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The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from Touchdown Wire has Bo Nix and J.J. McCarthy going outside the top 10

Could these two QBs drop outside the top 10?

We all know there’s all sorts of information out there about where Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy is going in the 2024 NFL draft — it could be in the top-3, it could be outside the top-5 if a team like the Vikings move up, and so on.

But what about Oregon QB Bo Nix? There are mocks with him in the first round … and then he’s been left out of Day 1. In our latest mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, he projects Nix as a Day 2 pick (to the Raiders) and McCarthy going No. 5 to the Broncos who would trade up in that scenario to grab a QB of the future.

In the latest mock from Touchdown Wire, Doug Farrar has McCarthy going to the Vikings at No. 11 without having to trade up and then the Broncos getting nix at No. 12. Interesting!

Make sure to check out our latest mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, along with the current NFL draft order for Round 1.

Raiders mock draft roundup as we hit April

As we enter draft month, here is the latest Raiders mock draft roundup

It’s Draft month! That means we are just weeks away from the 2024 NFL Draft. The Scouting Combine is in the rearview and Pro Days and team visits are in full swing.

With more to examine, mock drafts become more focused in on the players they think each team will select in the draft. The Raiders have the 13 overall pick.

We went back to the days after the first wave of free agency to offer a wide range of what the mock draft community thinks the Raiders will do with their selection.

Date Publication Player
3/29 CBS Sports (Stackpole) Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn St
3/29 Draftwire (Popejoy) Michael Penix, QB, Washington
3/29 Fox Sports (McIntyre) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/29 NFL media (Edholm) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/28 33rd Team (Mosher) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/28 CBS Sports (Edwards) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/28 DraftTek (staff) Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn St
3/28 Tankathon (staff) Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn St
3/28 NFL media (Davis) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/28 The Ringer (Kelly) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/28 The Huddle (Bonini) Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn St
3/27 CBS Sports (Trapasso) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/27 SB Nation (Acosta) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/27 USA Today (Middlehurst-Schwartz) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/27 Yahoo Sports (staff) Michael Penix, QB, Washington
3/27 Draftblaster (staff) Michael Penix, QB, Washington
3/26 CBS Sports (Podell) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/26 ESPN (Tannenbaum) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/26 NFL media (Brooks) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/25 Draft Countdown (Hallam) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/25 The Draft Network (Eisner) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/25 The Athletic (Standig) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/25 Pro Football Focus (Spielberger) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/25 CBS Sports (Galko) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/25 Draftwire (Risdon) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
3/23 Sportsnaut (Buller-Russ) Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
3/22 CBS Sports (Fornelli) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
3/22 NFL media (Reuter) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/21 The Athletic (staff) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/21 NFL Draft Scout (Bissett) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/21 Last Word on Sports (Tatum) JJ McCarthy, QB, Michigan
3/21 Touchdown Wire (Barbieri) Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
3/20 CBS Sports (Brinson) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/20 Newsday (Klopsis) Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn St
3/20 San Diego Union Tribune (Brown) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
3/20 33rd Team (Valentino) Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn St
3/19 Draft Countdown (Bosarge) JJ McCarthy, QB, Michigan
3/19 ESPN (Kiper) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/19 Fox Sports (Klatt) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/19 NFL media (Jeremiah) Michael Penix, QB, Washington
3/19 Sporting News (Iyer) Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
3/19 USA Today (Davis) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
3/18 CBS Sports (Wilson) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
3/18 NBC Sports (Rogers) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/18 Pro Football Focus (Sikkema) Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
3/18 The Draft Network (Fowler) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St
3/18 The Score (Staff) Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
3/15 ESPN (Meche) Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
3/15 NBC Sports (Dvorchak) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/15 The Ringer (Solak) JC Latham, OT, Alabama
3/15 Touchdown Wire (Farrar) Michael Penix, QB, Washington
3/14 Outkick (Zaksheske) Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
3/12 The Athletic (Baumgardner) Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon St

Most picked players: Taliese Fuaga (13), JC Latham (9), Terrion Arnold (7), Olumuyiwa Fashanu (6), Quinyon Mitchell (6), Michael Penix (5), Amarius Mims (2), JJ McCarthy (2).

Picks by position: Tackle (30), Cornerback (15), Quarterback (8)

Offense: 38

Defense: 15

Seahawks go QB at No. 16 overall in this NFL.com mock draft

In a new 2024 mock draft at NFL.com, Charles Davis has Penix going to Seattle at No. 16 overall.

The Sam Howell trade put a real damper on all the Michael Penix Jr. to Seahawks speculation. However, it would be foolish to completely rule out the possibility that he’s their No. 1 target in the upcoming 2024 NFL draft. While the team does have major needs along the interior offensive line, the overall state of their roster is strong. The very fact that guard is their No. 1 and No. 2 positional needs suggests that this team can be far more competitive than it has been the last couple years with the right coaching.

Regardless of how you feel about any QB in this class – Penix included – the fact is that drafting a potential long-term starter at that spot is the team’s best possible use of capital, even if they have to pick a fan out of the stands to play a few snaps at left guard.

