In college football we are down to 5 undefeated teams at the top of the rankings. Meanwhile in the NFL QB's are sadly dropping like flies , and the Panthers got their first win. Some teams who have disappointing records right now will get heathier , and end up in the playoffs , but others that are playing well now will have key injuries that sabotage them in the standings. Plus the traded deadline is tomorrow , and that can have large ramifications as well . So far it looks like a higher quality of players than 2023 as a whole , but unless the plethora of QB's are hits , it's another draft that only has a few blue chip players at the top. Also , most of the talent that should end up in the top 5 & probably the top 10 is on the offensive side of the ball. I have watched all of these players actually play many times , but that is not the same as breaking down the film on them, and as of now I have currently broken down the film on one game for 200 players. Although I am also now up to 86 players that I have evaluated for least 3 games , but there is still so much more tape to watch. Throw in the guys who are draft eligible sophomores that I don't expect to even contemplate going Pro so early, or that haven't played much yet and aren't on my radar right now, and you get the picture. Then chime in with the fact we have little idea what teams will need at that time because of injuries, free agency, retirements , trades , the cap, and who knows what else could happen ? Plus the transfer portal & NIL money has drastically changed the face of college football. These days unless you are guaranteed to be a top 100 pick you might want to take the NIL money , stay in school , and try to improve your draft stock. I already have 28 QB's on my watch list , and that number could still grow , but there is still a long way to go. Soooooo many guys disappoint, go back to school, get injuries, get in trouble , and others come out of the woodwork. Basically we are all still a long way from potentially decoding this draft at right now. Guessing the draft order has gotten somewhat clearer , but until the Superbowl ends & any potential coin flips happen it's still not set in stone. Don't lose your minds if your team is picking high here, because the NFL season isn't over, and this is almost as big of a prediction as the actual players right now. This is NOT a rankings list of my top 32, but just my guess at how the draft will go at this time. The picks are all mine, and so is the order if you want to be mad at someone. In addition to it looking like a better draft overall than 2023 there some positions that have stuck out so far. Right now WR , QB , OT , CB , DT , and strangely enough safety & guard look potentially deep at the moment. While edge rusher , RB , and even center have some depth , but no one has clearly risen to the top of those positions. Plus unlike last years predominantly undersized WR class there is a lot of bigger wideouts potentially available in the 2024 draft. I still expect a QB to go #1 , although it could be through a trade , because at this point the pick could go to any of the 6 teams I currently have picking in the top 7. I am putting a QB at #1 either way. So a lot of trades will probably happen, but I don't put trades in mocks until it's draft season again. Without further ado here it is. Agreeing or disagreeing is welcome, but please do it intelligently & respectfully or I just won't post your comment. So here it is. Enjoy.
# Is for a player for with reported character or maturity concerns.
** Is for a player with reported injury concerns.
1.PATRIOTS - DRAKE MAYE - QB - N. CAROLINA
2.BEARS - (car) - CALEB WILLIAMS - QB - USC
3.GIANTS - MARVIN HARRISON JR. - WR - OHIO ST.
4.PACKERS - OLUMUYIWA FASHANU - OT - PENN ST.
5.ARIZONA - DALLAS TURNER - OLB/DE - ALABAMA
6.BEARS - GA'QUINCY MCKINSTRY - CB - ALABAMA
7.VIKINGS - SHEDEUR SANDERS - QB - COLORADO
8.TENNESEE - JOE ALT - OT - N. DAME
9.COLTS - BROCK BOWERS - ** - TE - GEORGIA
10.ARIZONA - (hou)- COOPER DEJEAN - CB/S - IOWA
11.RAMS - CHOP ROBINSON - DE/OLB - PENN ST.
12.RAIDERS - JAYDEN DANIELS - QB - LSU
13.DENVER - MALIK NABERS - WR - LSU
14.WASHINGTON - JC LATHAM - T/G- ALABAMA
15.TAMPA BAY - TALIESE FUAGA - OT - OREGON ST.
16.CHARGERS - KEON COLEMAN - WR - FLA. ST.
17.HOUSTON-(clev) - ROME ODUNZE - WR - WASHINGTON
18.JETS - PATRICK PAUL - OT - HOUSTON
19.SAINTS - JER'ZHAN NEWTON - DT - ILLINOIS
20.STEELERS - NATE WIGGINS - CB - CLEMSON
21.ATLANTA - MICHAEL PENIX - ** - QB - WASHINGTON
22.BENGALS - EMEKA EGBUKA - WR - OHIO ST.
