Today marks the last day of the 2024 NFL Draft. I stand corrected as to the time limit on each pick, as each selection in Round 3 was allotted just five minutes, rather than the seven I reported earlier. It'll be so again today for all four rounds.
Disclaimer: I will try to get each pick recorded as it comes in. However, I can't guarantee that I'll be available to do so right away, given that I have some errands to run today. Not to mention that I'll need a bite to eat shortly after the draft resumes. And of course, the rapidity of pick selections makes it difficult to keep up anyway, what with 157 picks today! If necessary to report a case of Draft Day Party Hangover that occurred while I was gone, I will try to phrase it in such a way that you'll recognize.
11:08am: The first pick of Day 3 is Ja'Tavion Sanders of Texas to the Panthers.
11:16am: BREAKING NEWS! Layden Robinson of Texas A&M goes to the Patriots, putting the Aggies at the minimum twelve points for Draft Day Party Hangover. Since A&M had only seven points a year ago, that's enough to satisfy the criteria.
12:13pm: While I was away, Khyree Jackson of Oregon went to the Vikings, putting the Ducks at eighteen points. That was two more than a year ago, good for Draft Day Party Hangover.
12:45pm: The compensatory picks for Round 4 have begun.
12:46pm: And the first comp pick is Sione Vaki of Utah to the Lions, which puts the Utes at twelve points. But that's just one little point short of last year.
12:50pm: The final pick of the fourth round is Jacob Cowing of Arizona to the 49ers. Since there's more compression of the picks today, I'll condense my summaries. Fifty-nine schools had a pick in the first four rounds (six fewer than a year ago). Ten of them have Draft Day Party Hangover. Alabama and Michigan are the only schools with a pick in each round so far.
12:55pm: Nehemiah Pritchett of Auburn is the first pick of the fifth round, going to the Seahawks.
1:57pm: Apologies for the lack of updates of late, but it's been pretty quiet on the Draft Day Party Hangover front the last hour or so.
2:06pm: There are now 100 picks left.
2:22pm: BREAKING NEWS! Jacob Monk of Duke goes to the Packers, putting the Blue Devils at thirteen points. They go from zero picks to Draft Day Party Hangover in a year.
2:35pm: The compensatory picks for Round 5 have begun.
2:54pm: The defending FCS champion South Dakota State Jackrabbits have become the first small-school team to produce two picks this year, as Isaiah Davis goes to the Jets.
3:10pm: Qwan'tez Stiggers of the Toronto Argonauts is the final pick of the fifth round. So far, 66 schools have had a pick (again, down six from last year). Eleven Draft Day Party Hangover cases, and Michigan is the only remaining school with a pick in each round.
3:16pm: Walter Rowse of Oklahoma to the Vikings opens the sixth round.
3:16pm: Logan Lee of Iowa goes to the Steelers, bringing the Hawkeyes to twelve points. But that's barely above half the 23 they had a year ago.
3:18pm: BREAKING NEWS! Sataoa Laumea of Utah goes to the Seahawks, bringing the Utes to thirteen points. That's the same as a year ago, giving them Draft Day Party Hangover.
4pm: The Tom Brady pick is Khristian Boyd of Northern Iowa, who went to the Saints. I say Tom Brady pick because of where Brady went in 2000 (No 199).
4:19pm: Mike Jerrell of Findlay is the first Division II player off the board, going to the Seahawks at No 207. Also, fifty picks remain.
4:21pm: The compensatory picks for Round 6 have begun.
4:43pm: BREAKING NEWS! Devin Leary of Kentucky goes to the Ravens, giving the Wildcats Draft Day Party Hangover on the minimum twelve points.
4:47pm: If Michigan does not send another pick to the Bucs, it will end the hopes of a pick in each round for any school.
4:49pm: It's official: Elijah Klein of UTEP is the final pick of the sixth round. This means no school will have a pick in each round. With one round to go, 77 schools have had a pick selected, six fewer than last year at this point. Thirteen of them have Draft Day Party Hangover.
4:55pm: Travis Clayton launches the final round of the 2024 NFL Draft. He is the second non-collegian to get picked, having passed through the International Pathway Program.
5:29pm: While I was taking care of the horses, USC became the fourteenth case of Draft Day Party Hangover courtesy of Brenden Rice going to the Chargers, giving the Trojans seventeen points--the same as last year.
5:46pm: The last dozen picks are upon us, and for teams with twelve or more points, I will be eliminating teams that can't get to Draft Day Party Hangover due to fewer points than last year.
5:50pm: Ohio St cannot reach Draft Day Party Hangover.
5:51pm: Iowa cannot reach Draft Day Party Hangover.
6pm: No school can rack up fifty points heading into the last run of compensatory selections of this year's draft.
6:02pm: Alabama cannot reach Draft Day Party Hangover.
6:07pm: Illinois cannot reach Draft Day Party Hangover.
6:10pm: Iowa and Georgia cannot reach Draft Day Party Hangover. Teams that can reach it with Mr Irrelevant are Arizona and Oregon State. It would be a fitting requiem for the Pac-12 if either one did.
6:13pm: And Mr Irrelevant is...Jaylen Key of Alabama to the New York Jets. New in 2024: I have a YouTube channel! I just need some time to collate the numbers, and then my first video will be the Draft Day Party Hangover Review Special, dropping (with any luck) tonight. For my longtime readers, a copy of said video will be embedded in this blog.
