What we learned during the 2024 NFL Draft
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The 2024 NFL Draft drew to a close on Saturday as 257 players were selected by teams from across the league, all hopeful of a bright career lying before them.
The 2024 NFL Draft drew to a close on Saturday as 257 players were selected by teams from across the league, all hopeful of a bright career lying before them. A record 700,000 people attended this year’s draft in the city of Detroit, including 275,000 on the first day, beating the previous record of 600,000 set in Nashville five years ago. And those in attendance on Thursday saw an unprecedented interest in quarterbacks and offensive players generally. Between the Chicago Bears selecting USC QB Caleb Williams with the first pick and the New York Jets making Alabama safety Jaylen Key the latest “Mr. Irrelevant” as the 257th pick, here’s what we learned from this year’s draft. For the first time in NFL history, five quarterbacks were selected with the first 10 picks of the draft and six with the first 12. Williams, as anticipated, was selected first by the Bears as a likely starter for next season following the departure of Justin Fields.
