The 2024 NFL draft was the 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft was held at Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan on April 25–27, 2024. The draft had an attendance of over 775,000, breaking the overall record set previously in 2019.
Temporary stage being erected at Campus Martius Park ahead of the draft
U.S. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer touring the draft site on the morning of the draft
Draft stage (closeup view)
Draft stage (distant view)
Caleb Sequan Williams is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and USC Trojans and was selected first overall by the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft. Williams won the Heisman Trophy and several other awards with USC in 2022 after throwing for over 4,500 yards with 52 total touchdowns, the latter being a single-season school record.
Williams with the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021