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Rob Rang
NFL Draft Analyst
Last year’s quarterback class was rich, with 14 players at the position being selected, the most since 2016. NFL teams may see this year’s crop as an even greater bounty with USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels all candidates to join last year’s big three of Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and Anthony Richardson as top-10 selections.
Like last year, what makes this class so intriguing, however, is not just the top-end talent but the depth. Traditional pocket passers and dual-threat QBs abound in 2024, with quarterbacks of seemingly every size, speed and age available.
Each week leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, we will break down the top 10 prospects at a different position. We’ll include scouting reports on each individual player, noting specific strengths and concerns, as well as grading them and assessing when they should be drafted.
[2024 NFL Draft prospect rankings: Caleb Williams leads our top-50 big board]
1. Caleb Williams, USC — 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, Junior
Overview: The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner, Williams began his career at Oklahoma before following head coach Lincoln Riley to USC as a true sophomore, tossing a staggering 42 touchdowns against just five interceptions. Williams wasn’t as dynamic in 2023, but still threw six times as many touchdowns as picks (30-5), with a porous defense and offensive line more to blame for USC’s disappointing 8-5 record (including 5-4 in the PAC-12) than its play at quarterback.
Strengths: No quarterback from the 2024 draft class is better equipped to star in this era of dual-threat signal-callers than Williams, who pairs a ridiculously accurate throwing arm with terrific agility and burst as a runner. There are several quarterbacks in this class who are gifted athletes, but only Williams is just as accurate on the move as when standing flat-footed in the pocket, making him almost impossible to defend.
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Publish date : 2024-02-01 17:58:54
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