Monday, January 8, 2024

2024 NFL MOCK DRAFT - 1/8/24

 I have spent the last few weeks watching more games of players that I am considering for my top 100 week, and watching the Bowl games of players who actually participated in them. During that time in college football the gist is that Jayden Daniels won The Heisman , some big name guys declared for the draft ,  the transfer portal is busier than ever , most of Florida ST. basically opted out of their bowl game against Georgia, and Michigan & Washington played in this years National Championship. . In the NFL it's been a hazardous year for starting Quarterbacks with near constant injuries,  but it also gave Joe Flacco a chance to come off the couch and channel his 2012 post season form for the Browns. The playoff teams are now set , and the first 18 picks in the draft are as well , barring a possible coin flip.  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 , and even 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 231 players.  Although I am also now up to 136 players that I have evaluated for at 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 only have a vague 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 30 QB's on my watch list , and that number could still grow , because there are still some QB's I may not have watched yet. A lot of players 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 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 playoff 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 and OT are the best positions in the draft , but its dependent on underclassmen entering this year. If the underclassmen I expect to enter the draft do come out it wouldn't shock me if half of the entire first round is made up of WR's and O-Lineman. As a bonus , Quarterback , edge rusher , and CB look potentially deep at the moment too. 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 you never know if the Bears might try to get a big haul of picks , and roe with Justin Fields for another year or two.  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 - (car) - CALEB WILLIAMS - QB - USC

2.WASHINGTON DRAKE MAYE - QB - N. CAROLINA

3.PATRIOTS - OLUMUYIWA FASHANU  - OT - PENN ST.

4.ARIZONA - MARVIN HARRISON JR. - WR - OHIO ST.

5.CHARGERS - MALIK NABERS - WR - LSU 

6.GIANTS - ROME ODUNZE - WR - WASHINGTON

7.TENNESSEE - JOE ALT - OT - NOTRE DAME

8.ATLANTA - JAYDEN DANIELS - QB - LSU

9.BEARS - JER'ZHAN NEWTON - DT - ILLINOIS

10.JETS  - JC LATHAM - T/G- ALABAMA

11.VIKINGS - DALLAS TURNER - OLB/DE - ALABAMA

12.DENVER - BROCK BOWERS - ** - TE - GEORGIA

13.RAIDERS - TERRION ARNOLD - CB - ALABAMA

14.SAINTS - LAIATU LATU - ** - OLB/DE - UCLA

15.COLTS - T'VONDRE SWEAT - NT - TEXAS

16.SEATTLE - MICHAEL PENIX - ** -  QB - WASHINGTON

17.JAGUARS - JARED VERSE - DE/OLB - FLORIDA ST.

18.BENGALS - TALIESE FUAGA - OT - OREGON ST.

19.PACKERS - GA'QUINCY MCKINSTRY - CB - ALABAMA

20.TAMPA BAY - GRAHAM BARTON - OL - DUKE

21.ARIZONA - (hou)- EMEKA EGBUKA - WR - OHIO ST.

22.RAMS - CHOP ROBINSON - DE/OLB - PENN ST. 

23.STEELERS - NATE WIGGINS - CB - CLEMSON

24.MIAMI -  TYLER GUYTON - OT - OKLAHOMA

25.BUFFALO - COOPER DEJEAN - ** - CB/S - IOWA

26.CHIEFS - PATRICK PAUL - OT - HOUSTON

27.EAGLES - TJ TAMPA - CB - IOWA ST.

28.HOUSTON-(clev) - BRALEN TRICE - DE/OLB - WASHINGTON

29.LIONS - JT TUIMOLOAU - DE -  OHIO ST.

30.DALLAS - QUINYON MITCHELL - CB - TOLEDO

31.S.F. 49ers - JORDAN MORGAN - ** - T/G - ARIZONA

32.RAVENS - DEVONTEZ WALKER - N. CAROLINA



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.

JARQUEZ HUNTER - RB - AUBURN

DJ JAMES - CB - AUBURN

PEYTON THORNE - QB  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

SHEDEUR SANDERS - QB - COLORADO

SHILO SANDERS - S - 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.

KEON COLEMAN - WR - FLA. ST.

FENTRELL CYPRESS - CB - FLORIDA ST.

BRADEN FISKE - DT - FLORIDA ST.

FABIEN LOVETT - DT - FLORIDA ST.

PATRICK PAYTON - OLB/DE - 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

KAMARI  LASSITER - CB - GEORGIA

LADD MCCONKEY - WR - GEORGIA 

AMARIUS MIMS  ** - OT - 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

JOE EVANS - DE - IOWA

JERMARI HARRIS - CB - IOWA

JAY HIGGINS - LB - IOWA

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
PARIS SHAND - DT - LSU

MAASON SMITH - DE/DT - LSU

OMAR SPEIGHTS - LB - LSU

BRIAN  THOMAS JR. - WR - LSU

MEKHI WINGO - DT - LSU

RASHAN ALI - RB - MARSHALL

BEAU BRADE - S - MARYLAND

JAQUAN SHEPPARD - CB - MARYLAND

JAVION COHEN - G - MIAMI

KAMREN KINCHENS - S - MIAMI

MATTHEW LEE - C - MIAMI

AKHEEM MESIDOR - DE - MIAMI

ZION NELSON - OT - MIAMI

LEONARD  TAYLOR - DT - 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

CODY SCHRADER - RB - MISSOURRI

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

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.

MIYAN WILLIAMS - RB - OHIO ST.

TYLEIK WILLIAMS- DT - OHIO ST.

DANNY STUTSMAN - LB - OKLAHOMA

JAXSON DART - QB - OLE MISS

TREY HARRIS - WR - OLE MISS

CEDRICK JOHNSON - DE - OLE MISS

JJ PEGUES - DT - 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.

KALEN KING - CB - 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

ADONAI MITCHELL - WR - TEXAS

BYRON MURPHY - DT - TEXAS

JA'TAVION SANDERS - TE - TEXAS

BARRYN SORREL - DE/OLB - TEXAS

XAVIER WORTHY - WR - TEXAS

TYREEK CHAPPELL - CB - TEXAS A&M

EDGERRIN COOPER - LB - 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

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

KEATON BILLS - G - UTAH

COLE BISHOP - S - UTAH 

JONAH ELLISS - DE/OLB - UTAH

DEVAUGHN VELE - WR - UTAH

WILL SHEPPARD - WR - VANDY

TROY FAUTANU - G/T - WASHINGTON

DILLON JOHNSON - ** - RB - WASHINGTON

JALEN MCMILLIAN - WR - WASHINGTON

JA'LYNN POLK - 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

MALIK WASHINGTON - WR - VIRGINIA

BRAELON ALLEN - RB - WISCONSIN

ISAIAH MULLINS - DT - WISCONSIN

JACK NELSON - T/G - WISCONSIN

MAEMA NJONGMETA - LB - WISCONSIN

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