NFL mock draft: With one basic alternate-up, it's a QB occasion within the pause 5 – Yahoo

On this final mock earlier than the 2024 NFL Draft, Charles McDonald makes the sequence of the distinctive-numbered draft picks while Nate Tice selects the even.

1. Chicago Bears (thru Panthers) — Caleb Williams, QB, USC

No longer essential extra to instruct about this one. Williams took finest one high-30 search recommendation from and it turned into with the Bears. Congratulations, Bears followers. That you would be able to even have the quarterback you’ve repeatedly wanted — Williams is that promising.

2. Washington Commanders — Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Daniels has change into extra of a celebrated to transfer to Washington, but after a recent high-30 search recommendation from/battle royale with quite a bit of quarterbacks, this might perchance be extra up within the air than impartial not too long within the past assumed. We’re restful going with Daniels right here, who can hit the floor working with the solid environment the Commanders have on offense, and he’ll enliven the franchise along with his dynamic play.

3. Fresh England Patriots — Drake Maye, QB, UNC

The Patriots have a protracted manner to transfer till they’ll be competitive but again, giving them a ton of choices on tackle the third pick within the draft. Shopping and selling down is a viable route, but passing on a quarterback skill admire Maye to kick off this rebuild looks rash. Right here, the Patriots receive a quarterback with extraordinarily excessive upside to give them stability and necessary particular person doable on the highest notify within the game.

4. Arizona Cardinals — Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio Train

This Cardinals option has an opportunity to be one among the first pivot functions of this draft, particularly for the groups that have focused J.J. McCarthy (or appreciate Harrison or one among the pause WRs themselves). Right here, the Cardinals resolve they don’t need any longer picks to fetch and indubitably desire the gamers to inaugurate constructing spherical. Harrison is as splendid of a constructing block there might be, makes for a fun 1-2 punch with tight pause Trey McBride, and offers the Cardinals an sharp community of pass catchers with 2nd-365 days participant Michael Wilson and interior most celebrated Greg Dortch.

5. Minnesota Vikings (thru Chargers) — J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

Minnesota gets its hands on a younger quarterback by flipping its first-spherical picks to the Chargers for McCarthy. The QB wasn’t asked to drive the ship while he turned into at Michigan, but he has enough traits where it’s probably to verify him as a protracted-term starter within the NFL. Getting to throw to Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson to inaugurate his profession would completely wait on McCarthy receive off to a rapidly inaugurate.

6. Fresh York Giants — Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

The Giants have completed their work on this 365 days’s quarterbacks and are preserving observe of this deep class of offensive linemen, but in its set they add the firepower that this passing assault has desperately wanted. Nabers can rob any contact to the dwelling and would give the Giants an explosive play part to manufacture every person else’s lives more straightforward, in conjunction with the quarterback and play-caller.

7. Chicago Bears (thru Titans) — Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

Chicago jumps the Falcons to receive their hands on Odunze, who has the doable to be a correct No. 1 receiver within the NFL. Large receiver isn’t an rapid need for the Bears with DJ Moore and Keenan Allen on the roster, but Allen obtained’t be spherical and not utilizing a wreck in sight and Odunze is one among the premier gamers in this draft. Moore, Allen and Odunze would be an very ideal trio for Caleb Williams to work with and he would have Moore and Odunze for the future.

8. Atlanta Falcons — Brian Thomas, WR, LSU

Despite in conjunction with Darnell Mooney and Rondale Moore this offseason, the Falcons might perchance restful exercise but every other large receiver who can fabricate a dwelling on the exterior. Mooney is finest from the slot and Moore is basically a working abet in all the pieces but title finest, so in conjunction with a participant with the scale, hurry and ascending game admire Thomas makes extra sense than you’d first mediate. The Falcons completely need pass speed wait on, but they would not mediate any of the defensive potentialities are value it at this point within the draft (they would impartial be prime alternate-down candidates), so that they resolve to push their offense to superpower ranges.

9. Tennessee Titans (thru Bears) — Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

Most attention-grabbing-case scenario for the Titans. They receive to alternate abet and restful receive the participant they probably would have taken at their usual pick. The Titans have a necessity at left care for and Alt is the cleanest left care for prospect within the draft. Easy need.

10. Fresh York Jets — Troy Fautanu, OL, Washington

The Jets might perchance be taking part in footsy with Brock Bowers somewhat right here, but in its set they hump with Fautanu to give themselves the supreme insurance coverage for his or her revamped but oft-injured offensive line. Fautanu is a technician with rapidly toes and ought to restful inaugurate at any offensive line predicament in his profession. He can must this season if the Jets proceed to have imperfect damage luck.

11. Los Angeles Chargers (thru Vikings) — Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn Train

Head coach Jim Harbaugh has wired the importance of offensive linemen and can receive his hands on a substantial-time skill with Fashanu, who’s falling down draft boards after an inconsistent senior season, that might perchance had been due to damage. Both manner, Fashanu can hasten into upright care for while the Chargers resolve out a sure route for his or her large receiver convey.

