The Athletic

After months of building the hype with speculation and opinions from around the league, the moment we’ve anxiously awaited has finally arrived. The 2024 NFL Draft officially begins Thursday in Detroit at 8 p.m. ET. For one last time before things kick off, our NFL reporters gathered for a virtual mock draft to play the role of general manager and select players for their respective teams. While the top quarterbacks expectedly flew off the board early, quite a few of our reporters made first-round trades to grab the prospects they coveted most. Here’s how it all went down. (Trades are noted with an asterisk.)