The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft was packed with a bunch of surprises and that theme continued into Friday night’s Day 2 festivities. A flurry of trades dominated the entire second round with teams jockeying for position to get the top remaining players on the board—with a majority of the second-round picks being dedicated to the defensive trenches and secondary.
A lot of people were wondering why there were so many trades—perhaps more than usual historically, so I thought I’d talk about that before getting into some finer details. Various sources have reported throughout the process that after the Top 125 picks, there might be some depth and value issues by teams.