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2024 NFL Draft: First-Round Order, Location, Date, Mock Drafts, History and More

Updated 2024 NFL Draft order after Week 18
Following an eventful Week 18 slate, Steve Kornacki breaks down the updated 2024 NFL Draft order and highlights why the Patriots picking third overall is significant.

We’re in the thick of NFL draft season. With this year’s highly-anticipated event rapidly approaching, here’s everything you need to know as April looms:

When is the 2024 NFL Draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 25 and goes through Saturday, April 27.

Where is the 2024 NFL Draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft will take place in Detroit in the area around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza.

Who is eligible for the 2024 NFL Draft?

According to NFL.com:

“To be eligible for the draft, players must have been out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. Underclassmen and players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league’s approval to enter the draft early.

Players are draft-eligible only in the year after the end of their college eligibility.

Before the draft, NFL Player Personnel staff members confirm the eligibility of draft prospects; that means researching the college backgrounds of approximately 3,000 college players each year.”

How is the draft order determined?

Every year, the team that finishes the regular season with the worst record receives the No. 1 overall pick, the team with the second-worst record, receives the No. 2 overall pick and so on.

As long as there are no trades (which there usually are), each of the seven rounds starts with the team that finished with the worst record and culminates with the Super Bowl champs.

What is the order for the 2024 NFL Draft?

PickTeamNote
1Chicago Bearsvia Carolina Panthers
2Washington Commanders
3New England Patriots
4Arizona Cardinals
5Los Angeles Chargers
6New York Giants
7Tennessee Titans
8Atlanta Falcons
9Chicago Bears
10New York Jets
11Minnesota Vikings
12Denver Broncos
13Las Vegas Raiders
14New Orleans Saints
15Indianapolis Colts
16Seattle Seahawks
17Jacksonville Jaguars
18Cincinnati Bengals
19Los Angeles Rams
20Pittsburgh Steelers
21Miami Dolphins
22Philadelphia Eagles
23Minnesota Vikingsvia Houston Texans from Cleveland Browns
24Dallas Cowboys
25Green Bay Packers
26Tampa Bay Buccaneers
27Arizona Cardinalsvia Houston Texans
28Buffalo Bills
29Detroit Lions
30Baltimore Ravens
31San Francisco 49ers
32Kansas City Chiefs

How many rounds are in the 2024 NFL Draft?

The 2024 NFL Draft will consist of seven rounds.

How many picks are in the 2024 NFL Draft?

There will be a total of 256 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Has the No. 1 overall pick ever been traded?

The No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft has been traded 14 times, including twice in 1984.

1967: Colts acquired it from Saints; drafted DT Bubba Smith

1968: Vikings acquired it from Giants; drafted OT Ron Yary

1974: Cowboys acquired it from Oilers; drafted DE Ed Jones

1975: Falcons acquired it from Colts; drafted QB Steve Bartkowski

1978: Oilers acquired it from Bucs; drafted RB Earl Campbell

1984: Patriots acquired it from Bengals (which got it from Bucs); drafted WR Irving Fryar

1990: Colts acquired it from Falcons; drafted QB Jeff George

1991: Cowboys acquired it from Patriots; drafted DT Russell Maryland

1995: Bengals acquired it from Panthers; drafted RB Ki-Jana Carter

1997: Rams acquired it from Jets; drafted OT Orlando Pace

2001: Falcons acquired it from Chargers; drafted QB Michael Vick

2016: Rams acquired it from Titans; drafted QB Jared Goff

2023: Panthers acquired it from Bears; drafted QB Bryce Young

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Has a team ever drafted first overall in back-to-back years?

A team has drafted first overall in back-to-back years seven times. The Cleveland Browns have done it twice (1999-00 and 2017-18).

While the Carolina Panthers are in the running to accomplish this feat after selecting Alabama QB Bryce Young first overall in 2023, they do not own the rights to their first-round pick this year. It was part of a package traded to the Chicago Bears in order to move up to select Young.

1936-37 Philadelphia Eagles

Jay Berwanger, HB, Chicago
Sam Francis, FB, Nebraska

1939-40 Chicago Cardinals

Ki Aldrich, C, TCU
George Cafego, HB, Tennessee

1976-77 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Lee Roy Selmon, DE, Oklahoma
Ricky Bell, HB, USC

1994-95 Cincinnati Bengals

Dan Wilkinson, DT, Ohio State
Ki-Jana Carter, RB, Penn State

1999-00 Cleveland Browns

Tim Couch, QB, Kentucky
Courtney Brown, DE, Penn State

2017-18 Cleveland Browns

Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

2021-22 Jacksonville Jaguars

Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
Travon Walker, DE, Georgia

Who are the top QB prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft?

Connor Rogers has three QBs being selected in the first round of his most recent mock draft:

Caleb Williams, USC

Drake Maye, North Carolina

Jayden Daniels, LSU

Michael Penix, Washington

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Who will be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft?

We will not know until April 25, 2024.