NFL experts on ESPN reevaluate the most interesting things about the 2024 NFL Draft
He 2024 NFL Draft brought with it record trends, including six quarterbacks selected in Round 1 for the first time since 1983, and eight defensive tackles chosen in the same first round, which ties 2008 for the most. Now that more than a week has passed since the event concluded, our experts from the NFL They have had time to evaluate everything.
We asked our analysts and reporters to answer some of the biggest questions about the draft. We begin by answering, “Who is the favorite to win the Offensive Rookie of the Year award?“, and from there we will continue to gradually add topics, including your favorite selections.
The Falcons invested the eighth overall pick in Michael Penix Jr. after paying the most in the league at the quarterback position in free agency. ESPN
Our experts today debate the selection that left the most doubts in the 2024 NFL Draft:
Which 2024 NFL Draft pick left you most stumped?
Stephania Bell: Michael Penix Jr., quarterback, Atlanta Falcons. Penix to the Falcons at No. 8. It’s hard to justify spending this kind of first-round draft capital when the Falcons had declared their love for Kirk Cousins in nine figures a few weeks earlier. The team did address its offensive needs – the most urgent thing for the draft – in later rounds, but will the strategy of having two quarterbacks capable of being starters create more or less tension in the locker room?
Matt Bowen: Penix. The Falcons gained depth behind Cousins with this pick and set their roster up for the future. However, I viewed this as an opportunity for the Falcons to add an immediate-impact defensive rookie to new head coach Raheem Morris’ system, with outside linebacker Dallas Turner and defensive tackle Byron Murphy II still available at the time. the Atlanta team.
Jeremy Fowler: Ricky Pearsall, receptor abierto, San Francisco 49ers. Without a doubt, Pearsall to the Niners at No. 31. I’m not about to doubt head coach Kyle Shanahan’s eye for offensive skill players, and I love Pearsall as a player. But, his placement as the sixth wide receiver taken in the draft was unexpected. Most teams I chatted with considered him a second-day player. Considering the 49ers still have Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk on the roster, shoring up either the offensive or defensive line seemed like the sensible move.
Liz Loza: Brock Bowers, tight end, Las Vegas Raiders. I was stunned by the Raiders’ selection of Bowers at No. 13, and it’s not because of his talent level. This is a potential generational talent with a full skill set who was expected to be taken before the middle of the first round. However, Las Vegas spent an early second-round pick on Michael Mayer just a year ago, and entered the draft with holes along the entire offensive line. In the end, I guess the value that Bowers represented, it was impossible to pass up.
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Eric Moody: Bo Nix, quarterback, Denver Broncos. Although he put up magnificent numbers at Oregon during his final college season, it’s worth noting that nearly 67 percent of his passes were completed 9 yards or less from the line of scrimmage. The selection of Nix, No. 12 overall, appears to reflect desperation on the part of a Sean Payton-led Broncos team badly in need of an upgrade at the quarterback position. I felt like Denver could have traded down the pick order and kept Nix anyway.
Jason Reid: Tyler Guyton, tackle ofensivo, Dallas Cowboys. Look, I understand the Cowboys had a huge need on the offensive line. And, the fact that they went about rebuilding it in this draft makes sense. That being said, Guyton at No. 29, while possessing impressive physical tools, is a player to develop for the future. There is no way to deny that.
Jordan Reid: Ruke Orhorhoro, tackle defensivo, Atlanta Falcons. At No. 35, with Jer’Zhan Newton still available, it made more sense to pick him there. Newton has greater pressure potential and is an ideal defender to pair with Grady Jarrett. Orhorhoro is undoubtedly better against the run, but the combination of Newton’s explosiveness and ability to disrupt the pocket made him a better choice.
Aaron Schatz: Penix. Look, I understand the importance of the quarterback position, which led to six of them being selected in the first 12 picks this year. You can talk to me about the idea that Penix is a better prospect than JJ McCarthy, even though McCarthy does better in my QBASE projections. But, if all goes well, Penix won’t have a regular-season NFL snap until he’s 26 years old. Penix’s selection is not the puzzling thing; but it is the selection of Penix in conjunction with Cousins’ new contract.
Seth Walder: Braden Fiske, tackle defensivo, Los Angeles Rams. Talking about the No. 39 overall position has little to do with the player, and more to do with the circumstances of the selection. The Rams paid an obscene price to move up from No. 52, sacrificing a fifth-round pick and a future second-round pick in the process, the most excessive pay for a second-round pick since at least the last six drafts. and draft capital greater than their first-round pick — Jared Verse at No. 19 — according to our draft ratings. And, all of this for a player who was just beginning his draft ranks, according to ESPN’s ‘Draft Day Predictor’. In other words, the Rams stretched themselves too thin for him.
Field Yates: Penix. He had an early second-round grade on Penix, but quarterbacks always fly earlier than their rankings indicate. This is Atlanta investing in a player who just turned 24 years old in a position where he only plays one, after guaranteeing $100 million to Cousins in March. One of the big advantages of having a quarterback under a rookie contract is the modest price, which allows you to spend elsewhere on the roster. The Falcons don’t take advantage of that advantage with Cousins under contract and pocketing more than $90 million over the first two years of the Penix deal.
2024-05-09 22:21:00
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