then don't overpay for pick 5, but if they do then it's a no Brainer and a big win.
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Where you are being mostly mocked to either the Vikings, where you'll be throwing to Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and TJ Hockenson, or the Giants, where you'll be throwing to Darius Slayton, WanDale Robinson, and MAYBE Darren Waller... Vikings would be a much better situation to land in, from his perspective
This is EXACTLY why we should draft a playmaking wide receiver instead of a QB.
If they draft a WR, who will throw it to him? We could play this game all day.
Really?? There are 3 BLUE chip WRs that are going to be drafted in the top 10. The Giants have a pick in there. The Vikings DO NOT. That will carry a lot of weight in this draft
with the Cards (who desperately need a WR) and the Chargers (who desperately need a WR).
NE may be even enticed to trade down, considering the could pick up some very attractive picks this year and next and get one of those WR. They could use the picks NY gives them, to move back into the early teens to pick Nix (who some reports they like a lot).
If Schoen doesn't make the move, it will because he doesn't have a high enough grade on one of these QBs to trade up for, NOT because he's going to be outbid.
Yes, Giants have zero WR on their roster. 🙄
JFC. How are some of you this fucking obtuse?
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draft a QB. Who will he throw to? I believe this mock draft is correct. Giants will ride the season with Jones and Lock
Yes, Giants have zero WR on their roster. 🙄
JFC. How are some of you this fucking obtuse?
We have two extremely promising young receivers and Slayton who is reliable for some big catches every game. This draft could net a promising receiver at 70 or via trade up from 70 too. I'm not counting on Waller, but Bellinger was solid when he had the main TE spot and I'd expect him to return to that form or better when he's back as a real tight end instead of the 80's blocking tightend he was relegated to with Waller on the team.
I'd say we are 1 good big, strong receiver with separation ability away from having a very good receiving Corp. This narrative that we have no receivers is a joke.
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Where you are being mostly mocked to either the Vikings, where you'll be throwing to Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and TJ Hockenson, or the Giants, where you'll be throwing to Darius Slayton, WanDale Robinson, and MAYBE Darren Waller... Vikings would be a much better situation to land in, from his perspective
This is EXACTLY why we should draft a playmaking wide receiver instead of a QB.
that only makes sense if JJ is making the decision on where he gets to go.
Yeah, Jalin Hyatt doesn't exist, he was a figment of our imagination. We didn't trade up for him and he didn't make a lot of big plays this year without a good qb to get him the ball downfield.
And drafting a WR with no viable QB is a waste of time and resources.