Some folks are not abandoning the Penix/Seattle connection, either. In a new 024 mock draft at NFL.com, Charles Davis has Penix going to Seattle at No. 16 overall.

“Surprise! GM John Schneider should have no trouble doing his homework on the big-armed QB who starred just down the road in Seattle for the past two seasons. Penix reunites with former UW OC Ryan Grubb, who now holds the same title with the Seahawks.”

If the Seahawks are indeed sold on Penix’s potential to be their next franchise QB, they will probably need to use that 16 pick on him. Before Penix lit up the Scouting Combine and put on another show at Washington’s Pro Day, there was a chance he might slip to early in the second round or late in the first. Now that seems highly unlikely – especially given the enormous gulf between Penix (generally ranked QB6 in this class) and the next-best quarterback prospect in the draft.

The x-factor here is how dumb the QB-needy teams are that are scheduled to pick ahead of the Seahawks. We can safely assume that Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels will all be taken in the top five picks. From there it gets interesting. Michigan’s JJ McCarthy and Oregon’s Bo Nix are almost universally mocked ahead of Penix, despite clearly being inferior quarterbacks both statistically and on tape.

If the Raiders or the Vikings see that and intend take Penix over McCarthy/Nix then Seattle’s chances of landing him are nil as they would have it trade up from 16 to do it. The Seahawks simply don’t have the capital to pull that deal off – nor should they even if they did. If you’re on that train, hope that Minnesota and Vegas don’t know what they’re doing.

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Seahawks met with Michigan QB prospect JJ McCarthy again

Seahawks met with Michigan QB prospect JJ McCarthy again

Here is certainly an interesting development. The Seattle Seahawks have once again met with Michigan Wolverines quarterback JJ McCarthy. This was right before his Pro Day. It is also the second time the Seahawks have met with McCarthy, as they spent time with him at the NFL Scouting Combine.

The prolonged attention on McCarthy is certainly worth noting, especially with head coach Mike Macdonald’s connection to him. The Seahawks recently traded for Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Howell, and already named Geno Smith the starter. The Howell trade alone likely signified Seattle was out of the running for drafting a quarterback this year, or moving up to get one of the top options.

Perhaps this is nothing. Perhaps John Schneider and Macdonald are simply doing their due diligence at the most important position in sports. It wouldn’t be the first time a team has done this. Still, one cannot help but be more than a little curious as to what the Seahawks brass see in McCarthy.

The point is probably moot, but if Seattle were to fall in love with him as “their guy” it would take quite a hefty trade to move up from No. 16 to grab him in the 2024 NFL draft.

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The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from CBS has the Patriots taking J.J. McCarthy

The buzz about J.J. McCarthy is getting very loud.

The New England Patriots are in a really interesting place in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At No. 3 in the official NFL draft order, they could trade down. They could take a non-QB and then hope for another quarterback to pop up for them next year. Or they could take a quarterback!

In our latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, he had them trading down and taking OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu out of Penn State. But in Pete Prisco’s first CBS Sports mock, he has them taking Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, a bit of a surprise as he’d be ahead of Drake Maye, the QB out of North Carolina.

Here’s his take:

Would I draft J.J. McCarthy here? No way. But he just seems like a Patriots quarterback — a leader and a winner.

Intriguing! Make sure to check out the latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea

The latest NFL mock draft from ESPN has the Vikings and Broncos trading into the top-4 for QBs

Chaos at the top of the NFL Draft! This would be amazing.

All NFL mock draft season long, we’ve seen the buzz about J.J. McCarthy and how the Minnesota Vikings with their two No. 1s in 2024 could trade up to grab the Michigan QB.

In our latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, he has the Vikings getting McCarthy and North Carolina’s Drake Maye going No. 3 overall. But in the latest mock from ESPN and Matt Miller, he’s got the Vikings trading up to No. 3 with the Patriots to take … Maye!

Then? He’s got the Broncos trading up to No. 4 to take McCarthy. Here’s his take on the Vikings drafting Maye in this scenario:

Maye is a big-armed and mobile, with the tools to thrive under coach Kevin O’Connell. With a star left tackle in Christian Darrisaw, arguably the league’s best receiver in Justin Jefferson and a very good WR2 in second-year player Jordan Addison, the Vikings’ offensive supporting cast is perfect for a rookie quarterback. Maye is raw, and in many situations it would be best for him to sit and learn for a year, but the Minnesota structure could get him on the field early. He has thrown for 7,929 yards and 62 TD passes over the past two seasons.

WOW! Make sure to check out the latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea and the updated 2024 NFL draft order.

The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from PFF has the Vikings trading into the top-5 for J.J. McCarthy

Feels like everyone is sending J.J. McCarthy to the Vikings in mock drafts.

The J.J. McCarthy narrative has basically landed him among the first five or six picks of so many 2024 NFL mock drafts.

