USA Today published a mock this morning.
Check this out:
"1. Chicago Bears (via Carolina Panthers): QB Caleb Williams, USC
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Team needs: QB, LB, EDGE, OL, WR
Anyone other than Williams at No. 1 would be a massive surprise. The former Heisman Trophy winner’s stock has only risen even after he opted out of pre-draft testing. It’s not difficult to see why.
Williams is a dynamic playmaker, and while much has been made of his patience and ability to see plays through as designed, that’s a trait he can learn on the fly. The simple fact is game-changers like him only come along every so often. He can make jaw-dropping throws look routine. Now he just has to lock down the routine side of things.
2. Daniels
3. Vikings trade up for Maye
4. MHJ
5. Denver trades up for JJ McCarthy
6. Odunze
7. Alt
8. Latu
9. Chicago Bears: WR Malik Nabers, LSU
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Team needs: QB, LB, EDGE, OL, WR
The Titans’ acquisition of Calvin Ridley and the Vikings’ eagerness to trade up works out perfectly for the Bears, who now get the chance to add a top three wide receiver from this year’s stacked class. The question is whether they’d want to after acquiring Keenan Allen from the Chargers, but Allen turns 32 before the draft and it would make sense to have a replacement in mind — or just someone to give Chicago three uncoverable wide receivers to speed Caleb Williams’ development.
Nabers could be 2024’s top wideout. He’s the next link in LSU’s wideout chain of greatness and a player capable of living up to the standard guys like Odell Beckham Jr. and Justin Jefferson set before him. He can roast cornerbacks with any route in the playbook, but he also excels when it comes to going off script and finding space to boost a scrambling quarterback.
And now he gets to play with Caleb Williams? My word."
Two trades and four quarterbacks create a little chaos in the top five picks.
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