2024 NFL Draft Ties Record With 6 Quarterbacks & 7 Receivers in Round 1; No Defensive Players Taken Until 15th Pick
The 2024 NFL Draft was full of history last night. As expected, the Bears (Caleb Williams), Commanders (Jayden Daniels), and Patriots (Drake Maye) took their quarterbacks with the first three picks. Three more QBs were taken by Pick No. 12, tying the NFL record for the most QBs drafted in Round 1 (1983). The biggest twist of the first round came at the 8th pick when the Falcons selected Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. after signing Kirk Cousins to a $180 million deal in free agency. Seven receivers were drafted, which was also tied for a Round 1 record. The first round had five total trades, but most came at the back end with a few pick swaps early. And with all that history in a unique draft, the first 14 picks were all offense. That's never been done before, either. Six more rounds await, but here’s the draft recap from Round 1:
2024 NFL Draft (1st Round)
Top-10
1. Bears: QB Caleb Williams (USC)
2. Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels (LSU)
3. Patriots: QB Drake Maye (UNC)
4. Cardinals: WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (OSU)
5. Chargers: OT Joe Alt (Notre Dame)
6. Giants: WR Malik Nabers (LSU)
7. Titans: OT J.C. Latham (Alabama)
8. Falcons: QB Michael Penix Jr. (Washington)
9. Bears: WR Rome Odunze (Washington)
10. Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy (Michigan)
Picks 11-20
11. Jets: OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu (Penn State)
12. Broncos: QB Bo Nix (Oregon)
13. Raiders: TE Brock Bowers (UGA)
14. Saints: OT Tailese Fuaga (Oregon State)
15. Colts: EDGE Laiatu Latu (UCLA)
16. Seahawks: DT Byron Murphy II (Texas)
17. Vikings: EDGE Dallas Turner (Alabama)
18. Bengals: OT Amarius Mims (UGA)
19. Rams: EDGE Jared Verse (FSU)
20. Steelers: OT Troy Fautanu (Washington)
Picks 21-32
21. Dolphins: EDGE Chop Robinson (Penn State)
22. Eagles: CB Quinyon Mitchell (Toledo)
23. Jaguars: WR Brian Thomas Jr. (LSU)
24. Lions: CB Terrion Arnold (Alabama)
25. Packers: OT Jordan Morgan (Arizona)
26. Bucs: C Graham Barton (Duke)
27. Cardinals: EDGE Darius Robinson (Missouri)
28. Chiefs: WR Xavier Worthy (Texas)
29. Cowboys: OT Tyler Guyton (Oklahoma)
30. Ravens: CB Nate Wiggins (Clemson)
31. 49ers: WR Ricky Pearsall (Florida)
32. Panthers: WR Xavier Legette (South Carolina)
2024 NFL Draft Tracker
Best Available Players (Round 2)
CB Cooper DeJean (Iowa), DT Jer’Zhan Newton (Illinois), CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (Alabama), WR Adonai Mitchell (Texas), WR Ladd McConkey (Georgia), WR Keon Coleman (Florida State), LB Edgerrin Cooper (Texas A&M), C Jackson Powers-Johnson (Oregon)
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