2024 NFL Draft: What Bears, Bills, Patriots and other teams accomplished with most, least capital

Back in March, shortly after the first wave of free agency, CBSSports.com explored how much and how little draft capital was controlled by each team. Using the trade value chart of SportsLine’s R.J. White, we ranked the teams based on the cumulative value of each team’s picks. 

It is time to look back at how teams used that draft capital and what they were able to accomplish strategically. 

Top five 

1364.16 points on March 13 (entered draft with four picks)

QB Caleb Williams, USC (Round 1, No. 1 overall)WR Rome Odunze, Washington (Round 1, No. 9 overall)OT Kiran Amegadjie, Yale (Round 3, No. 75 overall)P Tory Taylor, Iowa (Round 4, No. 122 overall)EDGE Austin Booker, Kansas (Round 5, No. 144 overall)

Chicago finished the draft with 1375.69 total points after adding the No. 144 overall selection in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round pick. The Bears dipped into future resources to add developmental pass rusher Austin Booker. The organization’s plan was otherwise simple, adding pieces to the offense in support of incoming rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. 

1236.73 points on March 13 (entered draft with nine picks)  

QB Jayden Daniels, LSU (Round 1, No. 2 overall)DT Johnny Newton, Illinois (Round 2, No. 36 overall)CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan (Round 2, No. 50 overall)TE Ben Sinnott, Kansas State (Round 2, No. 53 overall)OT Brandon Coleman, TCU (Round 3, No. 67 overall)WR Luke McCaffrey, Rice (Round 3, No. 100 overall)LB Jordan Magee, Temple (Round 5, No. 139 overall)S Dominique Hampton, Washington (Round 5, No. 161 overall)EDGE Javontae Jean-Baptiste, Notre Dame (Round 7, No. 222 overall)

Washington traded back from No. 40 overall, but picked up Nos. 50 and 53 overall in the process. When all was said and done, the Commanders had 1250.62 points in value. The draft results were a scatterplot, hitting nine different positions with its nine selections. In a separate column, I explored what new…

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Author : Josh Edwards

Publish date : 2024-05-14 14:13:01

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