| 2024 NFL Draft | |
| Date: | April 25 - 27, 2024 |
| League: | National Football League |
| First: | Caleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears |
| Mr Irrelevant: | Jaylen Key, S, New York Jets |
| Fewnum: | 5 |
| Fewest: | Chicago Bears |
| Mostnum: | 12 |
| Most: | Arizona Cardinals |
| Overall: | 257 |
| Rounds: | 7 |
| Prev: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The 2024 NFL draft was the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan on April 25–27, 2024.[1] The draft had an attendance of over 775,000, breaking the overall record set previously in 2019.[2]
A record six quarterbacks were selected in the first round — Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr., J. J. McCarthy, and Bo Nix — tying the amount from 1983. The six quarterbacks were within the first 12 picks, with five in the top 10. Conversely, for the first time since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, no quarterbacks were selected in the second through fourth rounds.[3] A record seven wide receivers were also selected in the first round, tying the number from 2004.[4] In total, a record 23 offensive players were selected in the first round, including 14 consecutive to start the draft.[3] [5] [6]
Detroit was chosen over Green Bay and Washington, D.C. as the host city on March 28, 2022.[7] The city prepared to host the draft by undertaking beautification efforts, including construction work in various parts of the city and the organizing a series of pop-ups to fill vacant storefronts downtown in time for the draft's visitors.[8] [9] The city also installed the Detroit Sign, inspired by the Hollywood Sign in Los Angeles, to welcome visitors entering Detroit along Interstate 94, a common route for traveling between Detroit Metropolitan Airport and the city.[10] [11] City officials claimed to have spent $230,000 of state grant money and municipal funds on murals, and $1.53 million on improvements to streets and traffic lights, as well as the planting of trees and beautification of roadway medians.[12] The hosting of the draft was regarded to have been a success, with the city experiencing an estimated economic impact of $160 million.[12] [13]
As part of the effort to beautify the city, the city's Planning and Development Department; Downtown Detroit Partnership; and the City Office of Arts, Culture and Entrepreneurship partnered with Street Art for Mankind (SAM)'s "Be The Change" campaign to create seven sizable murals. These murals, however, became subject to controversy. Criticism arose that international artists involved in the paintings may have been compensated below market rate for their work.[14] The artworks became more controversial after the City Council refused to approve payment for the works, arguing that they had been approved without following the approval process imposed by the city charter, and city employees emails later released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that department officials had considered the painting of buildings with historic designation without the required approval of the Historic District Commission.[15]
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In the explanations below (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2024 draft.
Since the 2021 draft, the league, under 2020 Resolution JC-2A passed in November 2020, rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions.[16] The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft picks. These draft picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded by draft order in the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory picks.[17] Two picks were awarded for the 2024 draft pursuant to the resolution.
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | ||||||||
| American | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ACC | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
| Big 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 |
| Big Ten | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 42 |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Ind. (FBS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| MAC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pac-12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 43 |
| SEC | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 59 |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | ||||||||
| Big South–OVC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MVFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Patriot | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Southland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| UAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-Division I football conferences | ||||||||
| G-MAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CWUAA (U Sports) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Non-College Selections | ||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Selections | Colleges | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Michigan | |
| 11 | Texas | |
| 10 | Alabama, Florida State, Washington | |
| 8 | Georgia, Oregon, Penn State | |
| 7 | Notre Dame, USC | |
| 6 | Clemson, LSU, Missouri | |
| 5 | Auburn, Utah | |
| 4 | Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami (FL), Ohio State, South Carolina, Texas A&M | |
| 3 | Arizona, Duke, Kansas State, Mississippi State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, TCU, Tennessee, Wake Forest, Washington State | |
| 2 | Arkansas, Boston College, Kansas, Marshall, Maryland, NC State, Purdue, South Dakota State, Texas Tech, Troy, Tulane, UCF, UCLA, UTEP, Wisconsin |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerback | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 36 |
| Wide receiver | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 35 |
| Offensive tackle | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 27 |
| Defensive tackle | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| Defensive end | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Linebacker | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 |
| Running back | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Safety | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| Guard | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| Center | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Tight end | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Quarterback | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Kicker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Punter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 23 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 133 | |
| Defense | 9 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 120 | |
| Special teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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