23.SEATTLE - LEONARD TAYLOR - DT - MIAMI
24.BILLS - KAMREN KINCHENS - S - MIAMI
25.DALLAS - TERRION ARNOLD - CB - ALABAMA
26.JAGUARS - LAIATU LATU - ** - OLB/DE - UCLA
27.LIONS - JARED VERSE - DE/OLB - FLORIDA ST.
28.RAVENS - KALEN KING - CB - PENN ST.
29.MIAMI - JORDAN MORGAN - ** - OT - ARIZONA
30.S.F. 49ers - AMARIUS MIMS - ** - OT - GEORGIA
31.CHIEFS - ADONAI MITCHELL - WR - TEXAS
32.EAGLES - GRAHAM BARTON - OL - DUKE
OTHERS ON THE 2024 WATCH LIST
CHRIS BRASWELL - OLB/DE - ALABAMA
JA'COREY BROOKS - WR - ALABAMA
JERMAINE BURTON - WR - ALABAMA
CJ DIPPRE - TE - ALABAMA
JASE MCCLELLAN - RB - ALABAMA
MALACHI MOORE - S/CB - ALABAMA
BEAU LIMMER - G/C - ARKANSAS
KJ JEFFERSON - QB - ARKANSAS
RAHEIM SANDERS - RB - ARKANSAS
ISAAC TESLAA - WR - ARKANSAS
JACOB COWING - WR - ARIZONA
JUSTIN FLOWE - LB - ARIZONA
JALIN CONYERS - TE - ARIZONA ST.
DJ JAMES - CB - AUBURN
CLARK BARRINGTON - C - BAYLOR
GABE HALL - DT - BAYLOR
CHRISTIAN MAHOGANY - ** - G - BOSTON COLLEGE
KINGSLEY SUAMATAIA - T/G - BYU
DAVID WALKER - DE - C. ARKANSAS
DONTAY CORLEONE - DT - CINCINNATTI
DESHAWN PACE - LB - CINCINNATTI
BARRETT CARTER - LB - CLEMSON
BEAUX COLLINS - WR - CLEMSON
TYLER DAVIS - DT - CLEMSON
RJ MICKENS - S - CLEMSON
ANDREW MUKUBA - S - CLEMSON
RUKE ORHORHORO - DT - CLEMSON
WILL SHIPLEY - RB - CLEMSON
JEREMIAH TROTTER JR. - LB - CLEMSON
CLAYTON ISBELL - S - C. CAROLINA
MICHAEL MASON - DT - C. CAROLINA
GRAYSON MCCALL - QB - C. CAROLINA
SAM PINCKNEY - WR - C. CAROLINA
SHILO SANDERS - CB - COLORADO
SEYDOU TRAORE -TE - COLORADO
XAVIER WEAVER - WR - COLORADO
LOUIS BROWN V1 - WR - COLORADO ST.
TORY HORTON - WR - COLORADO ST.
DEWAYNE CARTER - DT - DUKE
RILEY LEONARD - QB - DUKE
JE'QUAN BURTON - WR - FAU
CAMRON JACKSON - DT - FLORIDA
JASON MARSHALL - CB - FLORIDA
PRINCELY UMANMIELEN - OLB/DE - FLORIDA
JAHEIM BELL - WR/RB - FLORIDA. ST.
TREY BENSON - RB - FLORIDA ST.
FENTRELL CYPRESS - CB - FLORIDA ST.
BRADEN FISKE - DT - FLORIDA ST.
FABIEN LOVETT - DT - FLORIDA ST.
JORDAN TRAVIS - QB - FLORIDA ST.
DARIUS WASHINGTON - C - FLORIDA ST.
JOHNNY WILSON - WR/TE - FLORIDA ST.
CARSON BECK - QB - GEORGIA
JAVON BULLARD - CB/S - GEORGIA
JAMON DUMAS-JOHNSON - LB - GEORGIA
KAMARI LASSITER - CB - GEORGIA
LADD MCCONKEY - WR - GEORGIA
TATE RUTLEDGE - G - GEORGIA
ARIAN SMITH - ** - WR - GEORGIA
NAZIR STACKHOUSE - DT - GEORGIA
SEDRICK VAN PRAN - C - GEORGIA
ROBERT LEWIS - WR - GEORGIA ST.
THOR GRIFFITH - DT - HARVARD
D'ANTHONY JONES - DE - HOUSTON
ISAIAH ADAMS - G - ILLINOIS
KEITH RANDOLPH - DT - ILLINOIS
JULIAN PEARL - T/G - ILLINOIS
ERICK ALL - ** - TE - IOWA
SEBASTIAN CASTRO - CB - IOWA
CONNOR COLBY - G/T - IOWA
TJ TAMPA - CB - IOWA ST.
