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Jordy McElroy

2024 NFL mock draft: Early surprise paves way for Patriots to land QB

The Chicago Bears hold all of the cards at the top of the 2024 NFL draft, and the varying paths they could take has the potential to impact every team on the board.

Most notably, it will drastically impact the New England Patriots, who should come in looking to upgrade their dismal quarterback situation from Bailey Zappe and Mac Jones to Caleb Williams, Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels.

But they aren’t the only team that’ll be quarterback shopping. The Bears will have the tough decision of either sticking with Justin Fields or moving to a new franchise face under center. There’s also the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, who are two more teams that could be looking for a reset at quarterback.

And what about a trade? If the Bears keep Fields, they could potentially trade down from the No. 1 overall pick, which could put another team in the driver’s seat on draft night.

We kept things simple this time around with the draft order still not being set in stone. There were a couple of early surprises with the Bears taking Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. with the No. 1 overall pick, and Maye going ahead of Williams to the Commanders.

Here’s how the rest of the draft came out with the Patriots holding the No. 3 pick:

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Chicago Bears: Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

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Washington Commanders: Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina

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3
New England Patriots: Caleb Williams, QB, USC

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4
Arizona Cardinals: Dallas Turner, EDGE, Alabama

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New York Giants: Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

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Los Angeles Chargers: Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia

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Tennessee Titans: Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State

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New York Jets: Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame

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Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington

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Chicago Bears: JC Latham, OT, Alabama

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Las Vegas Raiders: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama

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Minnesota Vikings: Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State

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New Orleans Saints: Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia

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Denver Broncos: Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois

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Seattle Seahawks: Kamren Kinchens, S, Miami (FL)

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Cincinnati Bengals: Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

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Arizona Cardinals: Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

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Pittsburgh Steelers: Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State

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Green Bay Packers: Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama

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20
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State

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21
Indianapolis Colts: Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas

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22
Jacksonville Jaguars: Graham Barton, OG, Duke

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23
Los Angeles Rams: Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson

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24
Buffalo Bills: Laiatu Latu, EDGE, UCLA

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25
Kansas City Chiefs: Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU

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Philadelphia Eagles: Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa

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Detroit Lions: Denzel Burke, CB, Ohio State

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Houston Texans: Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State

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Miami Dolphins: Troy Fautanu, OG, Washington

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Dallas Cowboys: Kingsley Suamataia, OT, BYU

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San Francisco 49ers: Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona

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