Tony Mario's 2024 NFL Mock Draft: Final Mock 7 Rounds

Round 4

Tony Mario follow @DraftUtopia Last Updated: April 25, 2024.

101. Carolina Panthers: Dominick Puni, LG, Kansas
     
     
     Carolina adds an offensive lineman for depth. Kansas left tackle Dominick Puni has the versatility to play left tackle, left guard, right guard, and right tackle.
     
     
     
     Carolina would have Ikem Ekwonua at left tackle, Damien Lewis at left guard, Austin Corbett at center, Robert Hunt at right guard, and Taylor Moton at right tackle as the starters. Carolina would also have Yosh Nijman as the backup left tackle, Dominick Puni as the backup left guard, Cade Mays as the backup center, Chandler Zavala as the backup right guard, and Brady Christensen as the backup right tackle. With Dominick Puni, Carolina now has starters and depth players on every position on the offensive line, and that's huge for quarterback Bryce Young heading into year two with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales taking over as Carolina's head coach.
     
     
     
102. Seattle Seahawks: Trevin Wallace, 3-4 MLB, Kentucky
     
     
     Seattle needs a 3-4 middle linebacker for depth. Seattle could draft Trevin Wallace for depth behind Jerome Baker and Tyrel Dodson. I'm not exactly sure how Tyrel Dodson transitions to a 3-4 defense and Trevin Wallace is a good value pick early in the fourth round.
     
     
     
     
     
103. New England Patriots: Kalen King, CB, Penn State
     
     
     New England has Christian Gonzalez at field cornerback covering number one receivers, Jonathan Jones at boundary cornerback covering number two receivers, and Marcus Jones at nickel cornerback covering number three receivers in the slot. New England needs depth at cornerback with two injury prone cornerbacks and one overpaid cornerback. Kalen King is my top cornerback on the board entering the fourth round.
     
     
     
104. Arizona Cardinals: Bucky Irving, RB, Oregon
     
     
     Arizona has James Conner as the starting running back. A change of pace running back for depth is needed and Oregon running back Bucky Irving is a good depth player to draft at this point.
     
     
     
     Here's a film cut of Oregon running back Bucky Irving versus Washington. You can watch the film cut I posted of Bucky Irving below.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
105. Los Angeles Chargers: Christian Jones, RT, Texas
     
     
     The Los Angeles Chargers draft a right tackle that has enough talent to beat out Trey Pipkins III for the right tackle job which would essentially demote Trey Pipkins III from starting right tackle to swing tackle.
     
     
     
     Texas right tackle Christian Jones had success against Dallas Turner and Christian Braswell. He's the fourth day 1 starter the Los Angeles Chargers have drafted in this mock draft with the Chargers getting similar value to the value that the Cleveland Browns got with Dawand Jones a year ago.
     
     
     
     Here's a film cut of the Texas offensive line VS Alabama. Texas right tackle Christian Jones is the top draft eligible prospect on the Texas Longhorns offensive line in the 2024 NFL Draft. You can watch that film cut in the clip below.
     
     
     
     
     
     
106. Tennessee Titans: Theo Johnson, TE, Penn State
     
     
     Tennessee gets another weapon for depth to make sure Will Levis is in a position to where he either makes a leap in year two or the Tennessee Titans see enough to where you know you need to replace Will Levis in the 2025 NFL Draft with a really strong supporting cast.
     
     
     
     Tenenssee has Chigoziem Okonwko as their starting tight end and Josh Whyle as their backup tight end. Theo Johnson would be the third string tight end, but could also push two high floor low ceiling tight ends like Chigoziem Okonkwo and Josh Whyle for playing time as a low floor tight end himself.
     
     
     
     
     
107. New York Giants: Mason McCormick, LG, South Dakota State
     
     
     New York drafts a left guard that can beat out Aaron Stinnie for the starting left guard job. South Dakota State left guard Mason McCormick is a great value pick for the New York Giants.
     
     
     
     New York could have Andrew Thomas at left tackle, Mason McCormick at left guard, John Michael Schmitz at center, Jon Runyan Jr. at right guard, and Jermaine Elumenor at right tackle. Evan Neal who was drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft has been demoted to swing tackle after struggling two years in a row.
     
