With the interconference games finally in full swing this week a lot more meaningful games were played last weekend. Plus the NFL pecking order is a little more clear after 3 weeks , and I have to admit there have been a lot of surprises in that regard , but a LOT of significant injuries' have altered the future draft order in my eyes 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. 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 only currently broken down the film on one game for 172 players. Although I am also now up to 55 players that I have evaluated for least 3 games. However 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 just had the week off and spent a lot of it watching quarterbacks. I already have 27 QB's on my watch list , and that number could still grow , but there is still a long way to go. So 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 from decoding this draft 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 here, because the NFL season isn't over, and this is just as big of a guess 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 QB , OT , CB , DT , WR , and strangely enough safety & guard look potentially deep at the moment. I mean real guards too. Not college offensive tackles who fail down to guard because I already see 5 that have a chance to go in the top 75 picks. 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 , and I expect the Cardinals to have the first pick. It's also hard for me to see Arizona trading Kyler Murray with all the guaranteed money on his deal, and even harder for me to believe someone will trade for him once he gets healthy , and they could trade the pick for a large haul to keep the rebuild going quickly. Although they could still take a QB anyway. Kyler himself was drafted the year after they took Josh Rosen in the 1rst round , but the only team I can think of right now that might want Murray in a trade is Atlanta. 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.BEARS - CALEB WILLIAMS - QB - USC
2.ARIZONA - MICHAEL PENIX - ** - QB - WASHINGTON
3.BEARS-(car) - MARVIN HARRISON JR. - WR - OHIO ST.
4.RAIDERS - DRAKE MAYE - QB - N. CAROLINA
5.ARIZONA - (hou)- DALLAS TURNER - OLB/DE - ALABAMA
6.PATRIOTS - OLUMUYIWA FASHANU - OT - PENN ST.
7.VIKINGS - SHEDEUR SANDERS - QB - COLORADO
8.TENNESEE - JOE ALT - OT - N. DAME
9.RAMS - JARED VERSE - DE/OLB - FLORIDA ST.
10.GIANTS - MALIK NABERS - WR - LSU
11.DENVER - BROCK BOWERS - TE - GEORGIA
12.COLTS - GA'QUINCY MCKINSTRY - CB - ALABAMA
13.CHARGERS - CHOP ROBINSON - DE/OLB - PENN ST.
14.TAMPA BAY - JC LATHAM - T/G- ALABAMA
15.WASHINGTON - JT TUIMOLOAU - DE - OHIO ST.
16.JETS - AMARIUS MIMS - ** - OT - GEORGIA
17.ATLANTA - TYLER VAN DYKE - QB - MIAMI
18.STEELERS - COOPER DEJEAN - CB - IOWA
19.HOUSTON-(clev) - EMEKA EGBUKA - WR - OHIO ST.
20.SAINTS - JER'ZHAN NEWTON - DT - ILLINOIS
21.PACKERS - KAMREN KINCHENS - S - MIAMI
22.JAGUARS - BRALEN TRICE - DE/OLB - WASHINGTON
23.LIONS - JT TUIMOLOAU - DE - OHIO ST.
24.RAVENS - KALEN KING - CB - PENN ST.
25.SEATTLE - LEONARD TAYLOR - DT - MIAMI
26.BENGALS - ZAK ZINTER - G - MICHIGAN
27.BILLS - PATRICK PAUL - OT - HOUSTON
28.DALLAS - NATE WIGGINS - CB - CLEMSON
29.MIAMI - JORDAN MORGAN - ** - OT - ARIZONA
30.S.F. 49ers - GRAHAM BARTON - OL - DUKE
31.CHIEFS - KEON COLEMAN - WR - FLA. ST.
32.EAGLES - KINGSLEY SUAMATAIA - T/G - BYU
OTHERS ON THE 2024 WATCH LIST
TERRION ARNOLD - CB - ALABAMA
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
JACOB COWING - WR - ARIZONA
JUSTIN FLOWE - LB - ARIZONA
JALIN CONYERS - TE - ARIZONA ST.
