The next class of NFL rookies is having its name called one by one at the 2024 draft.
One of the biggest tentpole events during the NFL offseason, this year's draft began April 25 and continues through April 27 in Detroit. During the three days, the league's 32 teams will take turns picking their newest members.
There are seven rounds of selections, but all eyes were on the No. 1 pick in Round 1, which belonged to the Chicago Bears. They chose USC quarterback Caleb Williams. The team also held the ninth pick and went with Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze.
The second and third rounds are April 26, followed by the fourth through seventh rounds the next day.
Read on for more on the draft order for Rounds 1 through 3.
What is the 2024 NFL draft order for the second round?
- Buffalo Bills (from Carolina Panthers)
- New England Patriots
- Arizona Cardinals
- Washington Commanders
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Tennessee Titans
- Carolina Panthers (from New York Giants)
- Washington Commanders (from Chicago Bears)
- Green Bay Packers (from New York Jets)
- Houston Texans (from Minnesota Vikings)
- Atlanta Falcons
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New Orleans Saints (from Denver Broncos)
- Indianapolis Colts
- New York Giants (from Seattle Seahawks)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints)
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Rams
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Cleveland Browns
- Miami Dolphins
- Dallas Cowboys
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Green Bay Packers
- Houston Texans
- Buffalo Bills
- Detroit Lions
- Baltimore Ravens
- San Francisco 49ers
- Kansas City Chiefs
What is the 2024 NFL draft order for the third round?
- Carolina Panthers
- Arizona Cardinals
- Washington Commanders
- New England Patriots
- Los Angeles Chargers
- New York Giants
- Arizona Cardinals (from Tennessee Titans)
- New York Jets
- Dallas Cowboys (from Detroit Lions)
- Atlanta Falcons
- Chicago Bears
- Denver Broncos
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Washington Commanders (from Seattle Seahawks)
- Atlanta Falcons (from Jacksonville Jaguars)
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos)
- Indianapolis Colts
- Los Angeles Rams
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Cleveland Browns
- None
- Houston Texans (from Philadelphia Eagles)
- Dallas Cowboys
- Green Bay Packers
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Arizona Cardinals (from Houston Texans)
- Green Bay Packers (from Buffalo Bills)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Detroit Lions)
- Baltimore Ravens
- San Francisco 49ers
- Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City Chiefs)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Pittsburgh Steelers (from Philadelphia Eagles)
- Los Angeles Rams
- Washington Commanders (from San Francisco 49ers)
What was the 2024 NFL draft order for the first round and which players were selected?
- Chicago Bears (from Carolina Panthers): Caleb Williams
- Washington Commanders: Jayden Daniels
- New England Patriots: Drake Maye
- Arizona Cardinals: Marvin Harrison Jr.
- Los Angeles Chargers: Joe Alt
- New York Giants: Malik Nabers
- Tennessee Titans: JC Latham
- Atlanta Falcons: Michael Penix Jr.
- Chicago Bears: Rome Odunze
- Minnesota Vikings (from New York Jets): J.J. McCarthy
- New York Jets (from Minnesota Vikings): Olumuyiwa Fashanu
- Denver Broncos: Bo Nix
- Las Vegas Raiders: Brock Bowers
- New Orleans Saints: Taliese Fuaga
- Indianapolis Colts: Laiatu Latu
- Seattle Seahawks: Byron Murphy II
- Minnesota Vikings (from Jacksonville Jaguars): Dallas Turner
- Cincinnati Bengals: Amarius Mims
- Los Angeles Rams: Jared Verse
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Troy Fautanu
- Miami Dolphins: Chop Robinson
- Philadelphia Eagles: Quinyon Mitchell
- Jacksonville Jaguars (from Minnesota Vikings): Brian Thomas Jr.
- Detroit Lions (from Dallas Cowboys): Terrion Arnold
- Green Bay Packers: Jordan Morgan
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Graham Barton
- Arizona Cardinals (from Houston Texans): Darius Robinson
- Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills): Xavier Worthy
- Dallas Cowboys (from Detroit Lions): Tyler Guyton
- Baltimore Ravens: Nate Wiggins
- San Francisco 49ers: Ricky Pearsall
- Carolina Panthers (from Buffalo Bills): Xavier Legette
How the Chicago Bears got the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft
In March 2023, the Bears made a trade with the Carolina Panthers to send their No. 1 overall pick for that year's draft to the Panthers. In exchange, Carolina sent wide receiver DJ Moore and four draft picks across the next three drafts.
One of the picks that Chicago received was a 2024 first-round selection with an undetermined position at the time. League rules stipulate that teams that do not make the playoffs are placed within the first 18 positions in all seven rounds in the reverse order of their standing.
Neither the Bears nor the Panthers qualified for the 2024 playoffs, with Carolina finishing with the worst 2023 regular-season record in the league, at 2-15. (Chicago's record was 7-10.) Carolina's losses were Chicago's gain, as the latter owned the top pick in the 2024 draft.
Who did the Bears draft with the No. 1 pick?
The team traded away quarterback Justin Fields last month to the Pittsburgh Steelers, so it was expected that Chicago would use its top pick to get a new quarterback.
Indeed, the Bears officially selected USC's Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, after the draft got underway. During last year's college football season, Williams threw for 3,633 yards and 30 touchdowns. He ran for 11 more himself.
Williams told TODAY in an interview that aired April 25 he knew when he was 12 that he could be a No. 1 overall selection.
“It’s actually becoming a reality being here, being at the draft, possibly being the No. 1 pick. Crazy,” he said.