     
     
108. Minnesota Vikings: McKinley Jackson, NT, Texas A&M
     
     
     Minnesota gets a backup 3-4 nose tackle behind Harrison Phillips. McKinley Jackson provides fantastic value at this point in the fourth round as a 3-4 nose tackle for depth.
     
     
     
     
     
109. Atlanta Falcons: Tommy Eichenberg, 3-4 MLB, Ohio State
     
     
     Atlanta has Kaden Elliss at 3-4 middle linebacker, Nate Landman at 3-4 middle linebacker, and Troy Andersen who entered year two as a projected starter before losing that job to Nate Landman. Atlanta needs one more 3-4 middle linebacker for depth and Tommy Eichenberg is great value here. Atlanta can buyout Kaden Elliss in 2025 and save $6,775,000 in cap space.
     
     
     
     Here's a film cut of Ohio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg VS Penn State. You can watch that film cut in the clip below.
     
     
     
     
     
     
110. Los Angeles Chargers: Jaheim Bell, TE, Florida State
     
     
     The Los Angeles Chargers will have Will Dissly as the starting tight end and Hayden Hurst as the backup tight end. Los Angeles cannot buyout Will Dissly until 2026.
     
     
     
     Jaheim Bell will most likely start out as the third string tight end before supplanting Hayden Hurst as the number two tight end in 2024. There is an outside chance that Jaheim Bell becomes the number one tight end if he gets an opportunity to start, but that only happens if Will Dissly gets injured and Jaheim Bell just comes in and dominates right out of the gate like Sam LaPorta did in Detroit. Even if that happened during Bell's rookie season, Los Angeles would keep Dissly as their number one tight end for 2025 with Bell having to prove himself for a second year in a row. I honestly doubt Bell becomes the Los Angeles Chargers top tight end despite potentially having a greater ceiling than Will Dissly or Hayden Hurst which is why I see Bell developing as a third string tight end as a rookie before becoming the Los Angeles Chargers number two tight end in 2025.
     
     
     
     
     
111. New York Jets: Renardo Green, CB, Florida State
     
     
     The New York Jets have Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner as their number one cornerback with D.J. Reed as their number two cornerback. Florida State cornerback Renardo Green had 13 deflections and could push someone like Michael Carter II, whose on the final year of his rookie deal for the nickel cornerback job allowing the New York Jets to reload at nickel cornerback by 2025 at the very latest without having to pay their nickel cornerback much money.
     
     
     
112. Las Vegas Raiders: Jordan Travis, QB, Florida State
     
     
     Las Vegas drafts a quarterback with a higher ceiling than both Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew II by drafting Jordan Travis in the fourth round. Las Vegas can save $6,340,000 if they buyout Gardner Minshew II in 2025. I feel like Jordan Travis will redshirt this year like Hendon Hooker did in Detroit despite having the ceiling to develop into a starting quarterback down the road. Jordan Travis is my final quarterback with potential to develop into an NFL starter.
     
     
     
     If Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew II both screw up in 2024, there's a chance Jordan Travis can start by 2025. If you keep Jordan Travis on his rookie deal as a backup until the end of Aidan O'Connell's rookie deal, you'd have to start Jordan Travis by 2027 at the very latest if the Raiders choose not to spend a first round pick on a quarterback in 2025 or 2026 which both feel like uncertainties in terms of what the Raiders will do at quarterback for now.
     
     
     
     
     
113. Baltimore Ravens: Brenden Rice, WR, USC
     
     
     Baltimore drafts Brenden Rice here. Brenden Rice is talented enough to take the slot receiver job away from Nelson Agholor. Balitmore would have Zay Flowers as their number one wide receiver and Brenden Rice as the number two wide receiver by 2025 if the Ravens chose not to use a fifth year tender on Rashod Bateman.
     
     
     
     I gave Baltimore Amarius Mims as a right tackle, Payton Wilson as a 3-4 middle linebacker next to Roquan Smith, Cole Bishop in a Geno Stone like role as Baltimore's third safety, and USC wide receiver Brenden Rice as a potential slot receiver option in the fourth round as Baltimore could get significant contributions from all of these rookies through the first four rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft.
     
