Mel Kiper 2024 NFL Mock Draft: NEW Round 1 Projections From ESPN

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NFL Mock Draft, courtesy of Mel Kyper, there are no trades in this

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m, we'll save it for a future one that will break down, let's get to the picks, so no surprise here at number one overall, it's Caleb Williams, uh, is he the pick, uh, there isn't. There's a lot more to say, the intrigue begins at two and Mel has Jaden Daniels going to the Washington commanders from LSU.

Mel also mentions that maybe JJ McCarthy is in play. I think it would be a very confusing and surprising decision, but Mel also has Daniels on top of her. Drake May on his personal board there are pros and cons with these two next top quarterbacks and with Jaden Daniels and Drake May, whom he has as a number three for the New England Patriots. You know, Daniels doesn't attack the middle of the field. He's not good at avoiding catch times, but he's so dynamic with his legs, his deep ball is so impactful, you know there's all the value there.

Drake May will have some kind of ugly foul. Frankly, I'm a red flag. Absolutely, he also earns a lot. of the high-level NFL throws arm strength, mobility, size has that to a tee in the way you know Jaden Daniels doesn't, so there are very real pros and cons for both guys and it's still worth it worth taking both guys on top. late first round and hoping they can be the franchise guy, uh, for teams looking for that, the Patriots, of course, have had one more recently in Tom Brady, the Commanders, probably a little more, even if we tried to include Kurt Cousins ​​in that conversation.

So assuming Caleb Williams is number one, there's nothing weird going on there if you were the commanders who would you pick at number two? JD for Jaden Daniels DM for Drake. This may be the pin comment on this video today, so if the ad appears on YouTube, take advantage of it, head over there and vote for JD or DM Marvin Harris at number four, by the way, the Cardinals are open to a trade if they don't stay there and take my number one prospect in this. In the class of the year, the Chargers, meanwhile, without Mike Williams and Keenan Allen, take the number two player in this class for me, which is Malik, neighbors of LSU.

In a normal class, any of these receivers would be worthy of being the top receiver pick which includes Romad Dun also from Washington I love his form for the Giants. They have Darius Slayton, skinny, fast guy. Jayen Hayat. Super slim and fast guy. Ju. Slot receiver Del Robinson does not have the typical outside X receiver body type that Romad does. dun es, I think he would be a great fit for the Giants if they can't find a way to get a number seven quarterback. Joe ult uh this is a very boring election and I, if you do the polls, you like the drill.

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have to be like 7ent they're taking Joe everything for the Titans is like Caleb Williams a consensus Joe alal seven consensus number eight is Dallas Turner who I think you'll see a lot of popular picks involved here um I I think this is going to be a very logical option for a team that needs a pass rusher.

Let's see if that ties into a trade either way. I think R Turner makes a lot of sense in Atlanta given what his needs are right now. Jared joins the Chicago Bears. I wouldn't be mad if he went. The tackle or receiver here, as Mel mentions in his article in verse nine, is a little rich for me. I will say that for a team that has very few draft picks on day three, a trade is something to monitor on this front. Brock Bowers to the Jets They have some good tackles lined up, you're worried about injured tires.

I'm sure you have Mike Williams at wide receiver now. I wouldn't be surprised if Joe Al or Joe Douglas apologized. I, uh, look for another playmaker in the middle to help Aaron Rodgers. Now NFL jerseys are on sale for under a hundred dollars when you go to chatsports.com. The link will be in the comments section and in the description of today's show. I have jerseys for whatever team you're a fan of and a bunch of different player deals for older players who are no longer around, but no one really cares about that one, so you can sort by your team on the left side when you go to chatsports. com, so don't delay, go check out that deal today.

By the way, as players get signed, you'll see some of them, like the officially signed ones, pick their numbers, you'll see those jerseys stand out as well, in addition to the draft picks. A very distant future link will be in the comments and today's video description is chatsports.com JJ McCarthy #11 Jersey Deal I'm guessing the Vikings will actually end up trading at some point, we'll see who and for what, etc., but the Vikings moved up to get that other first-round pick at No. 23, there were just cries for a quarterback and maybe you could give Sam Donard a year or half a year and give McCarthy some time.

I think he fits very well in Kevin Oconnell's offense. By the way, at No. 12, another quarterback is Bo Nicks from Oregon, uh, to the Denver Broncos, and by the way, Kyper says he thinks Nicks Penck and Spencer Rattler will be off the board by the time the next pick happens. um for the Broncos in the third round, which I find interesting, let's assume that JJ McCarthy really is the most likely four quarterback in the NFL. Who would you make your qb5 BN for bonick MP for Washington's Michael penx Jr ring for me in the comments section?

Right now, No. 13 is JC Leam for the Raiders, by the way, over Olu Fashanu, who will be here in a moment. Warning to Raiders fans remembering the selection of Alex Leatherwood. I think Leam is better than Leatherwood, but I understand. trauma you might be dealing with on that front, he would be a plug and play option at right tackle, although Olu fashanu would be a great pick for the Saints, the Trevor Penning pick, frankly, has been a disaster, um shanu was a a little banged up this year, not as productive, but still a great athlete and played very well.

I think adding him to your offensive line makes a lot of sense. Quinan Mitchell is the first cornerback off the board here for the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts need help at quarterback. and Mitchell's size, athleticism production traits at the Mid-American Conference level, all those things I thought, yeah, he's going to be a good Pro Troy fan, this one makes a lot of sense too, they need guard help, fan, who I think. He could play tackle. uh he's seen as a guard here in this draft. Kyper Moach doesn't have to move far, and by the way, his offensive line coach and his Huskies coordinator have the same roles in Seattle, so there's an obvious connection there.

