Yahoo Sports · Apr 26, 2024
NFL Draft: 2024 draft sets record for most offensive players in the 1st round
Three times in NFL Draft history, 19 offensive players were selected in the first round. It happened in 1968, 2004 and 2009.
It was pretty clear in the months leading into this NFL Draft that the record wasn't going to last past 2024.
History was made on Thursday night. When Texas receiver Xavier Worthy was selected at No. 28 by the Kansas City Chiefs after a trade up with the Buffalo Bills, he was the 20th offensive player taken in the first round. That's a new NFL Draft record. And it happened with the 28th pick.