2024 NFL draft: USC’s Caleb Williams leads top 5 quarterback prospect list

The 2024 NFL scouting combine is here with 321 football players descending on Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis this week for the annual event.

That means draft season is upon us. Who are the top prospects at their position?

Quarterbacks, wide receivers and offensive tackles are three of the strongest position groups in this year’s draft class and some of those players are among this year’s most fascinating draft prospects. Where will they land in the first round of the draft?

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USA TODAY Sports explores the top five quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL draft:

USC QB Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams is projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

Caleb Williams is the consensus top quarterback prospect in the draft. He has arguably the strongest arm amongst the QB prospects. He can torque his body and throw from different angles and can make magic happen on off-script plays.

The 2022 Heisman Trophy winner has good mobility, pocket awareness and is a playmaker behind center.

Williams ended his USC career with many Trojan single-season records, including for total yards (4,919), most touchdowns scored rushing and passing (52), completions (333), passing yards (4,537) and touchdown passes (42).

Weaknesses: Sometimes Williams tends to hold the football too long and tries to do too much. There were also times during his college career that he was careless with the football.

LSU QB Jayden Daniels

No quarterback saw his draft stock rise higher in 2023 than Jayden Daniels. He made tremendous strides as a passer in his two seasons at LSU after transferring from Arizona State.

Daniels’ accuracy and precision passing were impressive during a prolific 2023 season in which he amassed 3,812 passing yards, 40 passing touchdowns, 1,134 rushing yards and 10 rushing…


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Publish date : 2024-02-27 11:29:39

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