Official 2024 NFL Draft Thread

[call_me_ishmael]

Patriots should sign him for a 2 year deal to mentor their next QB in waiting. Or really any team that is drafting a young QB, but has a shot to make the playoffs while he learns.

This is what the Bear should do if they were smart, but they're the Bears, so they won't.

[Joemailman]

This is what the Bear should do if they were smart, but they're the Bears, so they won't.

Patriots got just a 5th and a 6th for Mac Jones. Bears might figure that the market is so weak for Fields that they might as well keep him for now. Might get more for him later if some team's starting QB gets hurt.

[texaspackerbacker]

If the Bears are smart, they'll keep Fields as their QB1, and use their top pick(s) for something else. I'm not familiar enough with their needs to know exactly what they need. But they're the Bears, so probably they'll draft a QB and give up on Fields and continue to suck.

[run pMc]

Patriots got just a 5th and a 6th for Mac Jones. Bears might figure that the market is so weak for Fields that they might as well keep him for now. Might get more for him later if some team's starting QB gets hurt.

Yikes. Jeudy went to CLE for a R5 and R6

[Joemailman]

Yikes. Jeudy went to CLE for a R5 and R6

The reporting now is it's just a 6th for Mac Jones. Mayfield is re-signing with Bucs. Wilson is reportedly signing with Steelers. If Cousins signs with Falcons, where is the market for Fields?

[run pMc]

The reporting now is it's just a 6th for Mac Jones. Mayfield is re-signing with Bucs. Wilson is reportedly signing with Steelers. If Cousins signs with Falcons, where is the market for Fields?

Good question. MIN? WAS? NE? DEN? I know some teams are probably still in love with the talent, but after 4 years you have an idea of what you're going to get. Picks, fumbles, and a few Wow plays. When his legs go, he'll be out of the league fast.
I'd stay away, but QB needy teams might kick the tires on him. Personally I wouldn't trade a high pick (Day 1 or 2) for him, more like a conditional R6 or R7.

[texaspackerbacker]

I say again, if the Bears are anything other than completely stupid, they will keep Fields and draft something other than a QB. To me, the worst case from a Packer point of view would be for the Vikings to grab Fields - having him go to a team with a lot better talent around him than the Bears.

[Joemailman]

The Packers Wire
@ThePackersWire

Packers to host top 30 pre-draft visit with Michigan OL Zak Zinter

Zinter broke his leg against Ohio St. When healthy, he would provide instant competition at RG.

[Fritz]

That guy is a gamer. I’ d be thrilled if the Packers selected him. I believe he also plays center.

[run pMc]

Interesting. I'd assume they want their own doctors to check out the leg, etc.

GB has a now well-known penchant under Gute for rostering a significant percentage of the guys they bring in for a top 30 visit.
if he can play C that would be nice, I thought he was a little tall for C though?

I don't think they will pick an OL who doesn't have at least some positional flexibility, unless it is one of the obvious franchise T types that should be gone well before 25.

[Sparkey]

Here's my post combine mock. Traded # 88 in round 3 to the Steelers for 119 & 120 in round 4.

[bobblehead]

Sparky, I'm not a college expert by any means, but if we pulled off the left side of that (the top 6) I'd be grinning like a 16 year old that just got his first hand job. Landing a CB/S hybrid, an offball LB to pair with quay and a versatile OL in the top 3. Just silly. Puni is a grunt and could add competition to the interior (along with a nasty streak from what I understand).

That said, I have read a lot of mocks and none of them give Walker any credit for his massive improvement throughout the season. Early on they had to keep a TE in for help on most pass plays and he was a liability in the run game. As he got comfortable (and chippy maybe from the rotation with Yosh) he stopped needing any help against most pass rushers and actually pancaked enough guys in the run game to make me confident we don't need a new LT. Now I get that he took time, but JH constantly pointed out his natural tools for pass pro, and when he stopped thinking and got a little nasty in the run game he was beyond average. Unless he suddenly regresses we have our LT for a decade.

Part of the reason I love the Morgan pick is because he can play 4 positions unless he flat out can't adjust to the right side. If they land him they can move Tom or just plug him in at RG. We definitely need some talent infusion to the OL.

Wright had an elite combine and would be a perfect AJ replacement. Not sure how great his vision is, but he can pass protect and catch the ball. That would be a great draft imo.

