2024 NFL Mock Draft: QBs Rise, Fall in Latest 2-Round Projection
Coming out of Senior Bowl week every year, there are always prospects who start moving up and down the board in updated projections for the NFL Draft, and this year's cycle is no different.
In the latest 2024 NFL mock draft from ESPN's Matt Miller, a pair of top quarterback prospects jump up into the top 15, while another big name slides all the way down to the mid-point of the second round.
After having quarterbacks selected with each of the first three picks (USC's Caleb Williams to the Chicago Bears at No. 1, North Carolina's Drake Maye to the Washington Commanders at No. 2, and LSU's Jayden Daniels to the New England Patriots at No. 3), Oregon's Bo Nix and Michigan's J.J. McCarthy are the next two passers off the board, going back-to-back.
Nix lands with the Denver Broncos at No. 12, while McCarthy joins him in the NFC West, going to the Las Vegas Raiders at the No. 13 pick.
J.J. McCarthy could end up being a top-15 pick in this year's draft.
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Both the Broncos and Raiders have clear needs at the game's most important position, but Nix and McCarthy both feel like pretty significant reaches in the top 15, at least this early in the process. It's possible that strong performances at the NFL Scouting Combine and pro day workouts could make a top-15 selection more understandable for both prospects.
On the other end of the spectrum, Washington's Michael Penix Jr. tumbles out of the first round entirely in this projection, finally landing with the Minnesota Vikings at the No. 41 pick.
Few would argue with his arm talent and production, but Penix being a 24-year-old rookie who had four season-ending injuries at Indiana before two stellar seasons at Washington could keep teams from spending a first-round pick on him.
To check out Miller's full two-round mock draft at ESPN.com, click here.