     
     
114. Jacksonville Jaguars: Brandon Coleman, RG, TCU
     
     
     Jacksonville drafts a guard to develop under right guard Brandon Scherff for a year. Brandon Coleman could be Jacksonville's starting right guard by 2025.
     
     
     
     
     
115. Cincinnati Bengals: James Williams, SS, Miami FL
     
     
     Cincinnati drafts Miami FL safety/linebacker James Williams for depth here. The big question is where he will play.
     
     
     
     Cincinnati has Von Bell as the starting strong safety on a one year deal and Geno Stone starting at free safety on a two year contract. Daxton Hill, Cincinnati's 2022 first round pick that started at free safety in 2023 is now the backup free safety one year after taking over for Jessie Bates III following his rookie season. Jordan Battle, last years starting strong safety down the stretch remains the backup strong safety. Cincinnati also has Tycen Anderson as the third string free safety, but does not have a third string strong safety
     
     
     
     Cincinnati has Germaine Pratt at right outside linebacker in a 4-2-5 and a 4-3 defense. Akeem Davis-Gaither his the backup right outside linebacker in Cincinnati's 4-2-5 defense as well as the starting 4-3 left outside linebacker. Shaka Heyward, who the Bengals got as an undrafted Free Agent out of Duke in 2023 is the third string right outside linebacker as well as the backup left outside linebacker in a 4-3 defense. Logan Wilson, Cincinnati's starting middle linebacker that the Bengals drafted in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft is under contract until 2028 after accepting less than $10-million to stay with the team. Cincinnati also Joe Bachie and Devin Harper competing for the backup middle linebacker job.
     
     
     
     Regardless of where James Williams lines up, he will be a third string player his rookie year. If you don't line James Williams up as the third string strong safety, there's a chance he ends up as a fourth string player, so I guess James Williams is gonna be a strong safety for Cincinnati.
     
     
     
116. Jacksonville Jaguars: Ben Sinnott, TE, Kansas State
     
     
     Jacksonville drafts the 21-year-old Ben Sinnott as a developmental tight end. Ben Sinnott could beat out both Luke Farrell and Brenton Strange for the backup tight end gig behind Evan Engram and realistically become Jacksonville's number two tight end right out of the gate.
     
     
     
     It's possible that Ben Sinnott could start by 2025 if he breaks out, but more likely that he starts by 2026 unless Evan Engram gets extended before his contract is up after Evan Engram got extended last year. Jacksonville can save $6,250,000 if they cut Evan Engram in 2025, but that seems unlikely since Evan Engram's receptions have spiked since leaving the New York Giants where he felt depressed to join the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2022. Evan Engram has had a resurgence the last two seasons with 73 and 114 receptions despite only having 4 receiving touchdowns. That leads me to believe that Ben Sinott would most likely be a number two tight end in the NFL if he gets drafted by Jacksonville.
     
     
     
     Ben Sinnott would have to compete with Luke Farrell and Brenton Strange, Jacksonville's 2023 second round pick out of Penn State that the Jaguars reached for last year. There's no guarantee he would earn the number two tight end job even though Sinnott has the talent and upside to be a number two tight end in Jacksonville.
     
     
     
     
     
117. Indianapolis Colts: Jaylan Ford, ROLB, Texas
     
     
     Indianapolis has both E.J. Speed and his backup Ronnie Harrison in contract years at 4-3 right outside linebacker or right outside linebacker in a 4-2-5 when the Colts deploy right outside linebackers after giving middle linebacker Zaire Franklin a four year extension. I ended up mocking Jaylan Ford the Texas Longhorns linebacker to the Colts here.
     
     
     
     Jaylan Ford would begin his rookie season as the backup middle linebacker to Zaire Franklin. Ford or Zaire Franklin would move to right outside linebacker in 2025 if Indianapolis moves on from both E.J. Speed and Ronnie Harrison.
     
     
     
     Here's a film cut of Texas linebacker Jaylan Ford VS Oklahoma. You can watch that film cut in the clip below.
     
     
     
     
     
     
118. Seattle Seahawks: Johnny Wilson, WR, Florida State
     
     
     The Seattle Seahawks have zero wide receiver depth behind D.K. Metcalf their number one wide receiver, Tyler Lockett their number two receiver, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba their 2023 first round pick that spent his rookie year at slot receiver. Jake Bobo an undrafted Free Agent in the 2023 NFL Draft was the number four wide receiver and he did a solid job in relief when called upon.
     