It seems like the Michigan QB is universally loved and could even go ahead of names like Jayden Daniels. In the latest NFL mock draft from our Christian D’Andrea, he went No. 11 to the Minnesota Vikings. But in the latest mock from PFF, he’s No. 5 overall … to the Vikings, thanks to a mock trade up with the Chargers, led by McCarthy’s college coach Jim Harbaugh.

What’s the deal there? Here’s what Brad Spielberger had to say about the trade up:

Letting quarterback Kirk Cousins sign in free agency with the Atlanta Falcons had two hidden benefits for Minnesota:

  • First, the Falcons, who are slated to select at No. 8 overall in this year’s draft, will no longer look to trade up in the draft for a quarterback. Atlanta was arguably the one obvious team ahead of Minnesota in the trade-up sweepstakes, and now the Vikings are in pole position.

  • Second, the Vikings are currently slated to receive a third-round compensatory pick for Cousins in next year’s draft, as well as another for edge defender Danielle Hunter’s departure, making their own 2025 third-round pick that we included in this trade more expendable.

Minnesota signed quarterback Sam Darnold to a strong bridge deal at one year and $10 million, but we’re not buying that they’re not looking to move up in this draft. They might be on the phone at the time of this writing, for all we know.

Intriguing! Make sure to check out the latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea and the updated 2024 NFL draft order.

The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from PFF has the Vikings trading up for J.J. McCarthy (but not with the Patriots)

This would make a lot of sense.

It feels like the Minnesota Vikings are ready to make a deal for their quarterback of the future now that they have two first-round picks in 2024.

But which team will make a deal with them, if any of them will? And which QB will they target?

Our latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea has the Vikings taking Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy without having to trade up. But in the latest mock draft from PFF, Trevor Sikkema has the Vikings delivering Nos. 11, 23 and a third-rounder next year to get No. 4 and the right to grab McCarthy. Seems like the Patriots at No. 3 would also be a candidate, but they too need a QB.

Here’s Sikkema’s take:

The Vikings didn’t trade for the Texans’ No. 23 overall pick just to hear Roger Goodell say their name twice on Day 1. They’re eyeing a trade-up for their quarterback of the future and can now give a team picking in the top five an enticing deal. I ultimately think that is with the Arizona Cardinals. In doing so, Minnesota pairs the budding McCarthy with Kevin O’Connell, and McCarthy is put in a comfortable situation to not start right away with Sam Darnold also in the mix.

There you have it! Make sure to check out the latest NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea and the updated 2024 NFL draft order.

The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from USA Today has the Vikings trading up for J.J. McCarthy

This makes sense with Kirk Cousins gone.

Thanks to the first day of 2024 NFL free agency — check out our grades of every Day 1 move, plus a look at the winners and losers! — the draft is coming more into focus.

We now know which franchises need quarterbacks (seems like the Atlanta Falcons are OK on that position for now!), and even though the Minnesota Vikings signed Sam Darnold, they need a QB of the future.

In the latest NFL mock draft from our Christian D’Andrea, he has the Vikes taking Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy at No. 11. That fits in with what Michael Middlehurts-Schwartz wrote for the latest USA TODAY Sports mock — he has the Vikings actually trading up to No. 5 to grab him.

Here’s what he wrote:

Would Minnesota be content to trade to this spot knowing it might have to settle for its fourth choice to replace Kirk Cousins? Maybe a move wouldn’t be reasonable until draft day, when general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Co. could see how the top few picks panned out. But going with Sam Darnold as a bridge option to start off 2024 while sitting and developing McCarthy seems like a relatively sound strategy for an organization that suddenly has had change behind center thrust upon it.

Be sure to check out the latest post-combine NFL mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, plus the updated first-round order for April’s draft.

The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from USA Today has J.J. McCarthy in top-10, Drake Maye dropping

Could J.J. McCarthy now be a top-10 QB in the NFL Draft after the combine?

We have hit the post-NFL combine portion of mock draft season, and now the buzz about J.J. McCarthy has hit a fever pitch.

The Michigan QB looked good in Indy, and now it feels like projections have him locked into the first round … and maybe in the top 10. He wasn’t in our latest mock from Christian D’Andrea, but he may be in future FTW mocks.

In the latest mock from USA TODAY Sports, Nate Davis had McCarthy going No. 6 overall to the New York Giants — who may be intrigued by taking a QB if Daniel Jones isn’t the answer — and Drake Maye going No. 8 to the Atlanta Falcons.

Here’s his take on McCarthy:

Yes, despite his relatively low usage in the passing game at Ann Arbor – where he was surrounded by a tremendous supporting cast on both sides of the ball – his stock seems to continue skyrocketing. Why? Demeanor, accuracy, leadership, athleticism, high ceiling, good decision-making. And he’s a winner (27-1 record with the Wolverines). This situation would also make sense insomuch as McCarthy could sit and learn behind QB Daniel Jones, whom the Giants could more easily cut next year – or trade if he plays well in Year 2 of his four-season, $160 million contract.

That’s it! Make sure to check out Christian D’Andrea’s latest NFL mock draft.