Mock Draft 2.0

Pre Combine 3 Round Mock Draft

2024 NFL DRAFT

Newt Westen

2/29/20243 min read

  1. Chicago Bears (via CAR) - Caleb Williams, QB, USC

  2. Washington Commanders - Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

  3. New England Patriots - Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

  4. Arizona Cardinals - Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

  5. Los Angeles Chargers - Joe Alt, T, Notre Dame

  6. New York Giants - Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

  7. Tennessee Titans - Olumuyiwa Fashanu, T, Penn State

  8. Atlanta Falcons - Dallas Turner, ED, Alabama

  9. Chicago Bears - Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

  10. New York Jets - Taliese Fuaga, T, Oregon State

  11. Minnesota Vikings - J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan

  12. Denver Broncos - Laiatu Latu, ED, UCLA

  13. Las Vegas Raiders - Jer'Zhan Newton, DI, Illinois

  14. New Orleans Saints - Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

  15. Indianapolis Colts - Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa

  16. Seattle Seahawks - Jared Verse, ED, Florida State

  17. Jacksonville Jaguars - Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

  18. Cincinnati Bengals - Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

  19. Los Angeles Rams - Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo

  20. Pittsburgh Steelers - Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

  21. Miami Dolphins - JC Latham, T, Alabama

  22. Philadelphia Eagles - Ennis Rakestraw Jr., CB, Missouri

  23. Houston Texans (via CLE) - Byron Murphy II, DI, Texas

  24. Dallas Cowboys - Jackson Powers-Johnson, C, Oregon

  25. Green Bay Packers - Amarius Mims, T, Georgia

  26. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Troy Fautanu, T, Washington

  27. Arizona Cardinals (via HOU) - Darius Robinson, ED, Missouri

  28. Buffalo Bills - Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon

  29. Detroit Lions - Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama

  30. Baltimore Ravens - Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

  31. San Francisco 49ers - Tyler Guyton, T, Oklahoma

  32. Kansas City Chiefs - Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia

  33. Carolina Panthers - Ja'Lynn Polk, WR, Washington

  34. New England Patriots - Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

  35. Arizona Cardinals - Jordan Morgan, T, Arizona

  36. Washington Commanders - Bralen Trice, ED, Washington

  37. Los Angeles Chargers - T.J. Tampa, CB, Iowa State

  38. Tennessee Titans - Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia

  39. New York Giants - Kingsley Suamataia, T, BYU

  40. Washington Commanders (via CHI) - Graham Barton, T, Duke

  41. Green Bay Packers (via NYJ) - Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota

  42. Minnesota Vikings - Chris Braswell, ED, Alabama

  43. Atlanta Falcons - Bo Nix, QB, Oregon

  44. Las Vegas Raiders - Junior Colson, LB, Michigan

  45. New Orleans Saints (via DEN) - Patrick Paul, T, Houston

  46. Indianapolis Colts - T'Vondre Sweat, DI, Texas

  47. New York Giants (via SEA) - Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

  48. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jermaine Burton, WR, Alabama

  49. Cincinnati Bengals - Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M

  50. Philadelphia Eagles (via NO) - Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas

  51. Chicago Bears (via PIT*) - Chop Robinson, ED, Penn State

  52. Los Angeles Rams - Zach Frazier, C, West Virginia

  53. Philadelphia Eagles - Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami (FL)

  54. Cleveland Browns - Adisa Isaac, ED, Penn State

  55. Miami Dolphins - Kris Abrams-Draine, CB, Missouri

  56. Dallas Cowboys - Jaden Hicks, S, Washington State

  57. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Javon Bullard, S, Georgia

  58. Green Bay Packers - Jonathon Brooks, RB, Texas

  59. Houston Texans - Mike Sainristil, CB, Michigan

  60. Buffalo Bills - Leonard Taylor III, DI, Miami (FL)

  61. Detroit Lions - Christian Haynes, G, UConn

  62. Baltimore Ravens - Payton Wilson, LB, NC State

  63. San Francisco 49ers - Jonah Elliss, ED, Utah

  64. Kansas City Chiefs - Kris Jenkins, DI, Michigan

  65. Carolina Panthers - Kiran Amegadjie, T, Yale

  66. Arizona Cardinals - Jeremiah Trotter Jr., LB, Clemson

  67. Washington Commanders - Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina

  68. New England Patriots - Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas

  69. Los Angeles Chargers - Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan

  70. New York Giants - Austin Booker, ED, Kansas

  71. Arizona Cardinals (via TEN) - Ruke Orhorhoro, DI, Clemson

  72. New York Jets - Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, WR, GEORGIA

  73. Detroit Lions (via MIN) - Braden Fiske, DI, Florida State

  74. Atlanta Falcons - DeWayne Carter, DI, Duke

  75. Chicago Bears - Dominick Puni, T, Kansas

  76. Denver Broncos - Cam Hart, CB, Notre Dame

  77. Las Vegas Raiders - Zak Zinter, G, Michigan

  78. Seattle Seahawks - Cooper Beebe, G, Kansas State

  79. Atlanta Falcons (via JAX) - Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky

  80. Cincinnati Bengals - Christian Mahogany, G, Boston College

  81. Seattle Seahawks (via NO) - Kitan Oladapo, S, Oregon State

  82. Indianapolis Colts - Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida

  83. Los Angeles Rams - Marshawn Kneeland, ED, Western Michigan

  84. Pittsburgh Steelers - Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State

  85. Cleveland Browns - Michael Hall Jr., DI, Ohio State

  86. Houston Texans (via PHI) - Trey Benson, RB, Florida State

  87. Dallas Cowboys - Devontez Walker, WR, North Carolina

  88. Green Bay Packers - Maason Smith, DI, LSU

  89. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville

  90. Arizona Cardinals (via HOU) - Sedrick Van Pran, C, Georgia

  91. Green Bay Packers (via BUF) - Blake Fisher, T, Notre Dame

  92. Detroit Lions - Javon Solomon, ED, Troy

  93. Baltimore Ravens - Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin

  94. San Francisco 49ers - Cole Bishop, S, Utah

  95. Kansas City Chiefs - Brandon Dorlus, DI, Oregon

  96. Jacksonville Jaguars (CP) - Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville

  97. Philadelphia Eagles (CP) - Jaylen Wright, RB, Tennessee

  98. San Francisco 49ers (CP) - Caelen Carson, CB, Wake Forest

  99. Buffalo Bills (CP) - Mekhi Wingo, DI, LSU

  100. Los Angeles Rams (CP) - Calen Bullock, S, USC

  101. Washington Commanders (CP, via SF) - Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State

Newt Westen

I wanted to get out a three-round mock draft before the combine and while I am a little late, I used rankings and data from before the combine. It was a goal of mine to put one of these together to realistically look at where players have a chance to fall due to team needs and positional value.

It does make me skeptical of how many Day 2 RBs, LBs, and TEs we will see in this draft. I also think there will be more of those premium positions that rise in the back of round three to fill some of those pressing needs. Tackle and Edge specifically felt like there was an enormous drop-off once the final player in a tier fell off the board.

I am excited to see the numbers from the combine. It won't make guys leap a day or even a round, but some of those tight position battles could easily be settled by some stellar performances. Some battles that I will specifically be looking at are Jer'Zhan Newton vs Byron Murphy II, Junior Colson vs Edgerrin Cooper, and Chris Braswell vs Adisa Isaac.

I hope you enjoy this one and expect a two-round post combine next week. Prost!

*I also projected a trade between Pittsburg and Chicago. PIT sends picks 51 and 120 to CHI for Justin Fields.