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The quarterback names at the top of the 2024 NFL Draft have been discussed for months: USC’s Caleb Williams and North Carolina’s Drake Maye. There are a handful of others that have entered the chat at various points during the college football season, including LSU’s Jayden Daniels, Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Oregon’s Bo Nix.
With a healthy pool of candidates in the draft and a shortage of options in free agency, teams may be in a position to overdraft the position in order to secure a more appealing option than what currently exists on each roster. Here are the teams most likely to draft a quarterback in the first round, in order:
1. Washington Commanders
Washington is the most likely team to draft a quarterback despite picking No. 2 overall because there is the least amount of doubt surrounding its pick. The team benched its starting quarterback, Sam Howell, late in the season. The franchise will also have a first year head coach, a first year general manager and a second year ownership group that has no commitment to Howell or any other quarterback on the roster.
The Commanders have several needs that need to be addressed but the opportunity to draft a franchise quarterback this early may not come around again in the near future. The situation is similar to Indianapolis last year. They are taking a quarterback. The only question is, which one?
2. Chicago Bears
Every other team on the list, from this point forward, either carries some doubt or there are obstacles to selecting a quarterback in their path.
Chicago has former first round pick Justin Fields at quarterback so they could theoretically run it back with him next season. He has shown some progress but has yet to secure his claim to the throne entering the fourth season of his rookie contract. The alternative is that the team could bring in his replacement and have five years to…
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Author : Josh Edwards
Publish date : 2024-01-22 14:45:12
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