NFL Draft 2024: How to watch, 1st round picks, trades, grades as Caleb Williams goes No. 1 overall

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• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:23 PM MDT

  After moving on from Kirk Cousins, the Vikings now have their quarterback of the future

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 8 — Michael Penix Jr.

  • Draft Grade: F

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 70

  • School: Washington

  • Height: 6′ 3″

  • Weight: 213

  First F of the day! What is going on in Atlanta? This pick makes absolutely no sense. The Falcons signed Kirk Cousins and are now drafting a six-year college starter to sit behind him for two years? What sense does that make? Penix isn’t the cleanest prospect and he has injury concerns. We’ll find out what this looks like when he sees the field in 2026 or 2027.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:14 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 7 — JC Latham

  • Draft Grade: A

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 9

  • School: Alabama

  • Height: 6′ 6″

  • Weight: 342

  The Titans needed a tackle and got someone who profiles as a top-flight right tackle in the NFL for a long time. Bullyball is back in Tennessee for the next decade.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:13 PM MDT

  The Bears are the first team to pick for a second time, and they’ve added to a star-studded WR room

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:09 PM MDT

  The first shocker of the draft as Atlanta — which signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract this off season — picks a quarterback in the first round

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:04 PM MDT

  Even after his retirement, Nick Saban puts another Alabama offensive lineman in the NFL

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:03 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 6 — Malik Nabers

  • Draft Grade: B+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 8

  • School: LSU

  • Height: 6′ 0″

  • Weight: 200

  The Giants really needed to go quarterback here, but they weren’t in love with the options on the board. Still, the Giants had a massive need at wide receiver as well and got the biggest playmaker at that spot in the draft. Malik Nabers can grow in to a true No. 1 wideout with blazing speed while they play out this season with Daniel Jones at quarterback.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:56 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 5 — Joe Alt

  • Draft Grade: A+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 7

  • School: Notre Dame

  • Height: 6′ 7″

  • Weight: 321

  It’s not the sexy pick, but it’s a pick thats going to make the Chargers better immediately and in the long term. Even though they needed wide receiver help, they also needed help at tackle and got a 10-year, Pro Bowl level starter in Joe Alt.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM MDT

  Malik Nabers is the second WR off the board this year, heading to the New York Giants

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:50 PM MDT

  L.A. Chargers invest in protecting the franchise, Justin Herbert, with two-time All-American OT Joe Alt

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:46 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 4 — Marvin Harrison Jr.

  • Draft Grade: A+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 3

  • School: Ohio St.

  • Height: 6′ 3″

  • Weight: 209

  The Cardinals needed a receiver and they got one with Pro Bowl potential as a rookie. Marvin Harrison Jr. is as clean a prospect as they come and did not see a drop in production going from C.J. Stroud to Kyle McCord. This also creates depth for the rest of Arizona’s roster, allowing Michael Wilson to be featured as a No. 2 wide receiver. Kyler Murray should be rejoicing right now.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM MDT

  Like father, like son, as Marvin Harrison Sr. and Jr. are the first father-son duo in NFL history to share this distinct honor:

  Marvin Harrison Sr. and Marvin Harrison Jr. are the 1st father-son WR duo both taken in the 1st round in the common draft era#NFLDraft

  — Doug Clawson (@doug_clawson) April 26, 2024

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:41 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 3 — Drake Maye

  • Draft Grade: A

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 1

  • School: N. Carolina

  • Height: 6′ 4″

  • Weight: 230

  The Patriots got a dynamite prospect in Drake Maye. Maye did a ton of heavy lifting for the Tar Heels last season and is a player with legitimate superstar upside. He’s just 21 years old and has already shown flashes of elite downfield, tight-window accuracy to go along with fantastic running ability for a bigger quarterback. Home run pick for the Patriots as they officially start a new era for the franchise.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM MDT

  Marvin Harrison Jr. is headed from the Horseshoe to the desert

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:36 PM MDT

  Drake Maye will be the next Patriots quarterback in the post-Tom Brady era

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:34 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 2 — Jayden Daniels

  • Draft Grade: C+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 20

  • School: LSU

  • Height: 6′ 4″

  • Weight: 210

  The Commanders got their quarterback, but it’s fair to wonder if they took the right guy here. Jayden Daniels blossomed in his fifth and final year of college football, taking home the Heisman Trophy in a dazzling season for LSU. Daniels is on the older side and doesn’t have elite physical tools as a passer, but is going to be an immediate asset in the run game. Drake Maye feels like a better pick, but time will tell. Regardless, the Commanders desperately needed a quarterback and they got one.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:28 PM MDT

  2023 Heisman Trophy winner Jaylen Daniels headed to Washington with No. 2 pick

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:26 PM MDT

  Lincoln Riley is a modern-day quarterback whisperer

  Lincoln Riley is the now first coach in college football history to coach three No. 1 overall picks, all QBs.

  Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (2018)
  Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (2019)
  Caleb Williams, USC (2024)

  — Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 26, 2024

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:23 PM MDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 1 — Caleb Williams

  • Draft Grade: A

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 2

  • School: USC

  • Height: 6′ 1″

  • Weight: 215

  The Bears had the No. 1 pick fall right into their lap and did the sensible thing. This pick has been talked about for months and the Bears finally get their man. Caleb Williams has all the tools to become a bona fide superstar in the NFL and break the Bears’ curse at the most important position. OK, now the 2024 NFL Draft can officially start.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 6:20 PM MDT

  Caleb Williams goes No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears