2024 NFL draft order: Top 18 picks set, with Bears at the top - ESPN

The order for the top 18 picks in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft is set, with the Chicago Bears picking No. 1 and the Washington Commanders picking No. 2. Could both teams move on from their starting quarterbacks? Or could they look to add help for their signal-callers in April's draft? The Bears have two first-round picks — the second at No. 9 overall — as they look toward an intriguing offseason.

The 2024 NFL draft will take place at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit. Round 1 will begin on April 25, Rounds 2 and 3 are on April 26, and Rounds 4 through 7 are on April 27. The draft will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC and the ESPN App.

Check out the locked-in order for Nos. 1-18 below, with Nos. 19-32 projected from ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). Team write-ups from our NFL Nation reporters have been updated from mid-December.

NFL draft coverage:
Miller: Prospects with a Round 1 grade
Reid's QB Hot Board: Ranking top 12
Kiper's updated Big Board, position rankings

The Bears have the No. 1 pick in back-to-back years thanks to a trade with Carolina from last March. The biggest question is whether they will keep quarterback Justin Fields and use their draft capital to build around him with another wide receiver and interior O-line help, or if they will draft a QB.

The way Fields played since returning from a thumb injury in Week 11 brings up a real debate about whether Chicago is better off with him on this trajectory than starting over in 2024. — Courtney Cronin

Washington's direction with its first pick will be determined by how the organization views quarterback Sam Howell. With a regime change likely, it's impossible to know what a new coach or general manager thinks of him. If they like him, they can