Early Notes on the Quarterbacks at the NFL Combine

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Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer checks in from the NFL Combine and breaks down the early reactions to the 2024 NFL Draft Quarterback class.

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00:00 All right, combine workouts are rolling here in Indianapolis,

00:03 and we'll be talking a lot about the quarterbacks

00:05 over the next few days.

00:06 They haven't hit the field yet,

00:07 but this is considered one of the best classes in years.

00:10 What does it mean?

00:11 Well, for right now, not a whole lot.

00:14 Remember, the 2021 class was seen as a great class,

00:17 and in a couple weeks' time,

00:18 there may be only one of the five first-round picks

00:21 from that year still on the team that drafted,

00:22 and that's Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields,

00:26 Mack Jones could be traded.

00:27 Obviously, Trey Lance no longer

00:29 with the San Francisco 49ers,

00:30 so it doesn't assure you of anything,

00:32 but the group coming in this year is very well regarded.

00:34 Again, we'll see them on the field on Saturday,

00:37 and those guys behind the scenes

00:38 are already off to a really good start.

00:40 Those guys have been pressed in the interview room

00:43 with teams from what I have heard,

00:45 and each guy is a little bit different.

00:46 USC's Heisman winner from 2022,

00:49 Caleb Williams, the presumed number one overall pick,

00:52 has come in very confident, comfortable in his own skin,

00:55 and has great command over the football talk in the room.

00:58 LSU's Heisman Trophy winner from 2023,

01:01 Jaden Daniels, a little more reserved,

01:03 a little more quiet, but very, very confident,

01:07 and Drake May from North Carolina

01:09 might be the one that surprised some teams.

01:10 Some teams thought he'd be an easygoing southerner.

01:13 That's not the case.

01:14 You see a guy who's got a real alpha quality to him,

01:18 and then there's JJ McCarthy and Bo Nix,

01:21 and both these guys were earmarked by teams as winners,

01:24 as guys who'd really be able to help themselves

01:26 when they sit down with teams and teams get to know them,

01:28 and that's been the case.

01:30 So those five guys have all helped themselves

01:32 early on in the process.

01:33 It'll be exciting to see what they can do

01:35 on the field on Saturday.

01:36 (upbeat music)

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