With the First Pick: Teams avoid QB hype in latest NFL mock draft, plus former GM shares top-five RB prospects

We are under three weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft. Yes, that reads like the “It Is Your Birthday” banner hung by Dwight Schrute at Dunder Mifflin, but I felt compelled to toss aside my normal aversion to writing a calendar lede out of sheer excitement that the draft is that darn close! 

While we got more clarity on what the Bills will almost assuredly do in the first round — DRAFT A RECEIVER — we still don’t know which club(s) will ascend the board for a quarterback inside the top 10 or the order of the quarterback selections after Caleb Williams at No. 1 overall. As each day passes, it feels like we won’t get any movement via trade until the actual draft begins. And I like that. Let the anticipation build. 

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1. Today’s NFL mock draft 🔮: Hot fire flames from Fornelli

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I love when we get mock drafts into the cycle from the college football writers. We’re all treated to such a unique perspective from those who covered and analyzed all these prospects during their collegiate careers. Seems like an important perspective to tap into this time of year, doesn’t it?

And the theme from Tom Fornelli in his mock — what if we’re all wrong?

1. Chicago Bears — Caleb…

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Author : Chris Trapasso

Publish date : 2024-04-05 17:04:44

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