COOPER BEEBE - G/T - KANSAS ST.
DJ GIDDENS - RB - KANSAS ST.
KT LEVESTON - T/G- KANSAS ST.
BEN SINNOTT - TE/FB - KANSAS ST.
RAY DAVIS - RB - KENTUCKY
TREVIN WALLACE - LB - KENTUCKY
STORM DUCK - CB - LOUISVILLE
ASHTON GILLOTTE - DE - LOUISVILLE
JAMARI THRASH - WR - LOUISVILLE
JORDAN JEFFERSON - DT - LSU
SAGE RYAN - S/CB - LSU
MEKHI WINGO - DT - LSU
RASHAN ALI - RB - MARSHALL
BEAU BRADE - S - MARYLAND
JAQUAN SHEPPARD - CB - MARYLAND
JAVION COHEN - G - MIAMI
MATTHEW LEE - C - MIAMI
AKHEEM MESIDOR - DE - MIAMI
ZION NELSON - OT - MIAMI
XAVIER RESTREPO - WR - MIAMI
TYLER VAN DYKE - QB - MIAMI
JAMES WILLIAMS - S - MIAMI
AJ BARNER - TE - MICHIGAN
JUNIOR COLSON - LB - MICHIGAN
BLAKE CORRUM - RB - MICHIGAN
DONOVAN EDWARDS - RB - MICHIGAN
KENNETH GRANT - DT - MICHIGAN
JAYLEN HARRELL - OLB/DE - MICHIGAN
KRIS JENKINS - DT/DE - MICHIGAN
JJ MCCARTHY - QB - MICHIGAN
ROD MOORE - S - MICHIGAN
DRAKE NUGENT - C - MICHIGAN
ROMAN WILSON - WR- MICHIGAN
ZAK ZINTER - G - MICHIGAN
JACOBY WINDMON - OLB/DE - MICHIGAN ST.
TYLER NUBIN - S - MINNESOTA
BREVYN SPANN-FORD - TE - MINNESOTA
JO'QUAVIUS MARKS - RB - MISS. ST.
KRIS ABRAMS-DRAINE - CB - MISSOURI
JAVON FOSTER - OT - MISSOURI
TYRON HOPPER - LB - MISSOURI
ENNIS RAKESHAW - CB - MISSOURI
CEDRICK GRAY - LB - N. CAROLINA
WILLIE LAMPKIN -G/C - N. CAROLINA
BRYSON NESBIT - TE - N. CAROLINA
KAIMON RUCKER - OLB/DE - N. CAROLINA
TEZ WALKER - N. CAROLINA
ANTHONY BELTON - OT - NC STATE
DYLON MCMAHON - C/G - N.C. ST.
PAYTON WILSON - ** - LB - N.C. ST.
QUINTON NEWSOME - CB - NEBRASKA
JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE - DE - N. DAME
AUDRICK ESTIME - RB - N. DAME
MITCHELL EVANS - TE - N. DAME
BLAKE FISHER - OT - N. DAME
CAM HART - CB - N. DAME
RYLIE MILLS - DT - N. DAME
HOLDEN STAES - TE - N. DAME
XAVIER WATTS - S - N. DAME
DENZEL BURKE - CB - OHIO ST.
TOMMY EICHENBERG - LB - OHIO ST.
MICHAEL HALL - DT - OHIO ST.
TREVEYON HENDERSON - RB - OHIO ST.
DONOVAN JACKSON - G - OHIO ST.
MATTHEW JONES - G - OHIO ST.
JOSH PROCTOR - S - OHIO ST.
JACK SAWYER - DE - OHIO ST.
CADE STOVER - TE - OHIO ST.
LORENZO STYLES - WR - OHIO ST.
JT TUIMOLOAU - DE - OHIO ST.
MIYAN WILLIAMS - RB - OHIO ST.
TYLEIK WILLIAMS- DT - OHIO ST.
TYLER GUYTON - OT - OKLAHOMA
DANNY STUTSMAN - LB - OKLAHOMA
TREY HARRIS - WR - OLE MISS
CEDRICK JOHNSON - DE - OLE MISS
JJ PEGUES - AT - OLE MISS
CADEN PRIESKORN - TE - OLE MISS
AJANI CORNELIUS - OT - OREGON
BRANDON DORLUS - DE/DT - OREGON
TROY FRANKLIN - WR - OREGON
BUCKY IRVING - RB - OREGON
BO NIX - QB - OREGON
JACKSON POWERS-JOHNSON - C - OREGON
TEZ JOHNSON - WR - OREGON
JACKSON POWERS-JOHNSON - OREGON
HENELI BLOOMFIELD - G - OREGON ST.
