The Athletic

With two months of new tape since my initial 2024 NFL Draft board dropped in August, there are plenty of fresh updates in this latest top 50 — including some shuffling in the top three. Like I wrote back in July for my quarterback preview, the gap between USC’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina’s Drake Maye is “razor-thin.” Both are dynamic prospects, and the league will be split on who deserves the QB1 designation. But then there is Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., who might be most-deserving of the “best prospect” tag for this draft class. There are 17 new names in this version of the draft board, and four positions (wide receiver, edge rusher, cornerback, offensive tackle) make up 70 percent of the list — including 10 wide receivers.