Is this NFL Draft QB Class Deep?

There will be a lot written over the next two months on the depth and long-term potential of this year’s NFL Draft quarterback class. The…

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Is this NFL Draft QB Class Deep?

There will be a lot written over the next two months on the depth and long-term potential of this year’s NFL Draft quarterback class. The primary headlines will be that it lacks “immediate starters”, that it’s not “top heavy” and there are a plethora of developmental options. These are all subjectively true but only time will tell. For now it’ll be an ongoing subjective discussion around who looks the part and who will be out of the league in a year or two. What’s interesting though is unlike recent years, there is some depth to traditional pro style Quarterbacks and intriguing athletic spread offense Quarterbacks. I wrote about and listed those that surprised or disappointed at the combine earlier today. Jon Gruden also published an synopsis of the top 7 prospects after the top 2 (Goff & Wentz).

My way too early prediction is we’ll see 3 QB’s selected in round 1 (Wentz @2, Goff @7 and Lynch in the 20’s), then a handful of guys selected in rounds 3–5 (Cook, Hackenberg, Kessler, Prescott, Hogan among this group) who will be selected to be developmental backup types in the near term. What everybody agrees with is outside of Goff, none of these QB’s should be expected to contribute in ‘16.

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Originally published at www.ffcollective.com on March 3, 2016.