With the NFL offseason still underway and the draft quickly approaching, most fans could benefit from our 2024 NFL Draft guide. This way, everything you need to know about the draft will be in one place. When is it? where is she? Who are the players to watch?
Complete 2024 NFL Draft Guide
For fans who haven't followed the NFL for a long time or have a hard time keeping up during the offseason, the draft can be confusing. After all, it lasts for three days and involves over 200 players, not to mention all the deals and surprises that occur that no one can predict.
With that in mind, here's our 2024 NFL Draft guide with answers to your questions and everything you need to know.
When and where is the draft?
The 2024 NFL Draft is a three-day event that runs from April 25 to April 27. Detroit is the site of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in the heart of downtown Detroit will serve as the venue for the NFL Draft for the first time. Of course, the timing of the 2024 NFL Draft varies from day to day.
- The first round will begin at 8:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 25.
- Rounds 2 and 3 will begin at 7:00 PM EST on Friday, April 26.
- Finally, the third and final day of the draft begins at noon EST on Saturday, April 27.
How many rounds/selections are there?
As has been the case every year since 1994, the NFL Draft consists of seven rounds. Each round contains a minimum of 32 picks with each team given one pick in each round. Of course, teams can trade those picks before the draft, so not every team has a pick in every round.
Likewise, some teams have multiple picks in some rounds after acquiring additional draft picks in trades.
The NFL also awarded 34 compensatory picks in the 2024 NFL Draft to coaches, players and executives who left teams. These compensatory picks are added at the end of a given round starting at the end of the third round. It's also worth noting that the Miami Dolphins forfeited their third-round pick due to him violating the league's anti-tampering policy. When you add it all up, there are 257 total picks in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Who is eligible for the draft?
According to NFL Draft eligibility rules, players must be three years removed from graduating high school to be selected in the NFL Draft.
This allows some players to enter the draft before exhausting their four years of college eligibility.
Who has the best choice?
The Chicago Bears have the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Bears acquired the pick from the Carolina Panthers when they traded the top overall pick for last year's pick to Carolina.
In other words, the Bears should have taken first last year but traded the pick to the Panthers, who should have had the top pick in his year but traded it to the Bears to get the top pick last year.
Who will be drafted first?
There is a growing consensus that the Bears will select USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Chicago traded for quarterback Justin Fields earlier this offseason, making it clear that they intend to draft a quarterback. While Jayden Daniels and Drake May are also two quarterbacks expected to be selected within the top five picks, Williams is the presumed top pick.
How many quarterbacks will be selected in the first round?
It's a virtual lock that Williams, Daniels and Maye will be selected early in the first round. JJ McCarthy is another quarterback who is a virtual lock who will be selected in the first round, possibly within the top 10 picks.
Meanwhile, there are differing opinions on whether Michael Penix and Bo Nix will be selected in the first round. Ultimately, there will be at least four quarterbacks and as many as six players drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Which team has the most picks?
The Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams have been linked with the most picks heading into the 2024 NFL Draft. Each team will enter the draft with 11 picks.
The Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and San Francisco 49ers are trailing by 10 picks each. On the other side of the spectrum, the Bears only have four picks, which is the fewest. However, two of Chicago's picks are in the top nine picks.