12. Denver Broncos — Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

What head coach Sean Payton and the Broncos resolve to produce this draft is anyone’s wager. They might perchance impartial contend with any notify within the basic spherical and I could perchance sign why they did so. On this present peril, Payton decides to juice up his pass catchers with Bowers, a sure form of mismatch participant than Jimmy Graham, but a participant with whom Payton can have a topic day in transferring spherical the formation and developing matchup benefits.

13. Las Vegas Raiders — Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

The first defensive participant is off the board with Mitchell making an appearance. The Raiders have a harmful duo on the defensive line with Maxx Crosby and Christian Wilkins, and can add a playmaking cornerback to wait on maximize the impact these two fabricate within the passing game. Bring in Mitchell, who has checked off every field a bunch might perchance need from a smaller-college prospect.

14. Fresh Orleans Saints — JC Latham, OT, Alabama

The Saints need offensive linemen. Length. Latham turned into a upright care for in college and he can with out issues grasp accessible on the next stage, giving the Saints a probably resolution at their left care for conundrum and/or a succession belief for Ryan Ramczyk.

15. Indianapolis Colts — Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama

Turner’s tumble stops! The Colts might perchance exercise but every other quality rusher up entrance and Turner would accumulate himself in a huge predicament by being ready to play with a necessary particular person defensive lineman admire DeForest Buckner. It’s not easy to accumulate 21-365 days-old edge rushers within the draft who moreover speed a 4.47. Don’t be surprised if Turner goes essential better than this all the draw thru the actual draft.

16. Seattle Seahawks — Graham Barton, OL, Duke

Barton on the Seahawks is a fit that I’ve loved extra and extra as silly season has long gone along. Barton can prolong at offensive care for, but obtained’t must with Charles Unpleasant and a hopefully healthy Abe Lucas. As an replacement, Barton can shore up the interior of the offensive line and any predicament where he’s most wanted, plus insurance coverage if one among the offensive tackles goes down with but every other damage.

17. Jacksonville Jaguars — Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

The Jaguars have an infinite need at large receiver after losing Calvin Ridley to the in-division Titans. Right here, they can call up Mitchell, who’s a form of receiver they don’t indubitably have on the roster. Tranquil, he’s a nice fit with Trevor Lawrence as a substantial-bodied, athletic draw who can win contested catches and bring down passes over the center of the topic.

18. Cincinnati Bengals — Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas

A trench pick (or Brock Bowers) feels upright for the Bengals. An offensive lineman might perchance fabricate sense as insurance coverage for 2024 and a starter for previous. As an replacement the Bengals add the disruptive Murphy to bring some juice to their defensive entrance. Murphy pairs indubitably smartly with Sheldon Rankins and B.J. Hill, and with neither Rankins nor Hill’s contracts going longer than the next two seasons, Murphy would give the Bengals a protracted-term doable needle mover within the paint.

19. Los Angeles Rams — Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa

The Rams restful have a necessity within the secondary even within the event that they brought in Kamren Curl, Tre’Davious White and Darious Williams. They might perchance impartial exercise a protracted-term possibility with the upside to play all over the secondary and DeJean fits that invoice. He has the athleticism to play cornerback and the toughness to be a security as smartly. He might perchance pause up being a draw shut if he goes this slack within the basic spherical.

20. Pittsburgh Steelers — Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

Offensive line might perchance be addressed right here, and it be a priority in Pittsburgh, however the premise of pairing Arnold with Joey Porter Jr. is an exhilarating proposition. Two bodily and trim corners on either side of the ball might perchance fabricate lifestyles hell for large receivers on the exterior, plus Arnold has some slot capability that might perchance fabricate for some fun defensive looks with Minkah Fitzpatrick roaming the center.

21. Miami Dolphins — Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton, DT, Illinois

The Dolphins restful have a necessity at defensive care for after losing Christian Wilkins in free agency. This might occasionally be a huge receive for the Dolphins. Newton is a excessive-floor, polished participant who ought to restful without prolong be a disruptive presence for the Dolphins. It would moreover receive them a mark-managed contract at a notify of need for now and the future.

22. Philadelphia Eagles — Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia

There might perchance be a Lane Johnson-sized hole to fetch sooner than later, and celebrated manager Howie Roseman loves to assault the lines within the basic spherical. Mims has a sky-excessive ceiling and ought to restful receive to have time to be brought along within the abet of Johnson and below offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland, perchance competing for the upright guard predicament all the draw thru his preliminary advertising campaign.

23. Los Angeles Chargers (thru Vikings) — Jared Verse, Edge, Florida Train

The 2nd Chargers pick goes to the defensive trenches, picking up Verse to solidify their future at defensive pause. Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack are restful on the roster, but Mack isn’t going to be spherical that essential longer and the Chargers need insurance coverage in case Bosa’s damage history continues. Right here’s a radiant touchdown predicament for Verse at this point within the draft.

