‘Oh s***’: QB bombshell, shock superstar trade approach in wild NFL …[Fox Sports](https://www.foxsports.com.au/nfl/2024-nfl-draft-live-updates-full-round-1-draft-order-every-pick-trades-start-time-quarterbacks-caleb-williams-jayden-daniels-drake-maye-jj-mccarthy/news-story/8d96c09f851f37b63795c3d6a4196c8c) The 2024 NFL draft is finally here, with the first round underway on Friday morning (AEST) and it started in predictable fashion as the Chicago Bears entered a new era by taking Caleb Williams at first overall.The USC quarterback, who is widely considered a generational prospect with game-breaking athleticism and out-of-structure creativity, had long been pencilled as Chicago’s pick at the top of the draft.WINNERS & LOSERS: QB ‘stunned’ by brutal blindside; new contender’s ‘grand slam’Caleb Williams was the presumed No.1 pick.David Becker/Getty Images/AFPSource: AFP But there was the first huge shock of the draft at eighth overall as the Atlanta Falcons, who signed quarterback Kirk Cousins to a $180 million contract in free agency, took Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., who suffered four season-ending injuries in his four years at Indiana.Earlier, there was also intrigue over which direction the Washington Commanders, who were picking second overall, could go.

While it was presumed that the Commanders would take a quarterback, there wasn’t the same level of certainty over whether they would lean towards LSU’s Jayden Daniels or North Carolina’s Drake Maye.The talk in the lead-up to Friday’s draft was that they would take Daniels, who is the more polished and readymade quarterback at this stage of his career, and that ended up being the case.

It left the New England Patriots, who had the third overall pick, to take Maye and pair him alongside veteran Jacoby Brissett, who they signed in free agency to a one-year deal.There were suggestions the Patriots, who have plenty of needs across the board including at offensive line and receiver, could have been a trade-down candidate.However, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported ahead of the draft that team like the Vikings, Broncos and Raiders were told “it would take significant draft capital for New England to trade out of its spot”.Clearly that kind of offer never materialised, with New England staying put.MORE NFL DRAFT COVERAGE IOWA’S AUSSIE ICON: How Tory Taylor became a ‘revered’ college football cult hero QB STATE OF PLAY: From ‘next superstar’ to ‘polarising’ prospect no-one agrees on BURNING QUESTIONS: Why record QB frenzy looms as teams plot desperate gamble Mailata brings NFL Draft down under! | 00:41 The next genuine trade-down candidate was the Arizona Cardinals, who were picking at fourth overall.But the Cardinals clearly didn’t get the kind of offer that was appealing enough to move down, instead taking superstar receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.The Los Angeles Chargers at No.5 overall were also a contender to trade back, although they ended up taking Notre Dame offensive tackle Joe Alt to help protect quarterback Justin Herbert.Speaking of Herbert, ESPN’s Adam Schefter revealed both the Patriots and Vikings reached out to the Chargers to see if they had any interest in trading Herbert.

“A flat no,” was the answer according to Schefter.Another intriguing team to monitor early in the draft was the New York Giants at No.6 given they too could have been in the market for a quarterback given Daniel Jones’ struggles since signing a four-year, $160 million contract with $92 million.Jones tore his ACL last year and the first potential out in the contract for the Giants is not until 2025, with a dead-cap hit of over $22 million.Having a rookie quarterback on the books would make that easier to take, although New York is also in desperate need of a true alpha receiver.With that in mind, the Giants made a big call as they passed on J.J McCarthy to instead draft explosive LSU receiver Malik Nabers.

The Tennessee Titans and Falcons at No.7 and No.8 profiled as teams that will improve their offensive line and defence respectively at this year’s draft and that proved to be the case for the Titans, taking Alabama offensive tackle JC Latham.The Falcons, however, produced the first bombshell pick of the draft as they took Penix Jr.It left the Bears, also picking at ninth overall, in the perfect position to add another weapon to support Williams alongside Keenan Allen and D.J.

Moore, drafting receiver Rome Odunze.Rome Odunze shakes hands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected ninth overall by the Chicago Bears.(Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images With McCarthy falling down the board, the quarterback-needy Minnesota Vikings made their move to trade up to 10th overall and take the Michigan prospect.The Vikings lost Cousins in free agency and previously had Sam Darnold as their No.1 quarterback.The New York Jets, who previously had the No.10 pick, moved back to 11th overalland selected offensive tackle Olu Fashanu to give Aaron Rodgers protection, marking the first time in NFL history that the first 10 picks were offensive players.The Denver Broncos then took Oregon’s Bo Nix as this year’s draft entered the record books again, with six quarterbacks being taken in the first 12 picks tieing a record from 1983.It meant the Las Vegas Raiders, who were also in the market for a quarterback, had to look elsewhere and ended up taking an offensive weapon in Georgia tight end Brock Bowers.The top defensive players finally started to come off the board after that, with the Vikings trading up again to take Alabama edge Dallas Turner to replace Danielle Hunter.That trade saw the Jacksonville Jaguars drop back to 23rd overall, but they were still able to address a clear team need as they drafted Calvin Ridley’s replacement in Brian Thomas Jr.

A surprise trade late in the draft, meanwhile, saw Kansas City move up and Buffalo move down as the reigning Super Bowl champions added much-needed speed by taking Xavier Worthy, who ran a record 4.21 40 at the Combine.Read on for a full recap of all the picks in the opening round of the NFL Draft below! 2024 NFL Draft Results Round 1 1.Chicago Bears (from CAR) — Caleb Williams, QB, USC 2.Washington Commanders — Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU 3.New England Patriots — Drake Maye, QB, UNC 4.Arizona Cardinals — Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State 5.Los Angeles Chargers — Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame 6.New York Giants — Malik Nabers, WR, LSU 7.

Tennessee Titans — JC Latham, OT, Alabama 8.Atlanta Falcons — Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington 9.

Chicago Bears — Rome Odunze, WR, Washington 10.Minnesota Vikings (from NY Jets) — J.J.McCarthy, QB, Michigan 11.

New York Jets (from MIN) — Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State 12.Denver Broncos — Bo Nix, QB, Oregon 13.Las Vegas Raiders — Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia 14.

New Orleans Saints — Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State 15.Indianapolis Colts — Laiatu Latu, EDG, UCLA 16.

Seattle Seahawks — Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas 17.Minnesota Vikings (from JAG) — Dallas Turner, EDG, Alabama 18.Cincinnati Bengals — Amarius Mims, OT, UGA 19.Los Angeles Rams — Jared Verse, EDG, FSU 20.Pittsburgh Steelers — Troy Fautanu, G, Washington 21.Miami Dolphins — Chop Robinson, EDG, Penn State 22.

Philadelphia Eagles — Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo 23.Jacksonville Jaguars (from MIN via CLE through HOU) — Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU 24.Detroit Lions (from DAL) — Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama 25.Green Bay Packers — Jordan Morgan, T, Arizona 26.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Graham Barton, OL, Duke 27.Arizona Cardinals (from HOU) — Darius Robinson, DL, Mizzou 28.Kansas City Chiefs (from BUF) — Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas 29.Dallas Cowboys (from DET) — Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma 30.

Baltimore Ravens — Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson 31.

San Francisco 49ers — Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida 32.Carolina Panthers (from BUF via KAN) — Xavier Legette, WR, South Carolina.