July 3, 2024

2024 CFP National Championship - Michigan v Washington

NFL Draft 2024: Rumors include J.J. McCarthy to Washington, Patriots trading down.

With the NFL Draft approaching, it is time to start tracking all the rumors.

How close is the 2024 NFL Draft?

It is just 17 days away.

2024 CFP National Championship - Michigan v Washington

For many the NFL Draft is a year-round event. When one draft ends, the next one begins. But for other NFL fans, April is when they begin to tune in for draft coverage.

Making sense of the rumors circling the draft then can be difficult. Sorting through all the pre-draft smoke to try and find the true bits of fire can be tough.

We are here to help.

Starting this week we will be keeping tabs on the biggest NFL Draft rumors, ahead of the big event kicking off on Thursday, April 25 in Detroit.

2024 CFP National Championship - Michigan v Washington

Here is what you need to know this Monday.

J.J. McCarthy to Washington?
One draft rumor that will not go away?

The idea of quarterback J.J. McCarthy to the Washington Commanders.

ESPN draft analyst Matt Miller wrote late last week that the idea of McCarthy being Washington pick at No. 2 would be “foolish” to dismiss.

2024 CFP National Championship - Michigan v Washington

“If this was one or two people saying it, I’d probably dismiss it as the usual April draft buzz that doesn’t come to fruition,” Miller wrote in ESPN Insider. “But enough sources around the NFL are whispering that McCarthy could very well be the second quarterback off the board that it has to be considered possible at this point…Ruling out McCarthy in Washington would be foolish based on league-wide intel surrounding the quarterbacks.”

2024 CFP National Championship - Michigan v Washington

Miller is not the only one promoting this idea. Back at the Owners Meetings in March NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero also linked McCarthy to Washington, and new general manager Adam Peters:

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