     
     
     I still believe Seattle drafts another wide receiver to challenge Jake Bobo for the number four wide receiver job as the guy I'm mocking to Seattle in the fourth round could take over at slot receiver whenever Seattle chooses to release Tyler Lockett to save cap space with D.K. Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the outside. The project wide receiver that I'm giving Seattle here in the fourth round is Florida State wide receiver Johnny Wilson where he starts in a bench role as a number four or number five wide receiver depending on how he does against Jake Bobo in training camp.
     
     
     
     If Johnny Wilson cannot beat out Jake Bobo for the number four wide receiver job, Seattle will probably draft another wide receiver in the first two rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft if they decided to move on from Tyler Lockett after this season. I believe Johnny Wilson can win that competiton for the number four wide receiver in training camp against Jake Bobo, but we'll see how Johnny Wilson develops in the NFL.
     
     
     
     
     
119. Pittsburgh Steelers: Braelon Allen, RB, Wisconsin
     
     
     Pittsburgh is likely using a fifth year tender on their 2021 first round pick Najee Harris since he's gone three consecutive seasons with over 1,000 rushing yards. Jaylen Warren, Pittsburgh's backup running back will be an RFA in 2025.
     
     
     
     Braelon Allen is the youngest running back in the 2024 NFL Draft only 20-years-old, but would have two years to develop in Pittsburgh as the third string running back before taking on a bigger role even though he checks off every box right now. Drafting Braelon Allen also gives Pittsburgh the flexibility to not use a fifth year tender on Najee Harris if you can find a running back with the speed, pass catching, ball carrier vision, and pass blocking that Braelon Allen has. With how consistent Harris has been, I see Pittsburgh using a fifth year tender on him and then using an RFA on Jaylen Warren for 2025 which means Braelon Allen gets eased into this lineup before taking over as the starting running back or backup running back if Najee Harris does enough to earn an extension in Pittsburgh which seems unlikely with Warren playing well enough to steal carries from him.
     
     
     
120. Philadelphia Eagles: Austin Booker, 3-4 LOLB, Kansas
     
     
     The Philadelphia Eagles get a 3-4 left outside linebacker for depth behind Bryce Huff with Brandon Graham likely playing his final season in Philadelphia this year. Outside of Nolan Smith, Philadelphia's backup 3-4 right outside linebacker, Jalen Carter the Eagles starting 3-4 right end, and Jordan Davis the starting 3-4 nose tackle, there's nobody that knows the 3-4 defense on Philadelphia. That's one reason why Austin Booker makes a lot of sense this late in the fourth round as a player that can start out as a third string edge rusher and work his way into a backup role.
     
     
     
     Philadelphia will most likely let Josh Sweat walk after this year if Vic Fangio sticks around as the defensive coordinator giving Nolan Smith the opportunity to start in 2025. Philadelphia also cannot buyout Bryce Huff at any point in the three year contract he signed in Philadelphia where he will start at 3-4 left outside linebacker. This makes Austin Booker a situational pass rusher off the edge starting in 2025 after redshirting as a rookie learnign under Brandon Graham for a season.
     
     
     
     
     
121. Denver Broncos: Javon Baker, WR, Central Florida
     
     
     Denver has Courtland Sutton as their number one flanker wide receiver, Tim Patrick is now the number two target in a contract year with Jerry Jeudy on the Cleveland Browns, and Marvin Mims Jr. remains the slot receiver entering year two after taking the slot receiver job from Tim Patrick in 2023. Central Florida wide receiver Javon Baker is Central Florida's best wide receiver since Brandon Marshall. He will remind the Broncos of Brandon Marshall and he could potentially end up beating out Tim Patrick for the number two wide receiver job in training camp.
     
     
     
     Even if Baker starts out as the number four wide receiver, he will get to play as soon as Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, or Marvin Mims Jr. gets injured. Once Javon Baker claims a starting spot he won't give it back, and could potentially end up being the number two wide receiver to Courtland Sutton as a rookie if Tim Patrick or Marvin Mims Jr. ends up getting injured. Javon Baker will be Denver's number two wide receiver by 2025 at the very latest.
     
