The latest 2024 NFL mock draft predicts a league first.
For the first time in NFL history, could the first four selections all be quarterbacks?
The last time the first three selections were quarterbacks was in 1999. Analysts have been pretty much certain that will occur this year as well.
Don’t get prematurely excited, though. None of the top three quarterbacks drafted in 1999 will ever be in the Hall of Fame. Only one had a good career. That was Donovan McNabb, who faded quickly after some very successful years with the Eagles, including five NFC championship game appearances and one Super Bowl loss.
The other two drafted in the top three were Tim Couch of the Browns and Akili Smith of the Bengals. Couch was in the NFL for only five seasons, passing for 64 touchdowns but also throwing 67 interceptions. Smith lasted four seasons, playing in only 22 games with five touchdown passes and 13 interceptions.
CBS Sports Network’s Kyle Stackpole projects that next month’s draft will result in a first: four quarterbacks being the top four overall selections.
This comes as a result of Michigan’s J.J. McCarthy performing well at his workouts at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
As of now, the Cardinals hold the fourth selection. Stackpole projects the New York Giants trading up from the sixth position to take their quarterback of the future.
The top four selections, according to Stackpole, will be:
- Caleb Williams QB USC (Chicago Bears)
- Drake Maye QB, UNC (Washington Commanders)
- Jayden Daniels QB, LSU (New England Patriots)
- J.J. McCarthy QB, Michigan (New York Giants trade)
Here is what Stackpole says regarding the Commanders:
“The Commanders opt for Drake Maye, who has connections to QBs coach Tavita Pritchard and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.”
Here is the entire first round of Stackpole’s mock draft.