The 2024 NFL Draft officially began in Detroit on Friday night. As expected, the Chicago Bears made Caleb Williams the first overall pick. This was followed by a historic flood of offensive players, including six quarterbacks in the first twelve picks. The Atlanta Falcons provided a big surprise in the process.
The surprise at the start of the draft failed to materialise: The Chicago Bears used their first-overall pick, obtained in a trade with the Carolina Panthers ahead of the 2023 draft, on Caleb Williams, USC’s star quarterback, as expected. In the Heisman winner from 2022, the Bears now hope to have finally found the permanent solution at the playmaker position – especially after the Justin Fields experiment recently failed with a bang.