     
     
122. Chicago Bears: Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, FS, Texas Tech
     
     
     Chicago has Jaquan Brisker at strong safety and Kevin Byard replacing Eddie Jackson at free safety. Chicago has former Green Bay Packers backup safety Jonathan Owens as the backup strong safety. Chicago drafts a backup free safety behind Kevin Byard, and Texas Tech free safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson has the speed to develop into a starting safety if he learns under a veteran as effective in coverage as Kevin Byard.
     
     
     
     
     
123. Houston Texans: Tykee Smith, FS, Georgia
     
     
     Houston uses this fourth round pick from Cleveland for depth at safety. Houston has Jalen Pitre at strong safety and Jimmie Ward starting at free safety across from him. Houston also has Eric Murray as the backup strong safety, Lonnie Johnson Jr. as the backup free safety, M.J. Stewart is now the third string strong safety and Brandon Hill, Houston's 2023 seventh round pick out of Pittsburgh as the third string free safety.
     
     
     
     Houston's starting free safety and backup free safety enter contract years. If Houston drafts Tykee Smith in the fourth round, he will probably take a roster spot from Brandon Hill, Houston's 2023 seventh round pick since I don't see the Houston Texans putting 7 safeties on a 53 man roster.
     
     
     
124. San Francisco 49ers: Jamari Thrash, WR, Louisville
     
     
     San Francisco has Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk as their top two wide receivers for one more season. The big question is who wins the slot receiver job between Jauan Jennings the incumbent slot receiver, Ronnie Bell, and Danny Gray.
     
     
     
     I'm mocking one more wide receiver in Louisville wide receiver Jamari Thrash to push those guys as there will be intense competition between wide receivers 3-6 in training camp for the San Francisco 49ers. If Jamari Thrash can win that competition out of the gate as a rookie, he could end up as a top two wide receiver down the road when San Francisco moves on from Deebo Samuel or Brandon Aiyuk. Otherwise, he will most likely be a backup, but San Francisco has nothing to lose by rolling the dice on Jamari Thrash at this point in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
     
     
     
     
     
125. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: DeWayne Carter, 3-4 RE, Duke
     
     
     Tampa Bay has Logan Hall at 3-4 right end, Vita Vea at 3-4 nose tackle, and Calijah Kancey their 2023 first round pick at 3-4 left end. William Gholston enters a contract year at 3-4 left end and there's not a good backup 3-4 right end for depth. This is where Duke defensive tackle DeWayne Carter comes into play as he can be an effective backup at 3-4 defensive end for one or two years. If you don't want to pay Logan Hall after his rookie deal, you can potentially start DeWayne Carter by 2026 and reload at 3-4 defensive end in the process if Tampa Bay's coaching staff correctly develops DeWayne Carter.
     
     
     
     Here's a film cut of Duke DL DeWayne Carter VS Notre Dame. You can watch that film cut in the clip below.
     
     
     
     
     
     
126. Green Bay Packers: Gabriel Murphy, LE, UCLA
     
     
     Green Bay has Preston Smith at 4-3 right end, Kenny Clark at 4-3 defensive tackle, Devonte Wyatt at 4-3 defensive tackle, and Rashan Gary at 4-3 left end for their new 4-3 defense as the projected starters. Green Bay also has Lukas Van Ness, their 2023 first round pick as a situational 4-3 defensive end. Kingsley Engabare is the number four defensive end. T.J. Slaton is the situational 4-3 defensive tackle with Karl Brooks as the number four defensive tackle for depth. Colby Wooden, is the number five defensive end and third string 4-3 right end. Gabriel Murphy will start out as the third string 4-3 left end, but I'm not sure how much he can move up on Green Bay's depth chart.
     
     
     
     Preston Smith cannot be bought out until 2025 despite being under contract until 2027 and Rashan Gary cannot be bought out until 2026 despite being under contract until 2028. Lukas Van Ness is under contract until 2027, but with a fifth year tender can be under contract until 2028. Rashan Gary was a situational edge rusher complimenting Preston Smith and Z'Darius Smith until his third NFL season when he became the full-time starter and I'm guessing that is when Lukas Van Ness becomes a full-time starter on Green Bay.
     
