Trade offers for every first-round NFL draft pick: We made deals for J.J. McCarthy, Maxx Crosby
Why it matters: This mock draft provides a unique, trade-centric perspective on the 2024 NFL Draft, projecting potential moves for all 32 first-round picks.
- Bill Barnwell creates an annual mock draft consisting entirely of 32 first-round trades, treating each deal as occurring in its own universe.
- Barnwell's methodology incorporates general manager history and team situations to estimate trade approaches, utilizing the Jimmy Johnson chart as a "lingua franca" for discussions.
- Future draft picks are given only a mild discount in Barnwell's model, differing from the common suggestion that they are discounted by a full round, especially in the opening round.
- Five teams (Falcons, Colts, Packers, Jaguars, Broncos) do not hold first-round picks this year and are consequently absent from this trade-focused mock draft.
ESPN analyst Bill Barnwell has released his annual all-trade NFL mock draft, a "thought exercise" featuring 32 first-round deals, including scenarios for players like J.J. McCarthy and Maxx Crosby. Unlike traditional mocks, Barnwell's approach synthesizes general manager tendencies and team situations to project trades, often using the Jimmy Johnson chart as a common language, and applies only a mild discount to future draft picks.
