2024 NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board: 17 WRs lead way; J.J. McCarthy sits at No. 25, just behind Michael Penix Jr.

We’re down the home stretch — the 2024 NFL Draft gets underway on April 25 — and while we’ll continue the wall-to-wall coverage through the “With the First Pick” podcast (check it out here!), CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports Network and those mock drafts you love so much, I thought I’d take a moment to roll out my Top 100 Big Board. In case you’re wondering, wide receivers led the way with 17 players making the list, followed by offensive tackles and cornerbacks (14 each), edge rushers (11), defensive line (9), quarterbacks (7), safeties (6), tight ends and running backs (5 each), and linebackers, centers and guards (all 4 each).

Alright, let’s get to it.

1. Caleb Williams, QB, Southern California
2. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
3. Malik Nabers, WR, Louisiana State
4. Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State
5. Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
6. Jayden Daniels, QB, Louisiana State
7. Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
8. Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
9. Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama
10. Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

No surprise at the top, at least if you’ve been following me and my co-host on “With the First Pick,” Rick Spielman; we’ve been of the opinion that Caleb Williams was the top player in this class going back to the fall and that hasn’t changed. I made note of this last November, but just a reminder in case it again becomes a talking point in the coming days: Williams can absolutely play on time, it’s just that he was playing behind a USC offensive line that struggled to consistently block anyone.

And while Marvin Harrison Jr. didn’t work out during the pre-draft process — and Malik Nabers did — Harrison remains No. 2 on my board with Nabers just behind him. You can’t go wrong with either player and I’m always reminded of the 2020 class, when six WRs went in the first round and Justin Jefferson and Brandon Aiyuk were Nos. 5 and 6 off the board (and Tee Higgins was WR7, and he didn’t go until the top of Round 2). The…

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Author : Ryan Wilson

Publish date : 2024-04-16 11:47:21

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