2024 NFL Mock Draft: Giants Trade Up for Caleb Williams
The New York Giants just signed Daniel Jones to a lucrative contract extension this past offseason, but could they still be tempted to start over at quarterback in 2024?
That's the scenario that plays out in the latest 2024 NFL mock draft from Pro Football Network, which has the Giants trading up three spots in the first round to land USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 2 overall pick.
This projection has the Giants sending their second-round picks in 2024 and 2025 to the Arizona Cardinals in return for swapping their top-five slots, giving New York the opportunity to leapfrog the QB-needy New England Patriots at No. 3 overall to grab their quarterback of choice.
Jones is just one year into his new contract, but he'll be coming off a torn ACL next season, and the Giants will have a manageable dead cap hit if they move on from his deal after the 2024 season. Whenever he returns to full strength, he could be an expensive backup to Williams for the rest of 2024 before finding a new team in 2025.
Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. goes No. 1 overall in this projection to the Chicago Bears. He and Williams are joined in the top five by North Carolina quarterback Drake Maye (No. 3 overall, New England Patriots), Penn State offensive tackle Olu Fashanu (No. 4 overall, Chicago Bears), and Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt (No. 5 overall, Arizona Cardinals).
Williams and Maye are joined in the first round by three more quarterbacks: Michigan's J.J. McCarthy (No. 14 overall, Las Vegas Raiders), Georgia's Carson Beck (No. 23 overall, Pittsburgh Steelers, and LSU's Jayden Daniels (No. 29 overall, Atlanta Falcons), leaving the likes of Washington's Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon's Bo Nix still on the board for Day 2.
To check out the full first-round mock draft at Pro Football Network, click here.