[Deputy Nutz]

Here is my first Mock Draft with all teams and no trades. I think there are going to be a lot of teams moving in this draft. The Giants are pretty attached to Danny Jones and I can see three teams wanting to move ahead of each other to get their QB. The Broncos, Vikings, and the Raiders could set their sights on one particular QB and they have to jump each other to get there. The Bears are in a tough spot because they can't unload Fields, and he isn't so damn bad that you cut him without getting anything for him and I don't think you take a QB with him on the roster. It will be a shit show in Chicago.

1. BEARS Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State

2. WASHINGTON Caleb Williams QB USC

3. PATRIOTS Jayden Daniels QB LSU

4. CARDINALS Malik Nabers WR LSU

5. CHARGERS Brock Bowers TE Georgia

6. GIANTS Dallas Turner EDGE Alabama

7. TITANS Joe Alt OT Notre Dame

8. FALCONS Rome Odunze WR Washington

9. BEARS Quinyon Mitchell CB Toledo

10. JETS Olumuyiwa Fashanu OT Penn State

11. VIKINGS Drake Maye QB North Carolina

12. BRONCOS J.J. McCarthy

13. RAIDERS Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon State

14. SAINTS JC LathamOT Alabama

15. COLTSBrian Thomas Jr. WR LSU

16. SEAHAWKS Jackson Powers-Johnson OC Oregon

17. JAGUARSLaiatu Latu EDGE UCLA

18. BENGALS Amarius Mims OT Georgia

19. RAMS Terrion Arnold CB Alabama

20. STEELERS Cooper DeJean S Iowa

21. DOLPHINS Jared Verse EDGE Florida State

22. EAGLES Nate Wiggins CB Clemson

23. TEXANS Adonai Mitchell WR Texas

24. COWBOYS Troy Fautanu OT Washington

25. PACKERS Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Alabama

26. BUCS Troy Franklin WR Oregon

27. CARDINALS Graham Barton OG Duke

28. BUFFALO Chop Robinson EDGE Penn State

29. LIONS Johnny Newton DT Illinois

30. RAVENS Keon Coleman WR Florida State

31. 49ERS Byron Murphy II DT Texas

32. CHIEFS Xavier Worthy WR Texas

[Joemailman]

Vikings have traded for Texans #23 pick. Lot of people think they will be packaging 2 1st round picks to move up in 1st round to take QB. Although if you're right, they may not have to.

[Deputy Nutz]

25. Cooper DeJean S Iowa - Not entirely sure why he is a safety, probably because he is white. He is a cover 2 / quarters corner. He hasn't run because of an injury so I would like to see his numbers before I would think of taking him with the first pick. He is aggressive which is good for a team that would like a CB to press.

41. T'Vondre Sweat DT Texas - You don't stop the run with linebackers, you stop the run with 6'5" 350 pound space eaters.

58. Junior Colson LB Michigan - I think Colson is the best overall linebacker in the draft. He hasn't run yet so his track numbers could be great or shit.

88. Dominick Puni OG Kansas - He wouldn't be my first target for the interior line but this is sort of how it fell. I probably felt I needed to address the need and probably reached.

91. Roger Rosengarten OT Washington - Super high RAS guy but I don't know if his play matches his testing numbers. probably a reasonable backup

126. Malik Mustapha S Wake Forest - He didn't run at the combine, but he did bench. He is supposed to run really well and if he did, he would have a RAS score that would be attractive.

169. Elijah Jones CB Boston College - Great frame at 6'1" and a RAS score of 9.48. All this goes with the fact he is from Boston College.

202. Nehemiah Pritchett CB Auburn - similar frame to Jones with a high end RAS score. Has some of the press and man to man skills that current Packers defense could be looking for

219. Isaac Guerendo RB Louisville - Packers don't need to look crazy high up the draft for a running back, but the talent level of the backs falls off pretty dramatically after the tier of 3rd rounders. Guerendo will never be a featured back but he has a ridiculously high RAS score and you are able to see glimpses of that type of talent when he comes out of the backfield. Could help with kick returns and other special teams

245.Tyrone Tracy Jr. RB Purdue - Former WR, transferred to Purdue where he took a year to adapt to the running back position. He could take some time to develop but obviously he should be able to catch the ball out of the backfield.

255. Frank Crum OT Wyoming - Sort of became the media darling of the combine. 6'8 315 pounds and can run pretty well and had RAS of 9.82. Small school kid that is built like a tackle. I don't actually know if he would be available this late in the draft.