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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Multiple Teams Trade Up for Top QBs

See which teams made bold moves up the board to land new franchise passers in this updated first-round projection for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Luke Easterling

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Multiple Teams Trade Up for Top QBs
2024 NFL Mock Draft: Multiple Teams Trade Up for Top QBs /

We're still more than a month away from the 2024 NFL Draft, but that's still plenty of time for narratives to change surrounding team needs and prospect stock.

One thing that will always drive the draft conversation is a talented quarterback prospect, and in the latest 2024 NFL mock draft from CBS Sports, two teams made make big trade-ups to land their new franchise passers.

The first big move comes from the Minnesota Vikings, who just secured an extra first-round pick in this year's draft via trade from the Houston Texans, giving them the resources to jump up the board. In this projection, they swap spots with the Los Angeles Chargers at the No. 5 pick, which they use on Michigan's J.J. McCarthy.

Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr.
Michael Penix Jr. could be a trade-up target in the latter part of the first round / John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

At the end of the first round, the Las Vegas Raiders make a splash of their own, trading up from their second-round selection with the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 31 pick, targeting Washington's Michael Penix Jr. as their new signal-caller.

That would make it five quarterbacks in this year's first round, but would also leave Oregon's Bo Nix waiting until Day 2 to hear his name called.

Outside of the quarterbacks, one of the more intriguing picks in this projection comes at No. 21, where the Miami Dolphins land the clear-cut top tight end prospect in the class, Georgia's Brock Bowers. Widely regarded as a top-10 talent in this class, the lack of positional value could keep Bowers on the board later than expected, and slotting him into Miami's explosive offense would be downright unfair.

To check out the full first-round mock draft at CBS Sports, click here.

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Luke Easterling
LUKE EASTERLING

Luke Easterling (he/him) has been covering college football and the NFL for more than two decades, with a particular focus on the nexus of both, the NFL Draft. Writing for some of the largest and most recognizable brands in sports media, Luke's experience and expertise in evaluating potential NFL prospects and evaluating team needs/fits has earned the appreciation of his readers, and the respect of his peers. Luke cut his sports journalism teeth at The Tampa Tribune before spending two years at Bleacher Report as a featured columnist covering the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Luke then spent nearly seven years at USA TODAY Sports Media Group as editor of Draft Wire and Bucs Wire, building both into authoritative destination sites for their respective audiences. Now at The Arena Group, Luke covers the NFL and college football for Athlon Sports, and runs Sports Illustrated's FanNation site for the NFL Draft. A graduate of the University of South Florida, Luke has been a featured guest on ESPN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, Fox Sports Radio, SiriusXM and more.  Based in Tampa, Florida (the true home of the Cuban sandwich), Luke plays the drums, loves 2000s pop-punk, watches way too many British murder mystery shows, and channels the energy of his deep-south Grammy and his full-Italian Nana in the kitchen. Twitter: @lukeeasterling Email: luke.easterling@si.com

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