The 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit is days away, and over the past few months, the predictions for the top pick have remained fairly the same.
The Chicago Bears, who hold the first overall pick, will likely select USC quarterback Caleb Williams. However, this leaves a lot of talent available to be picked up in the first round.
There is uncertainty around who will be selected as the No. 2 overall pick in the upcoming draft, but a quarterback is expected to be chosen. Possible candidates include Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels, North Carolina’s Drake Maye, and Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy. All three players can hear their names called early during the draft.
McCarthy has a 92% chance of being selected in the top 10 of the 2024 NFL draft, and he could land anywhere after the first pick. Here is McCarthy’s current mock draft a few days before the draft.
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Schrager writes: “New York moves up two spots — tossing Arizona this year’s third-round pick (No. 70 overall) and next year’s second-rounder — to land McCarthy. This is merely a mock draft, but I could see this deal coming to fruition. Joe Schoen didn’t draft Daniel Jones, J.J. checks a lot of boxes, and Big Blue can get out of Jones’ contract after this…
