If Saturday is anything like the first two days of the 2024 NFL Draft, fans will certainly be in for a treat. A whopping 16 trades were made during the draft's first three rounds, with many more expected to take place during Rounds 4-7.
Despite various reports, there were no immediate trades during Day 1 of the draft. There was one trade that involved a top-10 pick, and that was the Vikings moving up one spot to select quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Minnesota then traded up six spots to select Dallas Turner, who was arguably the best pass rusher prospect in this year's draft.
Lions fans who were still in the crowd in Detroit roared when their team traded up with the Cowboys to select Alabama cornerback Terrion Arnold with the 24th pick. Despite trading back, Dallas was still able to draft Tyler Guyton, one of the draft's top-ranked offensive tackles.
Not long after that, the Chiefs decided to move up four spots (taking the Bills' first-round pick) to select speedster Xavier Worthy, who ran an NFL Scouting Combine record 4.21 second 40-yard dash. Buffalo then traded picks again, swapping picks with the Panthers, who used the 32nd overall pick to draft former South Carolina WR Xavier Legette. The Bills used that pick to select Florida State WR Keon Coleman with the first pick in the second round.
Night 2 of the draft included 11 trades, with seven taking place in the second round alone. Three of the biggest first-round snubs -- wideout Ladd McConkey and cornerbacks Cooper DeJean and Kool-Aid McKinstry -- were selected in the second round after their respective teams traded up to acquire them. McConkey was selected by the Chargers with the 34th pick, while DeJean and McKinstry were taken by Eagles and Saints, respectively, in consecutive picks early in the second round.
We've got one day to go, but if Saturday is anything like the previous two days, trades will be flying like hotcakes. In order to keep up, check out our live blog below, where we'll continue to keep tabs on every trade that goes down during each round.