The latest 2024 NFL mock draft from ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has Giants, Rams trading up for QBs in Round 2

As the 2024 NFL Draft gets closer, the questions about how many quarterbacks are going in Round 1 continue to swirl.

It feels like Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye and J.J. McCarthy are virtual locks to go in the first round, perhaps in the first five picks. That’s true in the latest 2024 NFL mock draft from our Christian D’Andrea. He also has QBs Bo Nix and Michael Penix Jr. going in Round 2.

All of that is true in the latest mock draft from ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. — he’s got those big four names in the first. In the second? He’s got the New York Giants trading up to get Bo Nix with the 33rd pick … and the Los Angeles Rams (who need an heir to Matthew Stafford) getting up to No. 37 for Penix:

Yes, the Rams have Matthew Stafford. Yes, they brought in Jimmy Garoppolo. And yes, they drafted Stetson Bennett in Round 4 last year. But Stafford is 36 and has dealt with serious injuries in recent years, while Garoppolo is on a one-year deal and Bennett spent his rookie season on the reserve/non-football illness list. There’s a lot of uncertainty in L.A. past 2024.

Penix could be the future franchise signal-caller for coach Sean McVay and the Rams. He is accurate to every level of the field and is a great decision-maker. He had 67 touchdown passes and 19 interceptions in his two seasons at Washington. I have a Round 2 grade on him, just behind Bo Nix in my rankings.

Intriguing! Check out our latest two-round mock draft from Christian D’Andrea, along with the current NFL draft order for Round 1 and his NFL Draft Big Board with all his rankings.