DJ JAMES - CB - AUBURN
GABE HALL - DT - BAYLOR
CHRISTIAN MAHOGANY - ** - G - BOSTON COLLEGE
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
CLAYTON ISBELL - S - C. CAROLINA
MICHAEL MASON - DT - C. CAROLINA
GRAYSON MCCALL - QB - C. CAROLINA
SAM PINCKNEY - WR - C. CAROLINA
WILL SHIPLEY - RB - OREGON
TRAVIS HUNTER - CB/WR - COLORADO
SEYDOU TRAORE -TE - 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
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.
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
THOR GRIFFITH - DT - HARVARD
D'ANTHONY JONES - DE - HOUSTON
ISAIAH ADAMS - G - ILLINOIS
KEITH RANDOLPH - DT - ILLINOIS
JULIAN PEARL - OT - ILLINOIS
CONNOR COLBY - G/T - IOWA
COOPER BEEBE - G/T - KANSAS ST.
DJ GIDDENS - RB - KANSAS ST.
KT LEVESTON - T/G- KANSAS ST.
BEN SINNOTT - TE/FB - KANSAS ST.
STORM DUCK - CB - LOUISVILLE
ASHTON GILLOTTE - DE - LOUISVILLE
JAYDEN DANIELS - QB - LSU
JORDAN JEFFERSON - DT - LSU
SAGE RYAN - S/CB - LSU
MEKHI WINGO - DT - LSU
RASHAN ALI - RB - MARSHALL
JAQUAN SHEPPARD - CB - MARYLAND
JAVION COHEN - G - MIAMI
MATTHEW LEE - C - MIAMI
AKHEEM MESIDOR - DE - MIAMI
ZION NELSON - OT - MIAMI
JAMES WILLIAMS - S - MIAMI
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
JACOBY WINDMON - OLB/DE - MICHIGAN ST.
TYLER NUBIN - S - MINNESOTA
BREVYN SPANN-FORD - TE - MINNESOTA
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
ANTHONY BELTON - OT - NC STATE
DYLON MCMAHON - C/G - N.C. ST.
PAYTON WILSON - ** - LB - N.C. ST.
QUINTON NEWSOME - CB - NEBRASKA
AUDRICK ESTIME - RB - N. DAME
BLAKE FISHER - OT - N. DAME
CAM HART - CB - N. DAME
RYLIE MILLS - DT - N. DAME
HOLDEN STAES - TE - 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.
JEREMIAH TROTTER JR. - LB - CLEMSON
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
TEZ JOHNSON - WR - OREGON
BO NIX - QB - OREGON
JACKSON POWERS-JOHNSON - OREGON
HENELI BLOOMFIELD - G - OREGON ST.
TALIESE FUAGA - OT - 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
BRANDON COLEMAN - OT - TCU
JOSH NEWTON - CB - TCU
BRUCE MCCOY - WR - TENNESEE
ELIJAH SIMMONS - NT - TENNESEE
JAVONTEZ SPRAGGINS - G - TENNESEE
JAYLEN WRIGHT - RB - TENNESEE
JALEN CATALON - S - TEXAS
QUINN EWERS - QB - TEXAS
JAYLAN FORD - LB - TEXAS
ADONAI MITCHELL - WR - 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
JESUS GIBBS - DT/DE - TOWSON
MICHAEL PRATT - QB - TULANE
LAIATU LATU - OLB/DE - UCLA
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
ROME ODUNZE - WR - WASHINGTON
JALEN MCMILLIAN - WR - 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
BRAELON ALLEN - RB - WISCONSIN
ISAIAH MULLINS - DT - WISCONSIN
JACK NELSON - T/G - WISCONSIN
MAEMA NJONGMETA - LB - WISCONSIN