The Chicago Bears hold all of the cards at the top of the 2024 NFL draft, and the varying paths they could take has the potential to impact every team on the board.
Most notably, it will drastically impact the New England Patriots, who should come in looking to upgrade their dismal quarterback situation from Bailey Zappe and Mac Jones to Caleb Williams, Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels.
But they aren’t the only team that’ll be quarterback shopping. The Bears will have the tough decision of either sticking with Justin Fields or moving to a new franchise face under center. There’s also the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, who are two more teams that could be looking for a reset at quarterback.
And what about a trade? If the Bears keep Fields, they could potentially trade down from the No. 1 overall pick, which could put another team in the driver’s seat on draft night.
We kept things simple this time around with the draft order still not being set in stone. There were a couple of early surprises with the Bears taking Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 1 overall pick, and Maye going ahead of Williams to the Commanders.
Here’s how the rest of the draft came out with the Patriots holding the No. 3 pick: