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π Good morning to everyone but especially …
NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS
At long last, the 2024 NFL Draft has arrived. Tonight, the lives of 32 young men change, and that’s a huge win for everyone involved.
Β Which 32 will it be, though? Draft expert Chris Trapasso has been studying and writing about this draft for the last year-plus. Now, his final mock has arrived. Here are his top five:
- Bears: QB Caleb Williams
- Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels
- Patriots: QB Drake Maye
- Cardinals: WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
- Giants (via mock trade with Chargers): QB J.J. McCarthy
I love Chris’ fifth pick. The Giants moving up just one spot hasn’t been popularly mocked, but it could end up making a ton of sense.
We’ve talked a lot about the top of the draft. That’s where the biggest names go, after all. But there are great players further down. Here are some of Chris’ later picks I liked:
- 9. Bears: WR Rome Odunze
- 11. Vikings: QB Bo Nix
- 12. Broncos: EDGE Dallas Turner
- 22 Eagles: CB Terrion Arnold
- 25. Packers: CB Kool-Aid McKinstry
- 28. Bills: WR Adonai Mitchell
Dave Richard has a Fantasy-focused mock as well.
Keep two things in mind: We will get surprises, and we will get trades. It’s tough to predict surprises — that’s why they’re surprises — but some trades we might see coming. Jared Dubin hasΒ teams that could trade into or out of Round 1, including …
- Dubin: “The Cardinals already have two first-round picks thanks to last year’s trade that netted Will Anderson Jr. for theΒ Texans, but with so much ammo to move up and down the…
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