24. San Francisco 49ers (thru Cowboys) — Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon Train

The 49ers shoot as much as nab a upright care for or upright guard who can inaugurate upright away in Fuaga, a lineman who’s at or arrive the pause of masses of substantial boards. There are respectable questions on whether Fuaga can pause out at care for (I admire him at guard better), but this form of offense would translate smartly from what Fuaga did at Oregon Train and would wait on camouflage his deficiencies in pass protection. Whether or not it’s inside or out, Fuaga will add thump without prolong to the 49ers’ speed game.

25. Inexperienced Bay Packers — Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU

Inexperienced Bay wants a protracted-term resolution at left care for after the departure of David Bakhtiari. At this point within the draft, they’ll doubtlessly be taking an upside swing and Suamataia works in this scenario.

26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

Out goes Carlton Davis, in comes Wiggins. He is skinny but a twitchy athlete who repeatedly stays sticky with receivers and moreover performs the cornerback notify manner otherwise than Davis, but might perchance be a in an identical model useful participant for Todd Bowles to deploy in his knuckleball draw.

27. Arizona Cardinals (thru Texans) — Laiatu Latu, Edge, UCLA

Latu’s draft stock feels extraordinarily fluid, however the Cardinals are fully delighted to land him right here. He has the production and traits to be a protracted-term fixture on the Cardinals’ entrance as they proceed to rebuild their defense.

28. Buffalo Bills — Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

Maybe a tad wealthy for McConkey, but he is a truly ideal route runner and big athlete who can win at all three ranges. McConkey can repeatedly win on the exterior, one thing needed given the Bills’ present community of pass catchers. (I moreover kinda admire the McConkey-Khalil Shakir two-man game.)

29. Detroit Lions — Michael Corridor Jr., DL, Ohio Train

A miniature a surprise! Defensive care for isn’t the highest rapid need for the Lions with the signing of D.J. Reader and presence of Alim McNeill, but Corridor has a sure form of juice that the Lions (and every group) might perchance exercise on the interior. Corridor ran a 4.75 40-yard flee at 299 pounds and offers important pass-speed upside as a defensive care for.

30. Baltimore Ravens — Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma

The Ravens need reinforcements at offensive line, and Guyton is an efficient athlete who’s a uncomplicated mover in position but restful wants work in refining his game. He has quality starting up care for upside, one thing so not easy to accumulate at this point within the draft, and wouldn’t basically want to play upright away. He would moreover give them a participant to withhold the backside from falling out in case Ronnie Stanley’s profession retains trending downward.

31. Dallas Cowboys (thru 49ers) — Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon

After buying and selling abet, Dallas has the chance to rob a proficient participant at a substantial notify of need in Powers-Johnson. The Cowboys want a recent heart and Powers-Johnson might perchance construct a butt-kicking duo with Legitimate Bowl guard Tyler Smith.

32. Kansas City Chiefs — Patrick Paul, OT, Houston

The Chiefs at this time have Wanya Morris slated to inaugurate at left care for (which is elegant!), but Paul has excessive-pause traits that might perchance, ideally, contend with Patrick Mahomes’ blindside for years but to advance abet. Paul has masses of stuff to dapper up, but enters an supreme peril with a quarterback who can wait on mitigate any damage he creates and gets to work with a protracted-time offensive line coach admire Andy Heck.

Teams with out a important-spherical pick

33. Carolina Panthers — Slash Robinson, Edge, Penn Train

The Panthers ought to restful indubitably feel ecstatic about touchdown Robinson at this point within the draft. They restful have wants on offense, but their defense is in rough form after an offseason facelift. Robinson has your whole doable within the arena to change into a excessive-impact pass rusher and collaborating in with Derrick Brown and Jadeveon Clowney is an efficient solid to lean on as a rookie.

42. Houston Texans (thru Vikings) — Maason Smith, DL, LSU

Smith has a suggestions to transfer earlier than he wants to be viewed as a protracted-term, every-down participant, but he has the frame, athleticism and natural abilities that ought to manufacture a coveted participant outside the basic spherical of the draft. Smith played finest one elephantine season at LSU, however the upside is there for him to be a correct game-wrecker if he lands with the upright group. What better fit than touchdown with head coach DeMeco Ryans, who has completed nothing but receive the suitable out of his defensive linemen? This might occasionally be a huge predicament for Smith with established gamers admire Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter spherical to manufacture his on-topic transition more straightforward.

54. Cleveland Browns — Payton Wilson, LB, NC Train

The Browns’ defense is loaded with skill, but one feeble predicament is at linebacker. Wilson has a referring to damage history, but at this point within the draft the investment might perchance very smartly be OK and it offers the Browns but every other speedy, productive linebacker to pair with Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah.