2024 NFL mock draft: Full first-round computer simulation with WR shake-up at the top

For this penultimate full first-round computer simulation, I let PFF’s mock draft simulator take control and make the picks for each team.

What I enjoy about this exercise is it takes many of the variables out of the equation, giving us mostly unbiased results, and oftentimes, new selections to pontificate on.

Now, of course, the prospect rankings created by PFF and determining what each teams’ positional needs are going to be are still a few of the variables in play, but the simulation helps make putting this mock draft together a much cleaner process.

Here is a look at how things turned out, along with analysis on each prospect from PFF. At the top of the draft was a shake-up from the Patriots, who decided not to draft a quarterback.