We are back: My 2024 NFL Mock Draft 4.0 is officially here, and the excitement is through the roof in my second post-free agency mock draft as the calendar has flipped to April. And with a new month, comes a new mock draft WITH TRADES.
As noted in my magnum opus: NFL Draft Needs for Every Team Post-Free Agency (2024 Fantasy Football), NFL teams’ needs have changed dramatically since the 2024 free agency period. And although it seems like NFL Free Agency will never actually come to an end, we must trudge forward with the release of my latest 2024 NFL Mock Draft with the initial free agency frenzy in the rearview.
Let’s dive in!
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5) Los Angeles Chargers: Marvin Harrison Jr. (WR – Ohio State)
It’s a brand-new era in LA. New head coach Jim Harbaugh and general manager Joe Hortiz (from Baltimore) are IN, as the decision-makers when it comes to personnel and shaping the roster heading into 2024. And as much as it pains Harbaugh to select an Ohio State Buckeye with his Michigan bloodlines, the talent is undeniable for a roster that needs WR juice.
And even though Harbaugh has voiced how important addressing the OL is, that’s not been apparent at all in his draft history. He’s drafted zero tackles in the first two rounds of the NFL draft during his four-year tenure with the 49ers.
Check out our full 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Marvin Harrison Jr.
6) New York Giants: Malik Nabers (WR – LSU)
Enough of the Giants drafting a QB nonsense in Round 1. The team has Daniel Jones under contract with an out in his contract in 2025. Should they be feeling “buyer’s remorse” they might draft a new QB with three picks inside the top 50. But the Jones’ contract has them in a bind for 2024.
I also think the narrative on Jones has gone way too far after a disastrous 2023 season. The guy played in just 6 games because of injuries.
I for one believe this is a total smokescreen to convince QB-needy teams to trade up so the WRs in the draft fall into the Giants’ laps.
The current odds for New York to draft a WR are at -175 per DraftKings Sportsbook. They so desperately need an alpha WR. Malik Nabers fits the bill.
Check out our full 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Malik Nabers
7) Tennessee Titans: Brock Bowers (TE – Georgia)
There’s no better tight end prospect than Brock Bowers in this class. Or perhaps ever as Bowers is regarded as the greatest college football tight end of all time.
The former Bulldog tight end broke out immediately in 2021, posting a 28% dominator rating in his first season as a true freshman with 13 TDs and 882 receiving yards.
Per Tony Pauline, the Chargers, Titans, Bears and Jets are all in on Bowers. Possibly he won’t make it past Denver at No. 12.
The Titans have been looking at Jaheim Bell as a later tight end option in this year’s draft, but it shows they are interested in the upgrading the tight end positon should Bowers be available.
Check out our full 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Brock Bowers
8) Arizona Cardinals (via Atlanta Falcons): Rome Odunze (WR – Washington)
Washington’s Rome Odunze screams like that guy for Arizona in a trade-down/trade-up scenario. They send 11 and 27 to the Falcons to get the 8th and 43rd picks in this year’s draft.
Odunze‘s four-year career with the Huskies has been marked by consistent improvement, with his junior year in 2022 marking his status as one of college football’s best WRs: accumulating 75 catches for 1,145 yards, averaging 15.3 yards per reception, with 7 TDs.
The 2023 season saw further improvement, with the 6-foot-3 and 215-pound WR amassing 81 catches for 1,428 yards and 13 TDs, leading to a spot on the AP first-team among other awards en route to a career-high 33% dominator rating. And that was accomplished with him battling through a reported broken rib and punctured lung in late September. Odunze’s 42% deep route percentage ranked third-highest in the class.
Think he’s a perfect system fit as a newer younger version of DeAndre Hopkins – perfect for Kyler Murray.
Check out our full 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report for Rome Odunze
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