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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

We look at the pros and cons of every pick in Thursday's opening 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 Xavier Worthy.

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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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ANDSCAPE

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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

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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.

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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.

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BELICHICK'S BREAKDOWN

Belichick critical of Drake Maye after Patriots selection

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Belichick skeptical of Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr.

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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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