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The 2024 NFL Draft is officially here! The first round kicked off Thursday night, and the action will continue through Saturday as 257 young men will hear their names called as professional football players. On Thursday night, the first several picks went as expected before things started to go off the rails. By far, the biggest surprise of Round 1 was the Atlanta Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth overall pick despite recently signing Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal. Another huge surprise was six quarterbacks being selected in Round 1 (an NFL record) and the first 14 picks being spent on offensive players (another record). While Round 1 is in the books, we've got two more days of draft coverage in front of us. Here's everything you need to know about the next two days of the 2024 NFL Draft: The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from April 25-27. The specific start times (Eastern) for each day are as follows: The 2024 NFL Draft will take place at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit. The 2024 NFL Draft will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network. It will also be live-streamed on fubo. CBS Sports HQ, CBS Sports' 24/7 streaming network, will also provide coverage before, during and after the event. I agree to receive the "With The First Pick Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies.
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There are only three teams without a first-round pick as part of the 2024 NFL Draft: the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers and Houston Texans. Here's the full order for the first round. You can check out the entire seven-round draft order with all 257 picks, here.
Team needs: QB, WR, EDGE, IOL, DT, LB, IOL
Team needs: QB, OT, EDGE, CB, WR, S, LB, IOL
Team needs: OT, WR, QB, CB, WR, OT, LB, DL, TE
Team needs: WR, RB, EDGE, DL, CB, IOL, LB, WR
Team needs: WR, CB, DL, OT, LB, WR, RB
Team needs: IOL, WR, RB, LB, S, CB, QB
Team needs: OT, DL, EDGE, LB, IOL, WR, CB, TE
Team needs: EDGE, CB, DL, LB, S, WR, CB
Team needs: QB, WR, EDGE, IOL, DT, LB, IOL
Team needs: WR, TE, OT, RB, S, WR, CB
Team needs: QB, DL, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB
Team needs: QB, DL, CB, S, IOL, WR, LB, EDGE
Team needs: QB, IOL, CB, DL, LB, OT, RB
Team needs: OT, DL, WR, CB, IOL, RB, TE, S
Team needs: CB, EDGE, S, WR, LB, CB
Team needs: IOL, LB, S, EDGE, DL, TE, IOL
Team needs: WR, CB, DL, EDGE, IOL
Team needs: TE, DL, IOL, EDGE, CB, WR, OT
Team needs: DL, EDGE, OT, RB, CB, S, LB, WR
Team needs: WR, OT, IOL, S, CB, LB, DL
Team needs: IOL, DL, TE, WR, IOL, EDGE, CB
Team needs: CB, LB, S, OT, IOL, WR, TE
Team needs: QB, DL, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB, DL
Team needs: OT, IOL, RB, CB, LB, WR, S
Team needs: OT, IOL, CB, S, DL, LB, QB
Team needs: IOL, CB, EDGE, LB, S, WR
Team needs: WR, RB, EDGE, DL, CB, IOL, LB, WR
Team needs: CB, EDGE, OT, IOL, S, WR, LB
Team needs: IOL, CB, WR, EDGE, DL, S, LB, TE
Team needs: OT, IOL, CB, DL, EDGE, WR, LB
Team needs: OT, IOL, DL, EDGE, IOL, S, CB
Team needs: OT, WR, CB, DL, LB, S, RB, EDGE
Team needs: IOL, OT, WR, RB, LB, DL
Team needs: WR, EDGE, CB, TE, OT, DL, RB
Team needs: CB, TE, LB, WR, IOL, DL, EDGE
For more draft coverage, you can hear in-depth analysis twice a week on "With the First Pick" -- our year-round NFL Draft podcast with NFL Draft analyst Ryan Wilson and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman. You can find "With the First Pick" wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, etc.
Half the fun of draft season is projecting all the different scenarios up top, and our draft experts have you covered with first-round forecasts (and more). You can find updated projections from Pete Prisco, Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso, Josh Edwards and Kyle Stackpole right here at our mock draft hub.
The 2024 NFL Draft is loaded with offensive talent, particularly at the top. It is a talented, deep quarterback group, but the strengths in this class are offensive tackle, wide receiver and, potentially, cornerback. The weakness of this class is linebacker, defensive tackle and running back.
We've got you covered with CBS Sports prospect rankings of the top 400 players in this year's draft class. Here's the top 10:
1. Caleb Williams, QB, USC2. Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State3. Malik Nabers, WR, LSU4. Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State5. Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina6. Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU