In 2024, quarterbacks will dominate the NFL draft once more, but news about incoming talents won’t be the only thing making headlines. Russell Wilson and Justin Fields, two seasoned signal-callers, should be moving, which will have a big impact on the league’s annual selection meeting.
I predict that the Bears will pass on Fields and choose USC quarterback Caleb Williams as the first overall choice in my three-round mock draft. The Bears send Fields to New England, as per my prediction. Similar to the Packers and Jets trade for Aaron Rodgers last year, the Patriots would exchange first-round selections with Chicago this year in addition to a 2024 fourth-round pick and a conditional 2025 pick. In addition, I predict that Wilson will leave the Broncos before the 2019-20 season and sign with Atlanta following his release. Wilson has a no-trade clause in his contract extension that he signed prior to the 2022 season, which will probably keep him from being traded.
If you include five upcoming rookies who were selected in the top 33, you have a quarterback carousel that would entice people to visit Coney Island.
After the third round of this mock draft, seven compensatory picks are anticipated. According to Over the Cap’s projections, the top four are given to teams that lose free agents in 2023. The last three represent the expected salary that teams will receive if they hire minority candidates for head coach or general manager positions instead of the Rams, 49ers, or Buccaneers.
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