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Football: Wisconsin makes noise in NFL Draft

Bortolini, Allen drafted, others sign in three-day event

Badger Herald archival photo of the UW football team. November 29, 2023.

Soren Goldsmith

April 25, former University of Southern California quarterback Caleb Williams was selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears — kicking off a three-day event held in Detroit, Michigan. The highly anticipated move sees the Bears pick up their quarterback for the future after moving on from Justin Fields this past offseason.

This year’s draft also marked only the fourth time in the modern draft era, since 1967, that three quarterbacks were selected with the first three picks, the most recent being in 2021.