Up front, I also love Terion Arnold's fit at cornerback for the Jacksonville Jags. Help is needed. He can do some internal and external things. You know, maybe they'll consider going with a receiver here too, but I like the value that AR has, who I think he'll be. a top 20 pick board falls pretty well for the Bengals, uh, tiis escape from Oregon State, who I think should go before JC Le, uh, we'll see if I'm right or wrong on that front, it's a piece at right tackle and In this scenario, you either sit him out for a while or make Trent Brown your swing tackle either way.

I think the Bengals come out of it very excited. The Rams who lost Aaron Donald to retirement take Byron Murphy. I wonder how. Popular, this

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draft pick will make a lot of sense, right? The Rams get a similarly undersized defensive tackle to replace their Hall of Fame defensive tackle Undiz. Just keep in mind that it won't be Aaron Donald, the Steelers at 20 and I like this fit of LSU's Brian Thomas Jr 4 3340 at 63, that's a combination of special size speed, Thomas and George Pickins with some deep balls that Wilson still does, Chuck, that's an intriguing combination, the Dolphins take Graham Barton at No. 21 overall.

I think in this scenario Mels got Barton to play guard because Mel basically never taunts centers in the first round. He didn't do it with Tyler Linder. He is not someone. I don't know if he did it with Ryan Kelly. He is not someone who. put centers in

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draft rounds, plus guards, a bigger need for Miami Barton was left tackle at Duke, but I think he'll play inside in the NFL, there are literally no wrong answers, who is your favorite draft prospect of the

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NFL? name for me in comments Eagles get cornerback help here Nate Wiggins, we know how much they love going with the premium position mentality there Darius Slay James Bradberry getting older, although maybe in that scenario you keep Bradberry at nickel Cooper deene Like Player I don't like with Brian Flores, Thean didn't play much at Iowa and that would give me anxiety because of the way Brian Flores likes to do his defensive schemes, Blitz and stuff. 24 Tyler leaves Oklahoma the good thing is there, I think he's pretty raw.

Mel likes him a lot, says he has more gon than Marius Mims, just wait a little bit for him and where he ends up um, but he was a right tackle at the U with his rawness you could probably put him on the left side and not worry too much about that front, the 25 Packers, another Edge latu latu, which is a little strange, they just took Lucas vaness, but hey, the values, the intriguing medical questions will determine where he goes. medically withdraw from a neck due to a neck injury in Washington in 2021. I just don't know if the team of players needs to fit there.

The Bucks at 26 are going with Xavier worthy, which I also find interesting because the Bucks don't necessarily. I need another wide receiver as fast as Worthy, they have Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, they have the speed guy and Trey Palmer, they just paid Evans and Godwin. I would be the fast guy. I like adding speed, sure again, but I don't love it. that that game of team players there I like this one the Arizona Cardinals take Robinson at 27 he is Ada daf or in the sense that the traits are great, the production was not always the explosion of the ball is some of the best that I have seen and I think that at the end of the first round is where the bills end up going with the corner.

It's TJ Tampa, I'm not surprised they don't add another receiver, but okay, okay, I'm not that high on TJ Tampa. as is Mel and, frankly, the end of the first round. I don't love what Mel was doing here, the Lions at 29 xaver Legette. I actually like Legette more than most people, I think, um and 43940, I think it answered some concerns people had about but I don't see a top 30 selection here, um, not about some of the others. receivers who were on the board, you know, and Mitchell wasn't gone yet. I like Legette, but not top 30 for me, steel here for the Ravens, which is just classic Baltimore, uh, maybe Daniel F will be their right tackle in the future, but Amar Smims could plug in right now, He's not raw, he's just inexperienced when he plays, he's been good, he just hasn't played much, uh, I think he's better.

I'm thinking first round lock for am marus smims unless it's unknown, you know, medical stuff that we don't know about and I could see him make the top 15. I really could, the surprise pick here is Roger Rosengarten, the other Huskies , offensive tackle, right tackle. I like him, I think, I think if you like those draft sims that everyone uses, I think he's very underrated in those draft sims, I won't take him in the first round, although I think he would be a good option. A big surprise to me, as profound as this kind of offensive tactic, is if he finishes in the top 31 over a guy like Jordan Morgan, um, and I think maybe someone from the NFL tipped me off, but also about that one time in every mock draft, every other mock draft.

There's this weird choice that Mel Kyper makes and I wonder what he's doing and then next time he'll disappear so I'll keep an eye on what happens next time and maybe Mel just looked at it and got some too. Excited wouldn't be the first time the Chiefs at age 32 get another receiver and Mitchell uh, who? I love the combination of height, weight and speed. I think there have been some rumors about how focused the Heat are on the game in and out of the game, but the good thing. it's super super intriguing, cool meai ERS Mock Draft A B C D o F go and mention in the comments section some notable players that weren't mocked in the first round here uh Jackson Powers Johnson.

I'm surprised Mel doesn't like it either. mocking centers in the first round, he didn't bomb Tyler Linder in his final mock draft, which surprised me. Kool-Aid mckinstry has some medical concerns on that front Johnny Newton I think I'm going to be higher than the NFL, okay, they may be wrong, like they were with Brian Branch, Keon Coleman, who was never a speed guy. I think we could correctexcess the 40 yard results there and Darius Robinson is a noteworthy Fringe, uh, in one piece.