     
     
     Even with every break going Gabriel Murphy's way due to hard work in Green Bay, he probably will not become a situational edge rusher at 4-3 defensive end until 2026 at the earliest due to how stacked this roster is when taking Kingsley Engabare's rookie deal into account. Gabriel Murphy is someone Green Bay can draft and develop into a situational pass rusher.
     
     
     
     
     
127. Houston Texans: Jared Wiley, TE, TCU
     
     
     Houston is stacked at tight end with Dalton Schutlz as the starting tight end, Teagan Quitoriano as the backup tight end, and Brevin Jordan as the third string tight end entering a contract year. Brevin Jordan had potential to be a starter coming out of Miami FL, but has been a massive disappointment getting demoted from starter as a rookie to third string tight end with one year left on his rookie deal.
     
     
     
     Drafting Jared Wiley allows you to stay deep at tight end while also having the flexibility to trade Brevin Jordan to another team that needs a third string tight end for a future sixth or seventh round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. You can also keep Brevin Jordan if Jared Wiley cannot beat him out for the third string tight end job.
     
     
     
128. Buffalo Bills: Elijah Jones, CB, Boston College
     
     
     Buffalo needs one more cornerback on this depth chart to solidify the top five cornerbacks on this depth chart in case there is ever a need to deploy dime or quarters packages. This is where Boston College cornerback Elijah Jones comes into play.
     
     
     
     Buffalo would have Christian Benford as their number one field cornerback covering number one wide receivers, Rasul Douglas is the number two boundary cornerback covering number two wide receivers. Taron Johnson is the nickel cornerback covering wide receivers in the slot, and Kaiir Elam is the dime cornerback meaning he only plays when one of the top three cornerbacks gets injured or in dime packages with four cornerbacks. Buffalo drafts Elijah Jones to be the quarter cornerback where he would sit on the bench and develop his zone coverage so it is on par with his man coverage unless Buffalo calls a quarters package with five cornerbacks which Buffalo will only do if ahead late in a game and the opponent has the ball deciding to call a hail mary. That would be the only instance where Elijah Jones plays as a rookie.
     
     
     
     
     
129. Minnesota Vikings: Javon Foster, LT, Missouri
     
     
     Minnesota gets a swing tackle for depth here. Missouri left tackle Javon Foster has experience at both left tackle and right tackle. He's the perfect depth piece behind left tackle Christian Darrisaw and right tackle Brian O'Neill. Javon Foster might actually be talented enough to take the right tackle job from Brian O'Neill if Brian O'Neill gets injured for the third year in a row at right tackle as cutting Brian O'Neill in 2025 would save $14,296,108 while waiting until 2026 to move on from Brian O'Neill would save Minnesota $19.5-million in cap space.
     
     
     
     Drafting Javon Foster is the right move here with the Minnesota Vikings lack of depth at offensive tackle. The bigger question becomes do you stick with Javon Foster at swing tackle or try to make him your starting right tackle if he does a decent job filling in for Brian O'Neill while he's still on his rookie deal. That's probably going to come down to how Brian O'Neill develops in the NFL.
     
     
     
130. Baltimore Ravens: Chau Smith-Wade, CB, Washington State
     
     
     The Baltimore Ravens get another day 1 starter in the fourth round here as Chau Smith-Wade could beat out ArDarius Washington and Arthur Mallett for the nickel cornerback job in training camp. Baltimore would have Brandon Stephens and Marlon Humphrey as their top two cornerbacks with both guys covering number one wide receivers on the outside with Chau Smith-Wade playing nickel cornerback right away.
     
     
     
     
     
131. Kansas City Chiefs: Nehemiah Pritchett, CB, Auburn
     
     
     Kansas City gets Nehemiah Pritchett to challenge both Joshua Williams and Jaylen Watson for playing time with those three cornerbacks competing for the right to be L'Jarius Sneed's replacement next to 2022 first round pick Trent McDuffie. My guess is Joshua Williams would start out as the number two cornerback replacing Sneed while still on a rookie deal while Jaylen Watson plays nickel cornerback. Nehemiah Prtchett would be the dime cornerback at first, but would have the opportunity to supplant Jaylen Watson, a 2022 seventh round pick as the nickel cornerback. Kansas City also has Nic Jones from Ball State their 2023 seventh round pick and Nazeeh Johnson another 2022 seventh round pick as the two other cornerbacks competing for the quarter cornerback job with the loser of that competition being the backup nickel cornerback.
     
