The Jacksonville Jaguars were able to move back six slots in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft and select a player frequently mocked to them at their original pick of No. 17. The Jaguars’ selection of LSU wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr. on Thursday night fills a need that opened up when Calvin Ridley…
Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones come together to review Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, discussing picks 1-32 in the recent NFL Fantasy live stream. They break down the first round’s successes and failures and the fantasy impact of each pick. The NFL Podcast Network includes the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast….
Winners and losers: Round 1 Day 2 32 thoughts for 32 teams The major question before the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft started was whether we would see teams going crazy for quarterbacks. Well, it didn’t take long to find an answer to that one. The idea of “crazy” was four quarterbacks possibly…
Bucky Brooks and Rhett Lewis recap all the action from the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft in a new episode of Move the Sticks. Throughout the show, the pair go through the quarterbacks picked in the first round, biggest surprises, Day 1 winners and more. Specifically, to start off, the duo hit on…
The draft is the NFL’s fountain of hope — some of it, it turns out in hindsight, a bit false. Just two years ago, the New York Giants and New York Jets each had two picks in the top 10, fueling excitement that both teams were poised for rapid rises. The Jets’ Sauce Gardner and…
Top value picks: Day 1 Day 2 The Next Gen Stats Team uses its draft model to identify the five best value picks in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft. Rank 1 Rome Odunze Washington · WR · Senior Chicago Bears Round 1 · No. 9 overall Production Score: 91 Athleticism Score: 85 OVERALL DRAFT SCORE: 91…
The Carolina Panthers didn’t want to wait until Friday to start drafting. The Panthers traded into the final spot of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night — moving up one spot from the first pick of Round 2 – to draft South Carolina wide receiver Xavier Leggette at No. 32…
Having long sought a speedster since trading away Tyreek Hill, the Kansas City Chiefs took the fastest prospect available by way of a swap with their AFC archrivals. The Chiefs traded up to select Texas wide receiver Xavier Worthy with the No. 28 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday night in Detroit…
Snap grades: Day 3 Day 2 Day 1 Instant draft grades serve as a basis for subsequent assessments. Typically, evaluating draft classes after three years without considering the initial perception often results in revised history. These 2024 NFL Draft quick-snap grades reflect the value I think each pick (or set of picks) has, given the…
Kansas City is maintaining the Super Bowl-winning team for an extended period. On Monday evening, the Chiefs announced that head coach Andy Reid, general manager Brett Veach, and team president Mark Donovan have been granted contract extensions. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported that Reid’s latest contract extends through 2029, making him the highest-paid coach…
