| 2024 NFL Draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 25–27, 2024 |
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| Overview | |
| 257 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | National Football League |
| First selection | Caleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Jaylen Key, S, New York Jets |
| Most selections (12) | Arizona Cardinals |
| Fewest selections (5) | Chicago Bears |
The 2024 NFL draft was the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit on April 25–27, 2024.[1] The draft had an attendance of over 775,000, breaking the overall record previously set in 2019.[2]
Six quarterbacks were selected in the first round—Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr., J. J. McCarthy, and Bo Nix—tying the record from 1983. The six were within the first 12 picks, with five in the top 10. Conversely, for the first time since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, no quarterbacks were selected in the second through fourth rounds.[3] Seven wide receivers were also selected in the first round, tying the record from 2004.[4] A record 23 offensive players were selected in the first round, including 14 consecutive offensive players to start the draft.[3][5][6]
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- ^ Woodyard, Eric (April 27, 2024). "Detroit breaks NFL draft attendance record with over 775K fans". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ a b "How good are the 2024 NFL draft QB, WR, OL, defense classes?". ESPN.com. April 27, 2024. Archived from the original on April 27, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Breech, John (April 26, 2024). "2024 NFL Draft sets multiple records in first round: Historic night for QBs, plus the Raiders make a rare move". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Schwab, Frank (April 25, 2024). "NFL Draft: 2024 draft sets record for most offensive players in the 1st round". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Schwab, Frank (April 25, 2024). "NFL Draft: Finally, a defensive player! Colts' pick of Laiatu Latu ends a record drought on D". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on April 26, 2024. Retrieved April 26, 2024.