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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Ryan Baldi

NFL draft: high demand and supply set to create a glut of first-round QBs

Jayden Daniels is expected to be selected in the top five at this year’s NFL draft
Jayden Daniels is expected to be selected in the top five at this year’s NFL draft. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP

On 25 April in Detroit, Michigan, the 89th annual NFL draft will begin. As team owners, general managers, coaches and scouts pore over the best prospects preparing to jump from college to the pros, there is a strong possibility that four quarterbacks will be selected in the top 10 for just the third time in history. In fact, for what would be the first time ever, the top four picks could all be quarterbacks.

That’s partly a function of the talent available at the game’s most important position this year. Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner coming out of the University of Southern California, is considered a generational prospect with a skillset that has been compared to Patrick Mahomes. He is almost certain to be taken No 1 overall by the Chicago Bears.

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