The 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, and while many teams got some great draft classes, could other teams wish they had something different?
2024 NFL Re-Draft: Could teams already be regretting their selections?
1. Chicago Bears - Caleb Williams, QB, USC
No change here. The Bears would make this selection 100/100. Caleb Williams figures to bring competent QB play to the Windy City for the first time in... forever?
2. Washington Commanders - Drake Maye, QB, UNC
I believe the Washington Commanders made a mistake taking Jayden Daniels second overall. Drake Maye was the better prospect and will be the better pro. He's got a ton of similarities to guys like Justin Herbert and Josh Allen. Maye might need time to develop, but he's also a lot younger than Daniels.
3. New England Patriots - Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
This would leave the New England Patriots being able to select Jayden Daniels with Maye off the board. I believe New England would have still loved this selection had the Commanders taken Maye. With Daniels, you're likely looking at him starting immediately, while Maye might need a year to sit, as he's more of a raw prospect.
4. Arizona Cardinals - Marvin Harrison Jr, WR, Ohio State
Like the Bears taking Caleb Williams, I don't see how the Arizona Cardinals would not again take Marvin Harrison Jr barring them receiving a Godfather haul to move out of the fourth overall spot. Marvin Harrison Jr and Kyler Murray could be the next great QB/WR duo in the NFL for years to come.
5. Los Angeles Chargers - Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
You probably would have a hard time convincing Jim Harbaugh to make a different selection here. Games in the NFL start and end in the trenches, and good trench play is something the LA Chargers have struggled with. Even if Alt does play RT, he's going to have an All-Pro type of career.
6. New York Giants - JJ McCarthy, QB, Michigan
I do not get the process from Joe Schoen and the New York Giants. They allegedly tried to make a move up to the third overall spot for Drake Maye, but weren't able to get there. So instead of taking a swing on another QB that might have been a bit lower on their board, they... don't take one at all? The Giants correct their current disaster scenario and take JJ McCarthy with the sixth pick.
7. Tennessee Titans - JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Titans GM Ran Carthon may have preferred to take Joe Alt, but with Alt off the board, JC Latham was the next-best prospect on their board. Since the board fell the same way for the Titans, they'd surely take Latham in the re-draft.
8. Atlanta Falcons - Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama
Please, Atlanta, don't mess it up again! In one of the worst moves of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Falcons took Michael Penix Jr with the eighth pick. Penix is likely sitting for a minimum of three years, so he could take the reigns as the starting QB in his late-20s. It's not a great situation for Atlanta at the moment, but they can correct that by taking Dallas Turner.
9. Denver Broncos (via CHI) - Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
Trade! The Denver Broncos decide to not risk it, and with their top two QBs gone, they decide to trade up modestly with the Chicago Bears and still land their QB in Bo Nix, who the Broncos carefully studied in the pre-draft process. While Nix was not the top QB on their board, Sean Payton would surely take him again.
10. New York Jets - Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
If Rome Odunze ended up falling into the laps of the New York Jets, I do wonder if GM Joe Douglas would have taken him. They took Olu Fashanu with the 11th pick, moving down with the Minnesota Vikings. Taking Fashanu was the right call, but Odunze was off the board.