2024 NFL draft rankings: ESPN player ratings by position - ESPN

Who are the best prospects in the 2024 NFL draft? ESPN's draft experts have been pondering that question for more than a year. Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Jordan Reid, Field Yates, Jeff Legwold and Steve Muench from Scouts Inc. have spent hundreds of hours toying with their rankings and trying to nail down how Round 1 will play out. Now it's time to unveil their final boards.

The 2024 draft is in Detroit from April 25 through April 27. Round 1 will begin April 25 at 8 p.m. ET, while Rounds 2 and 3 are on April 26 starting at 7 p.m. ET. Rounds 4 through 7 begin at noon ET on April 27. The draft will be broadcast on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ and the ESPN App.

Ahead of the Bears, who own the No. 1 pick, officially being on the clock on Thursday, we've compiled links below to our analysts' rankings along with their top five prospects. You can see the ESPN consensus board here (ESPN+ content).

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Mel Kiper's Big Board:

Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

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Matt Miller's top prospects:

Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

Rome Odunze, WR, Washington

Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU

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Jordan Reid's top prospects:

Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State

Caleb Williams, QB, USC

Malik Nabers, WR, LSU

Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina