The annual NFL Draft often spawns weeks of rumors, hypothesis, and mock drafts that transfer gamers up and down. However all of that’s simply guesswork, and at this 12 months’s first-round parsing of the school ranks in Detroit, the chalk held up for the primary 4 picks.
USC’s quarterback Caleb Williams went No. 1 to the Chicago Bears, a transfer that has been anticipated for months. There was a little bit of intrigue surrounding who would possibly go 2-3 within the draft, however the Washington Commanders went with the secure decide in LSU Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels at No. 2, and the New England Patriots adopted that with North Carolina’s Drake Maye at No. 3.
This was the fourth draft with quarterbacks going with the highest three picks. It beforehand occurred in 1971, 1999, and 2021.
Marvin Harrison Jr. went to the Arizona Cardinals at No. 4, one other anticipated decide. Harrison is the son of NFL Corridor of Famer Marvin Harrison.
The Los Angeles Clippers had the No. 5 draft, and underneath new coach Jim Harbaugh, there have been rumors he would possibly attain for his school QB from Michigan, J.J. McCarthy. However the Chargers have already got QB in Justin Herbert, they usually opted to offer him some extra safety in Notre Dame deal with Joe Alt, a mountain of a person at 6-foot-8 and 325 lbs.
The New York Giants went with Malik Nabers at No. 6, a fleet and difficult extensive receiver from LSU that can inject some pace right into a usually lackluster Giants offense that has misplaced operating again Saquon Barkley and has questions in regards to the comeback from damage of quarterback Daniel Jones.
At No. 7, the Tennessee Titans took Alabama’s Jerome “JC” Latham, a 6-foot-6, 359-pound offensive deal with.
The Atlanta Falcons had the primary stunner of the draft, choosing Washington’s quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Though he was the Heisman runner-up and led the Washington Huskies to an look within the nationwide championship, he was thought of a shock so excessive within the draft. However Atlanta has under-performed at quarterback, and Penix Jr. would possibly fill that gap.
The Chicago Bears had been again for extra within the ninth slot, and grabbed Washington’s Rome Odunze to pair with brand-new QB Caleb Williams.
The draft’s first commerce got here at No. 10. The New York Jets reduce a take care of the Minnesota Vikings, who traded as much as nab — what else? — a quarterback. They’ve Sam Darnold of USC on the roster to function a bridge to Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, who led undefeated Michigan to the nationwide championship and was 27-1 in his profession.
To maneuver up, the Vikings traded their No. 11 decide to the Jets, who additionally get a fourth-rounder and fifth-rounder within the deal, whereas Minnesota additionally will get again a sixth-rounder.
The Los Angeles Rams will draft within the No. 19 place. The Rams personal 11 complete picks within the seven-round draft.