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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.
2024 NFL draft: Pros and cons for every first-round pick
Rationale and biggest questions for every pick in Thursday's first round.
TOP HEADLINES
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.
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 Xavier Worthy.
THE PICK IS IN...
BEST OF DRAFT NIGHT
Falcons take Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th pick in the draft
Chicago Bears select Caleb Williams first overall
FANTASY FOOTBALL
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.
Fantasy projections for the 2024 rookie NFL QBs
THE NEW GUYS
MORE DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS
Cardinals select Marvin Harrison Jr. fourth overall
Giants take Malik Nabers with the 6th pick in the draft
ANDSCAPE
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Michael Penix Jr. join NFL's first-round Black quarterback fraternity
Williams becomes just the seventh Black quarterback selected No. 1 overall
MOCK DRAFTS
Three-round NFL mock draft: Kiper and Yates pick landing spots for top 100 prospects, seven QBs
Mel and Field trade pick projections across Days 1 and 2 of the draft, finding perfect fits for 100 of the best prospects in the class.
Reid's final NFL mock draft goes seven rounds
Jordan Reid kicks off draft week with seven full rounds of pick projections: landing spots for QBs and intriguing trades.
BELICHICK'S BREAKDOWN
Belichick critical of Drake Maye after Patriots selection
Belichick skeptical of Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr.
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.
'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The former Alabama star looks to join the unofficial club of players with nicknames that superseded their given names.
Top Headlines
- Agent: Cousins confused by Falcons' Penix pick
- Sources: Patriots, Vikings eyed trade for Herbert
- Vikings trade up to 10th pick, land QB McCarthy
- Broncos make Nix record-tying 6th 1st-round QB
- Giants pass on QBs, say WR Nabers 'was our guy'
- Cowboys trade down, take Guyton to fill OT need
- Bears pick QB Williams No. 1, WR Odunze No. 9
- Eagles star Brown gets historic $96M extension
- Grading big NFL draft trades
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2024 NFL draft: Teams that could trade up, down in Round 1
Will a team jump into the top five for a QB? Could others get in position for a WR or OT? And what about deals for more draft capital?
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