Five teams that improved the most in 2024 NFL Draft

The 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, and that means it’s time to begin which teams did the most to enhance.

While each staff goes to stroll out of this weekend proud of their picks and suppose they gained each spherical, we won’t actually know for certain for a couple of years. We nonetheless have a good suggestion of who took massive steps based mostly on wants and who was picked, so let’s check out 5 teams that might have improved the most this weekend. 

Chicago Bears. It would in all probability be a nasty signal if the staff with the No. 1 total decide didn’t enhance, so the Bears have been undoubtedly right here. Even extra when you think about additionally they had the No. 9 total decide in the draft. The Bears used these two top-10 picks to fully revamp their offense, including USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the prime decide after which giving him one other big-time playmaker in Washington huge receiver Rome Odunze. 

Adding Odunze to a large receiver room that already has D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen is a good job by the entrance workplace to encompass Williams with the sort of playmakers he must succeed. The Bears additionally gave him some offensive line safety in the third spherical with Kiran Amegadjie. 

Upgrading the offense and passing recreation was a should for the Bears this offseason, as was discovering a franchise quarterback. They might have finished all of that.

Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles wanted to make vital upgrades to their secondary and ended up getting two of the defensive again abilities in the draft in cornerback Quinyon Mitchell (Toledo) and defensive again Cooper DeJean (Iowa). 

Mitchell fell all the option to the Eagles at the No. 22 total decide, and he figures to be an immediate starter reverse Darius Slay in their secondary. After choosing Mitchell, they made a giant transfer to commerce up 10 spots in the second spherical to land DeJean, a participant who figured to go in the first spherical and would have been a robust decide at No. 22 total. 

Along with two potential defensive starters, the Eagles additionally made a number of trades that already landed them three extra picks (third, fourth and fifth-round picks from Miami, Detroit and Houston) in the 2025 class that is anticipated to be an especially deep class. 

Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers fully overhauled their offensive line by touchdown Washington deal with Troy Fautanu at No. 20 total and West Virginia heart Zach Frazier with the No. 51 total decide. Both gamers could possibly be instant starters and assist give the Steelers a robust offensive line, particularly when added to 2023 first-round decide Broderick Jones and guards Isaac Seumalo and James Daniels. It has the potential to be an elite offensive line, and an particularly highly effective one in the working recreation which must be excellent for brand spanking new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith.

The Steelers additionally nabbed a probably excellent slot huge receiver in Michigan’s Roman Wilson in the third spherical after which adopted that up by taking an opportunity on North Carolina State linebacker Payton Wilson who ran the quickest 40-time of any linebacker in the draft. They added energy and athleticism to each side of the ball. 

Los Angeles Chargers. The identify of the recreation for the Chargers was getting quarterback Justin Herbert assist, each in phrases of cross safety and cross catchers. The Chargers did each. 

They opened the draft in the first spherical by including one among the prime linemen in the draft in deal with Joe Alt from Notre Dame after which choosing George huge receiver Ladd McConkey early in the second spherical. After parting methods with veterans Allen and Mike Williams in the offseason, the Chargers wanted to get youthful (and higher) at huge receiver whereas additionally ensuring Herbert can keep upright. With a brand new head coach, an improved line and a revamped huge receiver room Herbert and the Chargers is likely to be out of excuses. 

Washington Commanders. The Commanders had the No. 2 decide and chosen a possible franchise quarterback in Jayden Daniels. Then each decide after that gave the impression to be one other win. They added one other impression defensive deal with in Johnny Newton after which landed one among the draft’s greatest slot corners in Mike Sainristil to assist rebuild the protection. 

Overall the Commanders had six picks in the first three rounds and never solely got here away with a possible franchise-changer at quarterback, however additionally they began to rebuild their protection for first-year head coach Dan Quinn.