The Bears had the No. 1 pick fall right into their lap and did the sensible thing. This pick has been talked about for months and the Bears finally get their man. Caleb Williams has all the tools to become a bona fide superstar in the NFL and break the Bears’ curse at the most important position. OK, now the 2024 NFL Draft can officially start.
Nov 4, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams (13) runs with the ball during the first quarter against the Washington Huskies at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jessica Alcheh-USA TODAY Sports
Caleb Williams goes No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears
A tradition unlike any other
The NFL Draft is officially open and, as is the case each year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was booed when he took the stage to open the proceedings.
Huge crowds ready for the NFL Draft in Detroit
The NFL taking the draft on the road has been a huge success over the last decade. Excluding the 2020 Draft, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has taken the draft to the cities of the 32 teams, and a massive crowd is on hand in Motown to start draft weekend.
Welcome to the 2024 NFL Draft!
Need a refresher on each team’s needs heading into tonight? Here are our team-by-team NFL Draft primers
The 2024 NFL Draft is almost here. (Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports)
The 2024 NFL Draft is just moments away. One of the most anticipated quarterback drafts of all-time is headlined by a couple of Heisman Trophy winners in Jayden Daniels of LSU and and Caleb Williams of USC. Williams has been thought of as the probable No. 1 pick in this draft since winning the Heisman as a sophomore in 2022, while Daniels rocketed up draft boards during his Heisman season last fall, and has firmly entrenched himself as a top-3 prospect since the close of the season.
While there’s a little less than an hour left until the Bears make their selection with the first pick, Check out Charles McDonald and Nate Tice’s final 2024 mock draft, which — spoiler alert — has a host of quarterbacks at the top.