Episode 2550
2024 NFL draft
Fri, 2024-Apr-26 05:34 UTC
Length - 2:18
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With 152,115 views on Thursday, 25 April 2024 our article of the day is 2024 NFL draft.
The 2024 NFL draft is the ongoing 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is being held around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. The Chicago Bears held the first pick in the draft, traded from the Carolina Panthers, who had the worst record in the 2023 season. The Bears selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first pick, which is the first time they selected first overall since 1947.
This draft saw six quarterbacks selected in the first round, the most since 1983. This draft also saw seven wide receivers taken in the first round, the most since 2004. In all, 23 offensive players were chosen in the first round, the most in the "common draft era" (starting in 1967, when the NFL and American Football League first held a joint draft). The previous record of 19 was first set in 1968 and tied in 2004 and 2019. Also, the first defensive player was selected 15th overall—by far the latest for such a selection. During the common draft era, the latest position for the first defensive player selected was 8th in 2021.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 05:34 UTC on Friday, 26 April 2024.
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