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Bob Glauber

Teams take fliers on QBs in late rounds of NFL draft

Quarterbacks took center stage on the final day of the draft Saturday, although it's too early to know whether any of them will take over as starters anytime soon.

The best chance lies with former North Carolina State star Ryan Finley, who was drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round. With Andy Dalton's tenure in Cincinnati uncertain under new coach Zac Taylor, Finley could eventually land in the starter's role. Especially because the Bengals took the rare step of trading up for him; it was just the fifth time in team history that the Bengals have traded up for a player.

The Bengals packaged two of their sixth-round picks to move up four spots to get the 49ers' pick and use it on the 6-4 Finley, who had 25 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions last season.

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