Marvin Harrison Jr., Frank Gore Jr., Brenden Rice and Jeremiah Trotter Jr. are among the 2024 NFL Draft prospects who are sons of ex-players.
There are eight draft prospects whose fathers made at least one Pro Bowl. The record for sons of ex-Pro Bowlers selected in a single draft is four.that were drafted in 2020, setting a common draft era record. But that mark could be challenged this year after 12 sons of former players attended the 2024 combine, perLeading the way, of course, is Ohio State wideout and projected top-five pick Marvin Harrison Jr., who's the son of Hall of Fame wide receiver Marvin Harrison.
Also among this year's wide receiver prospects are USC's Brenden Rice, the son of Hall of Fame wideout Jerry Rice, and Rice's Luke McCaffrey, the son of three-time Super Bowl champion wideout Ed McCaffrey and the brother ofIn all, there are eight prospects this year whose fathers made at least one Pro Bowl. According to the NFL, the record for sons of ex-Pro Bowlers taken in one draft is four, which happened in 2011.
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