The 2024 NFL season is halfway through, Mel Kiper Jr. of ESPN took last April’s redraft in Thursday’s First Draft and put outfielder Jayden Daniels at No. 1 ahead of Caleb Williams. The Chicago Bears quarterback dropped just one spot to No. 2, followed by Drake Maye, Marvin Harrison Jr., Joe Alt, Malik Nabers, JC Latham, Michael Penix Jr., Rome Odunze and Bo Nix.

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Daniels being elevated over Williams is not a big surprise. The Washington Commanders rookie has been excellent, throwing for 2,147 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 68.7 percent of his passes and making 20 interceptions. He also ran for 464 yards and four scores and led his team to a 7-3 record. Meanwhile, Williams has faced plenty of trouble in Chicago, throwing for 1,785 yards, nine touchdowns and five interceptions in nine games, completing 60.5 percent of his passes while suffering Worst 38 tackles in the NFL. The Bears had a 4-5 record in his starts and ranked 24th in points, 30th in total yards and 31st in third down conversion rate.

One of Kiper’s most interesting decisions was to keep Harrison at No. 4 and Nabers at No. 6, rather than flipping them. The former has had 33 catches for 499 yards and six touchdowns in 10 games this year, while the latter has had better statistics in fewer matches. Nix earned a top-10 promotion over the injured McCarthy, throwing for 1,968 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions, completing 63.6 percent of his passes and being intercepted just 17 times while leading Leading the Denver Broncos to a surprising 5-5 record.