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NFL mock draft: Projecting the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft

The 2024 NFL Draft is set to begin Thursday, and it’s time for final mock drafts. We’ll be taking a shot at it with a three-round mock draft of our own. There are no trades projected, but there will likely be plenty at the top of the draft.

Scroll below for projections for all 100 picks in the first three rounds of the draft.

First round

1. Chicago Bears (from Carolina) — USC QB Caleb Williams

Bears general manager Ryan Poles said this week that the team has decided on who it will take on Thursday, but the public will have to wait to find out. Well, not really. Williams is going to be the choice and for very good reason. He’s a generational talent at quarterback who has shades of Patrick Mahomes to his game. No, we’re not saying he’s going to be Mahomes, but the off-platform throws and magician-level escapability make it hard not to see those flashes.

Second round

33. Carolina Panthers — South Carolina WR Xavier Legette

34. New England Patriots — Florida State WR Keon Coleman

35. Arizona Cardinals — Iowa DB Cooper DeJean

36. Washington Commanders — Illinois DT Jer’Zhan Newton

37. Los Angeles Chargers — Oregon IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson

38. Tennessee Titans — Georgia WR Ladd McConkey

39. Carolina Panthers (from N.Y. Giants) — West Virginia IOL Zach Frazier

40. Washington Commanders (from Chicago) — Oregon WR Troy Franklin

41. Green Bay Packers (from N.Y. Jets) — Missouri DL Darius Robinson

42. Houston Texans (from Minnesota) — Michigan DT Kris Jenkins

43. Atlanta Falcons — Iowa State CB T.J. Tampa

44. Las Vegas Raiders — Oregon QB Bo Nix

45. New Orleans Saints (from Denver) — Florida State DT Braden Fiske

46. Indianapolis Colts — Michigan WR Roman Wilson

47. New York Giants (from Seattle) — Houston OT Patrick Paul

48. Jacksonville Jaguars — Missouri CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

49. Cincinnati Bengals — Yale OT Kiran Amegadjie

50. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans) — Penn State EDGE Adisa Isaac

51. Pittsburgh Steelers — Florida WR Ricky Pearsall

52. Los Angeles Rams — Michigan CB Mike Sainristil

53. Philadelphia Eagles — Kansas State OG Cooper Beebe

54. Cleveland Browns — Texas A&M LB Edgerrin Cooper

55. Miami Dolphins — Texas TE Ja’Tavion Sanders

56. Dallas Cowboys — Texas RB Jonathon Brooks

57. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Michigan LB Junior Colson

58. Green Bay Packers — Minnesota S Tyler Nubin

59. Houston Texans — Washington WR Ja’Lynn Polk

60. Buffalo Bills — Washington State S Jaden Hicks

61. Detroit Lions — Ohio State DT Michael Hall Jr.

62. Baltimore Ravens — Alabama EDGE Chris Braswell

63. San Francisco 49ers — Rutgers CB Max Melton

64. Kansas City Chiefs — Kansas OL Dominick Puni

Third round

65. Carolina Panthers — Georgia CB Kamari Lassiter

66. Arizona Cardinals — Clemson DT Ruke Orhorhoro

67. Washington Commanders — Washington OT Roger Rosengarten

68. New England Patriots —Kentucky CB Andru Phillips

69. Los Angeles Chargers — Notre Dame OT Blake Fisher

70. New York Giants — Penn State TE Theo Johnson

71. Arizona Cardinals (from Tennessee) — Kansas EDGE Austin Booker

72. New York Jets — Western Kentucky WR Malachi Corley

73. Detroit Lions (from Minnesota) — Washington WR Jalen McMillan

74. Atlanta Falcons — Georgia S Javon Bullard

75. Chicago Bears — Washington EDGE Bralen Trice

76. Denver Broncos — South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler

77. Las Vegas Raiders — Florida State RB Trey Benson

78. Washington Commanders (from Seattle) — Wake Forest CB Caelon Carson

79. Atlanta Falcons (from Jacksonville) — Utah S Cole Bishop

80. Cincinnati Bengals — UConn OG Christian Haynes

81. Seattle Seahawks (from New Orleans through Denver) — N.C. State LB Payton Wilson

82. Indianapolis Colts — Utah EDGE Jonah Elliss

83. Los Angeles Rams — Houston Christian EDGE Jalyx Hunt

84. Pittsburgh Steelers — North Carolina WR Devontez Walker

85. Cleveland Browns — LSU DT Maason Smith

86. Houston Texans (from Philadelphia) — Florida State CB Renardo Green

87. Dallas Cowboys — UNC LB Cedric Gray

88. Green Bay Packers — Clemson LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

89. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Boston College OG Christian Mahogany

90. Arizona Cardinals (from Houston) — USC RB MarShawn Lloyd

91. Green Bay Packers (from Buffalo) — Pittsburgh OT Matt Goncalves

92. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Detroit) — Missouri CB Kris Abrams-Draine

93. Baltimore Ravens — Texas Tech S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson

94. San Francisco 49ers — Oregon DL Brandon Dorlus

95. Kansas City Chiefs — Kentucky LB Trevin Wallace

96. Jacksonville Jaguars — Georgia IOL Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

97. Cincinnati Bengals — UCF WR Javon Baker

98. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Philadelphia) — Notre Dame CB Cam Hart

99. Los Angeles Rams — Ohio State LB Tommy Eichenberg

100. Washington Commanders (from San Francisco) — Michigan RB Blake Corum

This story was originally published April 24, 2024 at 10:07 AM with the headline "NFL mock draft: Projecting the first three rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft."

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Jon Sauber
Centre Daily Times
Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.
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