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Kiper picks winners, losers and value picks from Round 1: Which teams fared well?

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which featured a couple of shocking picks and five trades.

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2024 NFL draft: Pros and cons for every first-round pick

Rationale and biggest questions for every pick in Thursday's first round.

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TRACKING EVERY PICK AND TRADE

Grading big NFL draft trades: Are Vikings giving up too much in their trade-ups?

The Vikings got their QB for good value, but did they give up too much to grab Dallas Turner? We graded the trades.

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NFL draft trade tracker: Every deal involving a pick or veteran player

We're chronicling every trade that affected this draft, including the Chiefs moving up for wide receiver Xavier Worthy.

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BELICHICK BREAKS DOWN THE DRAFT

Belichick critical of Drake Maye after Patriots selection

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Belichick skeptical of Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr.

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QBS DOMINATE THE DRAFT

Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye fuel QB takeover of Round 1

Here's what we know about how Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and other first-round QBs will fit in.

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Williams, Daniels, Penix join NFL's first-round Black QB fraternity

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THE PICK IS IN...

BEST OF DRAFT NIGHT

Falcons take Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th pick in the draft

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Chicago Bears select Caleb Williams first overall

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HOW THE DRAFT WILL IMPACT THINGS

2024 NFL draft: Fantasy football analysis of Round 1

Liz Loza, Matt Bowen and Mike Clay break down the fantasy potential of rookies taken in the early rounds of the NFL draft and provide initial 2024 projections.

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Fantasy projections for the 2024 rookie NFL QBs

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THE NEW GUYS

MORE DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS

Cardinals select Marvin Harrison Jr. fourth overall

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Giants take Malik Nabers with the 6th pick in the draft

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NFL DRAFT

All of our 2024 NFL mock drafts: Predictions for this loaded class

Read every one of our NFL mock drafts for the 2024 cycle.

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Final 2024 NFL draft rankings: How our experts see the board ahead of Round 1

ESPN's draft experts have unveiled their final rankings ahead of Round 1.

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JOINING THE CLUB

Marvin Harrison Jr., Joe Alt the latest additions to the NFL's father-son club

The star wideout and offensive tackle joined the Mannings, McCaffreys, Bosas and more.

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'Oh Yeah!' Kool-Aid McKinstry adds flavor to NFL nickname game

The former Alabama star looks to join the unofficial club of players with nicknames that superseded their given names.

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