Sporting News

Will a wide receiver be selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft? Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr. could be the answer to that question. The junior receiver is No. 1 on Sporting News' first Top 50 Big Board for next year's draft. A wide receiver has not been taken with the pick since the New York Jets took Keyshawn Johnson in 1996. Harrison – a unanimous All-American – will at least create a debate with the top quarterbacks in next year's draft. USC's Caleb Williams — the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner – and North Carolina's Drake Maye, are franchise quarterbacks in waiting. They are among six quarterbacks in our top 50. Harrison is one of eight Ohio State players on the list. That is the most of any school. Georgia and Washington are next with four players apiece. The Bulldogs feature tight end Brock Bowers, another freakish prospect who could push into the top five picks in the draft. Alabama and Clemson have three players each.