     
     
     
     
132. San Francisco 49ers: Jarvis Brownlee Jr., CB, Louisville
     
     
     San Francisco got this compensation pick at 132 thanks to the Las Vegas Raiders signing a contract with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo during the 2023 NFL Free Agency Period. Jimmy Garoppolo won two Super Bowls as a backup with the New England Patriots, but only managed to get San Francisco to one Super Bowl as the starting quarterback.
     
     
     
     San Francisco drafts Jarvis Brownlee Jr. for depth at cornerback. Jarvis Brownlee Jr. will be ready to start across from Charvarius Ward by 2025 if San Francisco lets Ambry Thomas and Deommondre Lenoir walk after this season.
     
     
     
133. Buffalo Bills: Tanor Bortolini, LG, Wisconsin
     
     
     Buffalo got this compensation pick at 133 thanks to Buffalo Bills 2018 first round pick Tremaine Edmunds signing with the Chicago Bears during the 2023 NFL Free Agency Period. Chicago signed Buffalo's 2018 first round pick at middle linebacker to replace their 4-3 middle linebacker, Roquan Smith who was also drafted in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft ahead of Tremaine Edmunds.
     
     
     
     Buffalo kept Dion Dawkins at left tackle by extending Josh Allen's blindside, David Edwards the backup left guard is now the starting left guard, Connor McGovern the starting left guard moves inside to center replacing Mitch Morse, O'Cyrus Torrence enters year two as the starting right guard, and Spencer Brown enters the final year of his rookie deal at right tackle. Buffalo has good depth at both offensive tackle spots as well as center. Buffalo's guard depth is awful and that is why Wisconsin left guard Tanor Bortolini moves back to left guard where he played at Wisconsin in 2022 in the NFL after playing center in 2023 replacing Joe Tippmann at Wisconsin.
     
     
     
     
     
134. New York Jets: Garrett Greenfield, LT, South Dakota State
     
     
     Baltimore got this compensation pick at 134 when their 2019 fourth round pick Ben Powers Denver Broncos in the 2023 NFL Free Agency Period. Baltimore ended up trading this compensation pick to the New York Jets in the trade that sent Morgan Moses back to the New York Jets for the earlier fourth round pick that the New York Jets owned from the Denver Broncos prior to Baltimore dealing Morgan Moses to the New York Jets. Baltimore acquired the Broncos fourth rounder which was traded to the Jets as well as a sixth rounder in the Morgan Moses trade which got the Jets this compensation pick.
     
     
     
     New York has Tyron Smith at left tackle, John Simpson at left guard, Joe Tippmann at center, Alijah Vera-Tucker at right guard, and Morgan Moses at right tackle. New York also has Carter Warren as the backup left tackle and Max Mitchell as the backup right tackle. New York drafts one more offensive tackle in South Dakota State left tackle Garrett Greenfield, whose got experience at both offensive tackle spots to push both Cater Warren and Max Mitchell for second team spots on this depth chart after all of the turnover the New York Jets had at offensive tackle in 2023.
     
     
     
135. San Francisco 49ers: Nelson Caesar, RE, Houston
     
     
     San Francisco has Nick Bosa locked up for the long-term at 4-3 right end. Leonard Floyd got a two year contract to start next to Bosa at 4-3 left end. Drake Jackson, San Francisco's 2022 second round pick is now a situational pass rusher for the rest of his rookie deal. Yetur Gross-Matos is the number four defensive end until 2026.
     
     
     
     Nelson Caesar will be a third string 4-3 defensive end as a rookie, but could work his way up to the second team by 2025 if San Francisco has to cut Flloyd, Jackson, or Gross-Matos to save cap space. Nelson Caesar would have to develop for two years on the bench as the number five defensive end on this roster, but could get the opportunity to start next to Nick Bosa by 2026 if every single break goes his way. That's a big if though.