NFL taunt draft roundup:
History is made within the best five
From presently until the 2024 NFL Draft on April 25 in Detroit, the specialists will discharge taunt drafts on an nearly weekly basis.
This can be your one-stop shop for the most recent expectations, counting the top-five picks, players rising and falling, astonish choices and potential exchanges.
The specialists highlighted this week are NFL.com’s Eric Edholm, CBS Sports’ Kyle Stackpole and Master Football Focus’ Arjun Menon.
Choose No. 1 (Chicago Bears)
Edholm, Stackpole, Menon:
USC QB Caleb Williams
All three specialists accept that Williams getting to be a Bear is lovely much bolted in at this point. It’s as it were a matter of time until the 2022 Heisman Trophy victor listens his title called to begin with after tossing for 8,170 yards, 72 touchdowns and fair 10 interceptor from 2022-23.
Choose No. 2 (Washington Commanders)
Edholm:
Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy
McCarthy seems to have authoritatively entered the discussion as the second-best quarterback within the draft. His draft stock has been rising ever since he driven the Wolverines to a national championship and presently a few think he may be the moment quarterback off the board. McCarthy tossed for 5,710 yards, 44 touchdowns and fair nine interceptor from 2022-23.
Stackpole, Menon:
LSU QB Jayden Daniels
The 2023 Heisman Trophy champ features a solid case to listen his title called moment as well. Daniels could be a unsafe dual-threat quarterback, tossing for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns whereas hurrying for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2023. He would likely be the No. 1 in general choose in most other a long time.
Choose No. 3 (Unused Britain Loyalists)
Edholm:
LSU QB Jayden Daniels
Stackpole, Menon:
UNC QB Drake Maye
Maye may exceptionally well be the moment quarterback taken as well, but he may be a small crude with fair two a long time of beginning involvement. In any case, he’s been impressive, tossing for 7,929 yards, 62 touchdowns and 16 interceptor the past two seasons.
Choose No. 4 (Arizona Cardinals)
Edholm:
UNC QB Drake Maye (exchanged to Minnesota Vikings)
Stackpole, Menon:
Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy (exchanged to Minnesota Vikings)
All three specialists accept the Vikings will strike a bargain, which is able likely incorporate their two first-round picks (Nos. 11 and 23), with the Cardinals. Who the fourth quarterback remaining will be is up for debate, but there’s no contending Minnesota’s dazzling require at the position. Arizona may also opt to include a playmaker, but on the off chance that not, history will be made as four quarterbacks have never been taken with the primary four picks.
Choose No. 5 (Los Angeles Chargers)
Edholm, Stackpole, Menon:
Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison Jr.
The Chargers got to restock QB Justin Herbert’s arms stockpile after exchanging WR Keenan Allen to the Bears and discharging WR Mike Williams, who has since marked with the Planes. Harrison Jr. is the most excellent of the bunch, posting 144 catches for 2,474 yards and 28 touchdowns from 2022-23. Him falling to No. 5 would be Los Angeles’ dream situation.
Players on the rise
Edholm:
Oregon QB Bo Nix (No. 12 to Denver Broncos)
Nix has been seen as tall as a top-10 choose to as moo as a second-rounder. It’s troublesome as well venture where he will arrive, but he is certainly an interesting prospect after having a breakout season in 2023, passing for 4,508 yards, 45 touchdowns and fair three interceptor. The Broncos require a quarterback and Nix may fair turn out to be head coach Sean Payton’s fellow.
Players falling
Stackpole:
Georgia TE Brock Bowers (No. 32 to Kansas City Chiefs)
There’s no way the rest of the NFL permits this to happen, right? Bowers might drop out of the beat 10 in what may be a draft wealthy with quarterback and wide recipient ability, but all the way to the final choose within the first round would be shocking. The Georgia product is, by far, the finest tight conclusion within the draft after posting 175 catches for 2,538 yards and 26 touchdowns in three a long time at Georgia. The Chiefs possibly matching him with Travis Kelce would just be out of line.
Shock picks
Menon:
UCLA edge-rusher Laiatu Latu (No. 12 to Denver Broncos)
Menon:
Alabama CB Terrion Arnold (No. 13 to Las Vegas Pillagers)
The Broncos and Looters have a few needs on their programs, but the biggest for both teams is quarterback. Yes, the best four are as of now off the board in Menon’s taunt draft, but Nix and Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. are still accessible. A few could argue they’ll still be there in the moment circular, but why take that chance and be constrained to roll into the 2024 season with Jarrett Stidham and Gardner Minshew as your beginning quarterbacks?
