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Three teams enter Week 14 of the 2024 NFL season with 2-10 records, and two of them are in need of a franchise quarterback. Unfortunately for the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders, the pool is extremely shallow after last year’s NFL Draft saw signal-callers taken with six of the first 12 selections – including each of the first three.
The crown jewel of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay is junior two-way star Travis Hunter Jr., who has excelled at both wide receiver and cornerback for the Colorado Buffaloes this season. The favorite to win the Heisman Trophy, Hunter has made 92 catches for 1,152 yards and 14 touchdowns while also recording 31 tackles and four interceptions on the defensive side of the ball.
Hunter would be the obvious choice for the other 2-10 team, the Jacksonville Jaguars, should they finish with the No. 1 pick in next April’s draft. Since Jacksonville has Trevor Lawrence under center, taking Hunter would give the 2021 first overall selection the top target he needs.
The New England Patriots also are in the thick of the race for the No. 1 draft pick with a 3-10 record. They selected QB Drake Maye with the third overall selection last year, so Hunter also would be expected to be the player they bring home to Foxborough.
However, should the Giants or Raiders be the first team at the podium, the best options at quarterback figure to be Cam Ward of the Miami (FL) Hurricanes and Shedeur Sanders of Colorado. Ward has thrown for 4,123 yards and a nation-leading 36 touchdowns, while Sanders follows closely with 3,926 yards and 35 TD tosses.
The Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and New York Jets all sit at 3-9, with the latter being the most likely to entertain grabbing a quarterback with the top draft pick given how miserably the Aaron Rodgers has failed. It’s not out of the realm of possibility the other three could take that gamble, but with…
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Author : Scott Erskine
Publish date : 2024-12-05 20:45:00
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