NFL Overreactions: First Round of the 2024 NFL Draft
Mackenzie Salmon breaks down some of the biggest shocks (and expected picks) of the NFL Draft on night one.
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As the 2024 NFL draft resumes Friday in Detroit, it’s time once again to break out our red pen and start handing out pick-by-pick grades.
With the 32 picks from Thursday already in the books, the second and third rounds still provide the opportunity for teams to secure Day 1 starters and promising long-term prospects. The list of best players available entering the night includes several figures who were expected to make the first-round cut. And with the lack of consensus beyond the class’ most proven products, Friday could feature some surprising decisions.
USA TODAY Sports will be be grading picks throughout Day 2 as they come in, so check back throughout the evening for the latest analysis.
33. Buffalo Bills (from Carolina Panthers)
34. New England Patriots
35. Arizona Cardinals
36. Washington Commanders
37. Los Angeles Chargers
38. Tennessee Titans
39. Carolina Panthers (from New York Giants)
40. Washington Commanders (from Chicago Bears)
41. Green Bay Packers (from New York Jets)
42. Houston Texans (from Minnesota Vikings)
43. Atlanta Falcons
44. Las Vegas Raiders
45. New Orleans Saints (from Denver Broncos)
46. Indianapolis Colts
47. New York Giants (from Seattle Seahawks)
48. Jacksonville Jaguars
49. Cincinnati Bengals
50. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints)
51. Pittsburgh Steelers
52. Los Angeles Rams
53. Philadelphia Eagles
54. Cleveland Browns
55. Miami Dolphins
56. Dallas Cowboys
57. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
58. Green Bay Packers
59. Houston Texans
60. Buffalo Bills
61. Detroit Lions
62. Baltimore Ravens
63. San Francisco 49ers
64. Kansas City Chiefs
65. Carolina Panthers
66. Arizona Cardinals
67. Washington Commanders
68. New England Patriots
69. Los Angeles Chargers
70. New York Giants
71. Arizona Cardinals (from Tennessee Titans)
72. New York Jets
73. Dallas Cowboys (from Detroit Lions through Minnesota Vikings)
74. Atlanta Falcons
75. Chicago Bears
76. Denver Broncos
77. Las Vegas Raiders
78. Washington Commanders (from Seattle Seahawks)
79. Atlanta Falcons (from Jacksonville Jaguars)
80. Cincinnati Bengals
81. Seattle Seahawks (from New Orleans Saints through Denver Broncos)
82. Indianapolis Colts
83. Los Angeles Rams
84. Pittsburgh Steelers
85. Cleveland Browns
86. Houston Texans (from Philadelphia Eagles)
87. Dallas Cowboys
88. Green Bay Packers
89. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
90. Arizona Cardinals (from Houston Texans)
91. Green Bay Packers (from Buffalo Bills)
92. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Detroit Lions)
93. Baltimore Ravens
94. San Francisco 49ers
95. Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City Chiefs)
96. Jacksonville Jaguars (compensatory selection)
97. Cincinnati Bengals (compensatory selection)
98. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Philadelphia Eagles; special compensatory selection)
99. Los Angeles Rams (special compensatory selection)
100. Washington Commanders (from San Francisco 49ers; special compensatory selection)