2024 NFL Draft Rumors: Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and J.J McCarthy Set to Make Waves in Top Six Selections

The hype around the upcoming NFL Draft continues to gain more traction by the hour. Apart from being one of the most anticipated events of the year, it will be a great opportunity to introduce fresh new talent in the league and the fans couldn’t be more pumped.

To put things in perspective, the NFL Draft order looks like- the Chicago Bears, the Washington Commanders, the New England Patriots, the Arizona Cardinals, and so on. Caleb Williams, the quarterback for the USC Trojans, is predicted to end up with the Bears. However, because of his reservations about not providing medical evaluation to all 32 teams, it is still in doubt whether he ends up being the first pick of the Draft. Therefore, this year’s Draft seems to be unpredictable ranging from Caleb’s tantrums to McCarthy’s sudden stock rise.

Here are the top 4 picks for the NFL Draft of 2024

With just a little above a month remaining on the ticking clock for the 2024 NFL Draft, and the free agency on its anti-climax, all the trading drama has unleashed on the NFL. Major updates are dropping bombs in the trade markets every hour. NFL Network released one such update which has left the fans anticipating more information when they’ll have to tame their anticipation until the 25th of April.

Caleb Williams and Drake Maye were the hotcakes of collegiate football, entering the draft. So it did not come as much of a shock when NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah listed out the names in his strong expectations of first-round picks. The surprise lay in the next two: Jayden Daniels and JJ McCarthy. Jayden Daniels was the 2023 Heisman winner, so this pick was a no-brainer for the franchises. Michigan’s McCarthy, however, was someone everyone had their eyes set on. The QB had garnered major mixed reactions. Thanks to these negative comments tagging along with the positive ones, McCarthy being selected in the first round was turning into a question.

Now that NFL Network has expected him to be one of the 4 QBs to be selected among the first six picks in the NFL, the naysayers’ comments can take the sideline for now. Players like Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Nabers, too, are the top-ranked available players, who have a high likelihood of featuring in the 2024 NFL draft’s first round. But with all that said, here’s a look at JJ McCarthy’s instant rise from rags to riches among the Draft projections.

J.J. McCarthy and his rise to the top 5 QB Draft rankings

The franchise quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines was the backbone of his team’s glory the past 2023 season. He was a Heisman Trophy contender for a long time before losing out to Jayden Daniels ultimately, but that’s not to say that McCarthy didn’t make a name for himself. He led the Wolverines with the unwavering effort to a national championship under the guidance of Jim Harbaugh and now rightfully so; he is reaping the fruits of his labor as he has climbed his way to the top 5 QB rankings for the draft.

While there wasn’t much abuzz around the Ann Arbor prodigy, things changed drastically for the youngster after a phenomenal performance at the NFL Combine. With most of the fans claiming that he put on the best show out of all the quarterbacks, it wasn’t a surprise when his draft stock witnessed a staggering high. And now that the rumors claim that McCarthy might be a favorite to be a part of the New York Giants, the flip side of the community would want him to play for Harbaugh’s Chargers and reunite the mentor-mentee once again.

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