We are almost a week after the NFL draft and the main question must be where will the quarterbacks be written?
Cam Ward looks like a virtual lock to be the best choice of the Titans. Will the Browns or the Giants take Shedeur Sanders in the first three? If not, the Raiders, Jets or Saints will pick it up in the Top 10 or could it fall on the board? Will a third quarterback go in the first round, like Jaxson Dart to the Steelers at age 21?
There are only four quartbacks classified in the Top 100 of our general Draft classifications this year, including two between 40.
CBS Sports Prospectors of 2025 higher classified
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Shirt |
Third |
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Shedeur Sanders |
27th |
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Jaxson Dart |
50 |
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Jalen Milroe |
78º |
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Quinn Eweers |
101 |
However, that does not mean that it lacks intrigue. After all, although the supply is missing, the demand for field marshal is always in the clouds in the NFL and the bets are high.
This is a weaker class, which means that the equipment will be more vulnerable to smell in the position near the top of the draft and delay its two or three years franchise. Don’t you believe me? Recent history has been quite bulletproof at that point.
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There is a very good possibility that only two Quarterbacks are written in the first round next week. There has only been one draft in the last eight years with two or less field marshal in the first round. That was 2022, when Kenny Pickett was 20 to the Steelers and no other field marshal was in the first two rounds. Pickett is already in his third team. Brock Purdy is actually the only class marshal (among nine players) still with his draft team.
In general, there have been six kinds of draft in the last 20 years with only one or two quarterbacks taken in the first round. All field seafood classes were very bad, including the first round.
Less QB recruited in the first round in the last 20 years
Of the 10 quartbacks recruited in the first round in those classes (see above) …
- Only two obtained a second contract with their Draft team (Matt Ryan/Joe Flacco: both 2008)
- Only two made a Pro Bowl (Jameis Winston/Matt Ryan) and Winston was a Pro Bowl replacement the only year he did (2015)
- Half is 20 or less touchdown passes in all its NFL races (includes Pickett)
It does not improve much when you look at all of those classes too. Of the 64 recruited field marshals (in any round) in those six classes …
- Only four made a Pro Bowl (Brock Purdy, Jameis Winston, Geno Smith, Matt Ryan)
- Only seven began more than 50 games
- Only two began more than 100 games (Joe Flacco, Matt Ryan)
The results speak for themselves. These are some of the worst classes of Mariscal de Campo, with the exception of 2008. Here are the classes of 2007, 2010, 2015 and 2022 if you are curious.
Class 2025 could also follow its example, since there is a bust potential at the top.
Red flags and landing points for 2025 QB prospects
The only red flag with Cam Ward is that it is the best field marshal in what is widely considered as a weak field marshal. Ward has traveled a long way from receiving only two FCS offers from high school. From the word incarnate to the state of Washington and, finally, to Miami, Ward has continued to improve as the level of competition has become more difficult. After launching a touchdown of all time Di Registration 158, Ward has gone from the FCS to the heisman trophy finalist and now is the probability of being the first general selection in the period of three years. Ward fits well in Tennessee, where Titans need an injection of explosiveness and emotion, but they need more than a good adjustment.
Ward must continue to improve at the highest level, including its decision making in broken works, which is more a yellow flag at this time. You could say that it shows caution in the wind. It has the greatest amount of setbacks out of the pocket in the last three seasons, the second largest interception (eight), most of the time he fired (31) and the longest average time to launch (5.31 seconds) when leaving his pocket. Four of those eight interceptions arrived in 2024.
Everything Shedeur Sanders does is examined and analyzed. One thing that cannot be questioned is its hardness. Sanders was beating in his two seasons in Colorado with the melody of 94 captures (most in FBS in that period) and 3.92 captures per game (most of this century). What is missing in the resistance to the arm Sanders compensates with precision and efficiency. In 2024 he led the country as a percentage of completion (74.0%), as well as the efficiency of approval in the third Down and in front of the bombing, and was the fourth most efficient pin when it was under pressure. All of that is a good omen to project it at the next level, but also fought against the higher competition that was 1-7 in eight openings against teams classified with the only victory against a TCU team that ended 5-7.
The model for Sanders on the next level must be Brock Purdy. Purdy is more athletic, but they are the same size and Purdy does not have the strongest arm. Sanders will have to be the elite in processing and anticipate as Purdy so that he can use his precision to compensate for his lack of strength and athletics of the arm. It would be a great option for him to go somewhere like the giants or New Orleans. It will be an essential television wherever it ends and will be the biggest story on the night of the draft.
Another possible first round selection, Dart transferred from USC to Ole Miss after his first year and put three strong seasons on the defenses of Oxford vs. SEC, including 2024 when he led the FBS in pass efficiency (180.7) and was third in pass yards (4,279). If you are chosen by a playoff team in the middle of the first round, you will have the opportunity to learn and become a future holder. Sitting and learning from Matthew Stafford in Los Angeles would be ideal, but there are many teams that they would love to see it available on day 2. The greatest concern with Dart is his ability to read defenses and make anticipatory releases. The fact that he had the fourth depth of the longest average pass in the FBS last year (11.4) shows that he was not caring exactly the defenses in short and intermediate throws.
One of the most fascinating field marshal stories this year is where Jalen Milroe will end. Milroe ran a 4.40 -second race of 40 yards on her professional day and had 20 career touchdowns in 2024 (tied in third place in a season in the history of the SEC). He makes comparisons with Lamar Jackson, who, like Milroe, question his ability to leave the university. Wouldn’t it be perfect if Baltimore chose Milroe in the intermediate rounds to learn and play in the same system as the former Heisman winner and twice MVP?
