The Super Bowl is in two days, which means we’re three days away from the NFL Draft season officially beginning. Personally, I consider the official start of NFL Draft season the day my first mock draft comes out, but I’m not sure the rest of the world sees it that way.
Either way, today’s that day! We made it! Congrats!
In all seriousness, if you’re even reading this part of the article, then you’ll get the context of what I’m doing here. My first mock of the season isn’t anything close to a prediction of what will happen. It’s ridiculous to attempt that right now. There’s so much of the process left to play out, from the NFL Scouting Combine to NFL free agency. While all mock drafts are educated guesses, this one is more about how I feel about the players based on what I’ve seen from them in their college careers.
Mix it with what are expected to be some team needs, and voila, you have a list of 32 players being selected by 32 teams.
As for my initial feelings about this year’s draft class, it doesn’t differ much from what you’ve likely already heard. There are plenty of good players in this class, but I don’t know how many great players we’ll get. Looking at my top 10 picks, I don’t know if more than three of them would’ve been top-10 picks last year.
There’s a chance that opinion will change as we get closer to the real thing, but right now, I see a draft full of guys who can help a team but nobody who can change a team.
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The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from April 25-27 in Detroit. More draft coverage can be found at CBSSports.com, including the weekly updated draft order and a regularly available look at the eligible prospects.
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