
At the start of draft season, there were three quarterbacks who were more or less locked in as first-round picks: Caleb Williams, Drake Maye and Jayden Daniels. Two others — Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix — were considered fringe candidates for Day 1. What no one saw coming has been the enormous rise from Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy, who is starting to be consistently mocked into the top 10.