ANTHONY GOULD - WR - OREGON ST.
JAKE LEVENGOOD - C - OREGON ST.
ABDUL CARTER - LB - PENN ST.
TYLER WARREN - TE - PENN ST.
KHORDAE SYDNOR - DE - PURDUE
MAX MELTON - CB - RUTGERS
XAVIER LEGETTE - WR -S. CAROLINA
SPENCER RATTLER - QB - S. CAROLINA
ANTWANE WELLS JR. - S. CAROLINA
FRANK GORE JR. - RB - S. MISSISSIPPI
ELIJAH CHATMAN - DT/FB - SMU
BENJAMIN YUROSEK - TE - STANFORD
ORONDE GADSDEN - WR - SYRACUSE
EMANI BAILEY - RB - TCU
BRANDON COLEMAN - OT - TCU
JOSH NEWTON - CB - TCU
BRUCE MCCOY - WR - TENNESEE
ELIJAH SIMMONS - NT - TENNESEE
JAVONTEZ SPRAGGINS - G - TENNESEE
JAYLEN WRIGHT - RB - TENNESEE
JONATHAN BROOKS - RB - TEXAS
JALEN CATALON - S - TEXAS
QUINN EWERS - QB - TEXAS
JAYLAN FORD - LB - TEXAS
CHRISTIAN JONES - OT - TEXAS
BYRON MURPHY - DT - TEXAS
JA'TAVION SANDERS - TE - TEXAS
BARRYN SORREL - DE/OLB - TEXAS
T'VONDRE SWEAT - NT - TEXAS
XAVIER WORTHY - WR - TEXAS
TYREEK CHAPPELL - CB - TEXAS A&M
BRYCE FOSTER - C - TEXAS A&M
TONY GRIMES - CB - TEXAS A&M
MUHSIN MAHAMMAD - WR - TEXAS A&M
DEMANI RICHARDSON - S - TEXAS A&M
LAYDEN ROBINSON - G - TEXAS A&M
AINIAS SMITH - WR - TEXAS A&M
DOODA BANKS - DT - TEXAS TECH
JAYLON HUTCHINGS - NT - TEXAS TECH
QUINYON MITCHELL - CB - TOLEDO
JERJUAN NEWTON - WR - TOLEDO
JESUS GIBBS - DT/DE - TOWSON
CHRIS LEWIS - WR - TROY
MICHAEL PRATT - QB - TULANE
GABRIEL MURPHY - DE/OLB - UCLA
GRAYSON MURPHY - DE/OLB - UCLA
CARSON STEELE - RB - UCLA
J. MICHAEL STURDIVANT - WR - UCLA
CHRISTIAN HAYNES - G/C - UCONN
CALEN BULLOCK - S - USC
SOLOMAN BYRD - DE/OLB - USC
JUSTIN DEDICH - G - USC
KOREY FOREMAN - OLB/DE - USC
MARSHAWN LLOYD - RB - USC
JONAH MONHEIM - T/G - USC
BRENDEN RICE - WR - USC
DORIAN SINGER - WR - USC
TAJ WASHINGTON - WR - USC
MARIO WILLIAMS - WR - USC
MICAH BERNARD - RB - UTAH
JONAH ELLISS - DE/OLB - UTAH
COLE BISHOP - S - UTAH
WILL SHEPPARD - WR - VANDY
TROY FAUTANU - G/T - WASHINGTON
JALEN MCMILLIAN - WR - WASHINGTON
JA'LYNN POLK - WR - WASHINGTON
BRALEN TRICE - DE/OLB - WASHINGTON
ZION TUPUOLA-FETUI - OLB/DE - WASHINGTON
JADEN HICKS - S - WASHINGTON ST.
JOSH KELLY - WR - WASHINGTON ST.
KYLE WILLIAMS - WR - WASHINGTON ST.
MALACHI CORLEY - WR - W. KENTUCKY
AUBREY BURKS - S - W. VIRGINIA
ZACH FRAZIER - C - W. VIRGINIA
CHICO BENNETT - DE - VIRGINIA
BRIAN STEVENS - G - VIRGINIA
MALIK WASHINGTON - WR - VIRGINIA
BRAELON ALLEN - RB - WISCONSIN
ISAIAH MULLINS - DT - WISCONSIN
JACK NELSON - T/G - WISCONSIN
MAEMA NJONGMETA - LB - WISCONSIN
