During each NFL draft cycle, prospects rise from the unknown abyss and fall from the heightened pedestal built by preseason expectations.
In the summer of 2024, quarterback prospects such as Carson Beck, Quinn Ewers, Shedeur Sanders and Jalen Milroe each received top-10 buzz. Beck stayed in college and transferred to Miami. None of the others went in the first two rounds of the ’25 draft. Milroe, whom the Seattle Seahawks chose with the No. 96 pick, was the only one who went in the first two days.
