Last year, just before the draft, a general manager told me he thought the top five picks in 2024 would’ve been, at that point, the top five picks in ’23.
In other words, what last year’s group lacked in top-end talent would be made up for this year.
That, by the way, was before Jayden Daniels busted out, before teams knew that Marvin Harrison Jr. wouldn’t be the only elite receiver in the 2024 class, and before the enormous depth at the tackle position started to crystallize in the fall. Still, all of what that GM said was backed up as I made a few more calls around to see if there was a consensus on it.
