The 2024 draft is finally over, and teams are scrambling for undrafted free agents as I type this. To me this is one of the more bittersweet days of the year. I am always both relieved & saddened when day 3 ends. Relieved because I feel like I can take a deep breath and relax for a week. Saddened about some of the picks both made & and unmade. Answering excited and/or nervous calls & texts from friends & little brother about how I feel their team drafted this year. Apprehensive about putting out this early mock when I have only a vague idea about who the players are yet. I'm sure many of you , especially the ones who didn't like their teams draft this year, or who think that their team is likely to be picking high in 2024 are curious about next year. I started grinding more tape during day 3 of the draft, and have been at it since , but I am taking a week long break after I finish this. I haven't done much work on these guys, except for the few players who I jumped the gun on because I expected them to enter the 2022 draft, but they instead opted to stay in school. While I have watched all of these players actually play , that is not the same as breaking down the film on them, and I have only currently broken down the film on one game for 32 players. There are also 5 more players that went back to school I have done 3 games or more games on. 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 so they 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 , the cap, suspensions , and who knows what else could happen ? Plus the transfer portal & NIL money has drastically changed the face of college football. Every year when I post this I look back at last years early mock, and you can see how little we know this far out, because it's a near miracle if someone even gets half of the 1rst rounders right. So many guys disappoint, go back to school, get injuries, get in trouble , and others come out of the woodwork. Last years way too early mock ( 2024 Waaaaaaay Too Early NFL MOCK Draft ) was just OK. The complete totals of the 32 guys I projected to go in the first round in 2023 right after last years draft ended were : First - 12 , Second - 7, Third- 3 , Fourth - 1 , Fifth- 2 , Sixth- 0 , Seventh - 1 . Plus 5 ( N.I.L money & transfer portal) who went back to school. Pus ONE more who went undrafted , and if you watched Leonard Taylor's tape this season you know why. So you can see what a crapshoot it really is at this time. I am making a even harder prediction to guess the draft order. Don't lose your minds if your team is picking high , because it's a long time away , and this is even bigger guess than the actual players. The picks are all mine, and so is the order of you want to be mad at someone. They are mostly players I couldn't help noticing while watching last years tape, or guys I expected to enter last years draft that stayed in school. I expect a QB to go #1 , and I expect the Cardinals to have the first pick. So a lot of trades will probably happen, but I don't put trades in mocks until it's draft season again I am leaving a QB at #1. Without further ado here it is. Agreeing or disagreeing is welcome, but please do it intelligently & respectfully or I just won't post it. so here it is. Enjoy.
1.GIANTS - SHEDEUR SANDERS - QB - COLORADO
2.DENVER - JAMES PEARCE JR. - DE/OLB - TENNESEE
3.PATRIOTS - WILL CAMPBELL - OT - LSU
4.SAINTS - TRAVIS HUNTER - CB/WR - COLORADO
5.CHARGERS - WILL JOHNSON - CB - MICHIGAN-
6.CAROLINA - TETAIROA MCMILLAN - WR - ARIZONA
7.VIKINGS - MASON GRAHAM - DT/DE - MICHIGAN
8.WASHINGTON - KELVIN BANKS JR. - OT - TEXAS
9.TITANS - BENJAMIN MORRISON - CB - N. DAME
10.ARIZONA - MYKEL WILLIAMS - DE - GEORGIA
11.DALLAS - CARSON BECK - QB - GEORGIA
12.BUFFALO - LUTHER BURDEN III - WR - MISSOURI
13.BROWNS - QUINN EWERS - QB - TEXAS
14.COLTS - CALEB DOWNS - S - OHIO ST.
15.TAMPA BAY - NICK SCOURTON - DE/DT - TEXAS A&M
16.RAIDERS - TACARIO DAVIS - CB - ARIZONA
17.ATLANTA - KAIMON RUCKER - DE - N. CAROLINA
18.MIAMI - HAROLD PERKINS - LB/EDGE - LSU
19.SEATTLE - JACK SAWYER - DE - OHIO ST.
20.JAGUARS - TRE HARRIS - WR - OLE MISS
21.BEARS - DEONE WALKER - NT - KENTUCKY
22.RAVENS- WYATT MILUM - OT - W. VIRGINIA
23.49ers - EMEKA EGBUKA - WR - OHIO ST.
24.BENGALS - KYREN LACY - WR - LSU
25.RAMS - JALEN MILROE - QB - ALABAMA
26.JETS - DENZEL BURKE - CB - OHIO ST.
27.PACKERS - PETER WOODS - DT - CLEMSON
28.CHIEFS - AJANI CORNELIUS - OT - OREGON
29.DETROIT - TORY HORTON - WR - COLORADO ST.
30.HOUSTON - TAHJ BROOKS - RB - TEXAS TECH
31.STEELERS - MALAKI STARKS - S - GEORGIA
32.EAGLES - COLSTON LOVELAND - TE - MICHIGAN
OTHERS CONSIDERED
PARKER BRAILSFORD - C - ALABAMA
BARRETT CARTER - LB - CLEMSON
JALEN WALKER - LB - GEORGIA
JAMON DUMAS-JOHNSON - LB - KENTUCKY
JAY HIGGINS - LB - IOWA
HOWARD CROSS - DT - N. DAME
XAVIER WATTS - S - N. DAME
DANNY STUTSMAN - LB - OKLAHOMA
DONOVAN JACKSON - G -OHIO ST.
QUINSHON JUDKINS - RB - OHIO ST.
JT TUIMOLOAU - DE - OHIO ST.
TYLEIK WILLIAMS- DT - OHIO ST.
KENNETH GRANT - NT - MICHIGAN
BRADY COOK - QB - MISSOURI
OMARION HAMPTON - RB - N. CAROLINA
DASAN MCCULLOUGH - OLB/DE - OKLAHOMA
OLLIE GORDON - RB - OKLA. ST.
JAXSON DART - QB - OLE MISS
DREW ALLAR - QB - PENN ST.
AUBREY BURKS - S - W. VIRGINIA
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