2024 NFL mock draft: Early surprise paves way for Patriots to land QB
The Chicago Bears hold all of the cards at the top of the 2024 NFL draft, and the varying paths they could take has the potential to impact every team on the board.
Most notably, it will drastically impact the New England Patriots, who should come in looking to upgrade their dismal quarterback situation from Bailey Zappe and Mac Jones to Caleb Williams, Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels.
But they aren’t the only team that’ll be quarterback shopping. The Bears will have the tough decision of either sticking with Justin Fields or moving to a new franchise face under center. There’s also the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, who are two more teams that could be looking for a reset at quarterback.
And what about a trade? If the Bears keep Fields, they could potentially trade down from the No. 1 overall pick, which could put another team in the driver’s seat on draft night.
We kept things simple this time around with the draft order still not being set in stone. There were a couple of early surprises with the Bears taking Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 1 overall pick, and Maye going ahead of Williams to the Commanders.
Here’s how the rest of the draft came out with the Patriots holding the No. 3 pick:
Chicago Bears: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
Washington Commanders: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
New England Patriots: Caleb Williams, QB, USC
Arizona Cardinals: Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama
New York Giants: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
Los Angeles Chargers: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
Tennessee Titans: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
New York Jets: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington
Chicago Bears: JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Las Vegas Raiders: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
Minnesota Vikings: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
New Orleans Saints: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
Denver Broncos: Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois
Seattle Seahawks: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami (FL)
Cincinnati Bengals: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
Arizona Cardinals: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
Pittsburgh Steelers: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
Green Bay Packers: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
Indianapolis Colts: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
Jacksonville Jaguars: Graham Barton, OG, Duke
Los Angeles Rams: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
Buffalo Bills: Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA
Kansas City Chiefs: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
Philadelphia Eagles: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
Detroit Lions: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State
Houston Texans: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
Miami Dolphins: Troy Fautanu, OG, Washington
Dallas Cowboys: Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU
San Francisco 49ers: Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
Baltimore Ravens: Kalen King, CB, Penn State
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