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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Instant 1st-Round Projections After Week 18
Another NFL regular season is officially in the books, and while 14 teams begin their preparations for the playoffs, the rest of the league will now shift their focus to the offseason and the 2024 NFL Draft.
The completion of Week 18 locked in the top 18 spots in the first-round draft order, which might give us some momentary clarity on how the early picks could come off the board when April rolls around.
As the draft season kicks into high gear, here's an updated look at how the first round of this year's event could turn out, using the latest updated pick order following Week 18 results:
1. Chicago Bears (from CAR)
2. Washington Commanders
Drake Maye | QB | North Carolina
3. New England Patriots
4. Arizona Cardinals
Marvin Harrison Jr. | WR | Ohio State
5. Los Angeles Chargers
6. New York Giants
7. Tennessee Titans
8. Atlanta Falcons
Michael Penix Jr. | QB | Washington
9. Chicago Bears
10. New York Jets
11. Minnesota Vikings
Dallas Turner | EDGE | Alabama
12. Denver Broncos
13. Las Vegas Raiders
14. New Orleans Saints
15. Indianapolis Colts
Keon Coleman | WR | Florida State
16. Seattle Seahawks
Jer'Zhan Newton | DL | Illinois
17. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jared Verse | EDGE | Florida State
18. Cincinnati Bengals
*19. Green Bay Packers
*20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chop Robinson | EDGE | Penn State
*21. Arizona Cardinals (from HOU)
Kool-Aid McKinstry | CB | Alabama
*22. Los Angeles Rams
*23. Pittsburgh Steelers
Taliese Fuaga | OT | Oregon State
*24. Miami Dolphins
Troy Fautanu | OL | Washington
*25. Philadelphia Eagles
*26. Kansas City Chiefs
*27. Houston Texans (from CLE)
Xavier Legette | WR | South Carolina
*28. Detroit Lions
Bralen Trice | EDGE | Washington
*29. Buffalo Bills
Kamren Kinchens | S | Miami (FL)
*30. Dallas Cowboys
*31. San Francisco 49ers
*32. Baltimore Ravens
Quinyon Mitchell | CB | Toledo
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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