2024 Draft Board: Quarterbacks
If you've ever read one of my draft board articles before then you have an idea of what you'll see below, but there is a slight change. If you haven't read them, quick explanation, I use stats, athletic testing, past performance from current pro players, and formulas to try and determine the chances a prospect in the current draft has at succeeding as a pro. In the past I used a "PSR", and an "A Met" and "S Met" to give every player a round grade. Now, it all comes down to a Score. The scores differ by position, so before each draft board I will put what the high score was between the 2020-2023 drafts at that position. And at the bottom you will see a small blurb I wrote up for each position.
Without further ado, here you go:
High Score: 71.71
My Draft Board
| Players | College | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Maye | North Carolina | 75.31 | Day 1 |
| