Follow live: It’s showtime in Detroit as Caleb Williams goes No. 1 to Bears

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• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:28 PM EDT

  2023 Heisman Trophy winner Jaylen Daniels headed to Washington with No. 2 pick

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:26 PM EDT

  Lincoln Riley is a modern-day quarterback whisperer

  Lincoln Riley is the now first coach in college football history to coach three No. 1 overall picks, all QBs.

  Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (2018)
  Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (2019)
  Caleb Williams, USC (2024)

  — Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 26, 2024

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM EDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 1 — Caleb Williams

  • Draft Grade: A

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 2

  • School: USC

  • Height: 6′ 1″

  • Weight: 215

  The Bears had the No. 1 pick fall right into their lap and did the sensible thing. This pick has been talked about for months and the Bears finally get their man. Caleb Williams has all the tools to become a bona fide superstar in the NFL and break the Bears’ curse at the most important position. OK, now the 2024 NFL Draft can officially start.

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:20 PM EDT

  Caleb Williams goes No. 1 overall to the Chicago Bears

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:17 PM EDT

  A tradition unlike any other

  The NFL Draft is officially open and, as is the case each year, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was booed when he took the stage to open the proceedings.

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:41 PM EDT

  Huge crowds ready for the NFL Draft in Detroit

  The NFL taking the draft on the road has been a huge success over the last decade. Excluding the 2020 Draft, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has taken the draft to the cities of the 32 teams, and a massive crowd is on hand in Motown to start draft weekend.

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:17 PM EDT

  Welcome to the 2024 NFL Draft!

  Need a refresher on each team’s needs heading into tonight? Here are our team-by-team NFL Draft primers

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 7:15 PM EDT

  The 2024 NFL Draft is just moments away. One of the most anticipated quarterback drafts of all-time is headlined by a couple of Heisman Trophy winners in Jayden Daniels of LSU and and Caleb Williams of USC. Williams has been thought of as the probable No. 1 pick in this draft since winning the Heisman as a sophomore in 2022, while Daniels rocketed up draft boards during his Heisman season last fall, and has firmly entrenched himself as a top-3 prospect since the close of the season.

  While there’s a little less than an hour left until the Bears make their selection with the first pick, Check out Charles McDonald and Nate Tice’s final 2024 mock draft, which — spoiler alert — has a host of quarterbacks at the top.