I cannot get over the massive potential for the 2024 NFL Draft class of quarterbacks. There are just so many candidates to rise up boards over the next six months -- it feels like this group will shape up to be the deepest of quarterback prospects since the 2018 class that saw five go in the first round.
So let's focus on the quarterbacks here, many of which reside in the unfortunately soon-to-be defunct Pac-12. This mock features four Pac-12 passers in Round 1 to be exact.
The draft order below was determined using SportsLine's Super Bowl odds, but in reverse order.
First mock of the 2024 draft cycle ... let's go!
NFL Mock Draft
Round 1
From
Houston Texans
Round 1 - Pick 1
Of course we can't set this in stone yet. But I'm guessing the Cardinals would be perfectly content with this outcome. Williams in the desert, starting in 2024.
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Round 1 - Pick 2
This is the correct way for Arizona to rebuild the franchise. Elite quarterback prospect and then pair him with Harrison Jr. at receiver, who probably would've gone in the first round in April.
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Round 1 - Pick 3
Fashanu is strong beyond his years and has supreme athletic gifts. Plus, he's young. Still only 20 years old. Won't turn 21 until December. With Harrison Jr. off the board, this is the proper way for the Colts to start constructing around Anthony Richardson.
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Round 1 - Pick 4
Maye has the athleticism and more importantly, the high-caliber arm talent and accuracy, to be selected this high and start Week 1 for the Titans as they move on from the rather successful Ryan Tannehill era.
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Round 1 - Pick 5
Plenty of defensive options here. But with new ownership and a new young quarterback in Sam Howell, the Commanders are thrilled to land Bowers here at No. 5 overall. He looked like a top-half-of-the-first-round pick since his true freshman season at Georgia.
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Round 1 - Pick 6
The Buccaneers have to rebuild the offensive line, and Alt is the best option here. He can play right or left tackle and where he lands on Tampa Bay's front will depend on how Tristan Wirfs fares at left tackle this season.
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Round 1 - Pick 7
Latu has an NFL-caliber body and started his 2023 campaign right where he left off a season ago -- by being a continuous presence in the opponent's backfield. With a mix of speed, power, bend, and advanced pass-rushing moves, Latu had a whopping 10 pressures in the win over Coastal Carolina. He can be a franchise cornerstone in Los Angeles for the Rams.
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From
Carolina Panthers
Round 1 - Pick 8
The Bears picked three defensive tackles in the 2023 NFL Draft, and prioritizing the interior of their defensive line was a necessity. It's time to focus on the edge. Verse is an explosive and flexible rusher with a nonstop motor.
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Round 1 - Pick 9
The Falcons need to incorporate a youth movement on the defensive side, and pairing McKinstry with A.J. Terrell would be an ideal start to that roster-building philosophy.
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Round 1 - Pick 10
The springy, up-the-field Newton and 2023 second-round pick Keeanu Benton will complement each other marvelously in Pittsburgh for many years.
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Round 1 - Pick 11
The Patriots may very well be in the quarterback market after the 2023 season, so Bill Belichick takes another swing at the position in the first round.
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Round 1 - Pick 12
The Packers don't get too caught up on size on the offensive line, and Barton should have another rock-solid season as a run and pass blocker for the upstart Duke Blue Devils in 2023. This is a pick made with the future, post-David Bakhtiari in mind.
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Round 1 - Pick 13
Bears GM Ryan Poles was in Kansas City when the club picked Creed Humphrey, and Van Pran will enter the 2024 NFL Draft with comparable experience and production against top-level competition.
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Round 1 - Pick 14
Unless Jimmy Garoppolo lights it up enough in 2023 to earn an extension, we have to think Josh McDaniels and GM Dave Ziegler will want to handpick their long-term answer at quarterback at some point soon. McCarthy has a very live arm and plenty of athleticism to create when protection breaks down.
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Round 1 - Pick 15
Carter is built like an NFL linebacker right now and is probably the most purely explosive second-level defender in the country. He's quarterback of the defense material, which is exactly what the Giants need.
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Round 1 - Pick 16
More lengthy, dynamic cornerbacks for Brian Flores to deploy in a variety of ways in his defense for the Vikings.
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Round 1 - Pick 17
Sean Payton worked wonders with the big-bodied Michael Thomas at the tail end of Drew Brees' Saints career, and he sees a similar body type and rebounder mentality in Coleman.
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Round 1 - Pick 18
Seattle stays local with Penix, who's burst onto the national scene and first-round radar after transferring to Washington from Indiana. The ball flies off his hand, and he has no hesitation ripping it through tight windows down the field.
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Round 1 - Pick 19
Robinson erupts off the snap and tightly wrapping the corner seems effortless for him. The Saints have to start adding young pieces to the ever-important edge rusher position.
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From
Cleveland Browns
Round 1 - Pick 20
Why not pair C.J. Stroud with a former Ohio State receiver with whom he already has established chemistry?
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Round 1 - Pick 21
If you're the Dolphins, it's never a bad idea to continue to invest in the offensive line given the injury history of Terron Armstead and Tua Tagovailoa.
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Round 1 - Pick 22
Taylor has an NFL-caliber frame right now and was borderline unblockable for long stretches in 2022. He can be the long-term lynchpin to the interior of the Chargers defensive front.
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Round 1 - Pick 23
The Jaguars must continue to construct the secondary, and Wiggins has first-round traits galore.
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Round 1 - Pick 24
Odunze is the sizable, authoritative perimeter wideout the Lions need, particularly if Jameson Williams ultimately doesn't work out.
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Round 1 - Pick 25
Tuimoloau is next in a long line of very polished first-round edge rushers from Ohio State. He's exactly what the Ravens need on the outside of their defensive line.
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Round 1 - Pick 26
Nabers and Garrett Wilson would formulate such a fun duo of electric separators who double has nightmares to tackle in space.
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Round 1 - Pick 27
The Cowboys get their tight end for Dak Prescott to round out the offensive skill-position group.
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Round 1 - Pick 28
More blocking reinforcement for Joe Burrow with the future of the right tackle position up in the air in Cincinnati.
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Round 1 - Pick 29
Full circle for the Sanders family. Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch are capable of handling all the media attention that will come with this pick, and if Brock Purdy regresses in 2023, San Francisco will be back in the quarterback market. Plus, from an on-field perspective, Sanders is a rather calm, cool, and collected pocket passer who moves through his reads in a hurry. Nice fit in Shanahan's system.
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Round 1 - Pick 30
The Bills get a bouncy, fast, hard-hitting linebacker with NFL bloodlines to pair with Matt Milano.
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Round 1 - Pick 31
The Eagles can't stop, won't stop adding ferocious pass rushers to their defensive line.
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Round 1 - Pick 32
Wingo, with his length and motor, would take some attention away from Chris Jones on the inside of the Chiefs defensive front.
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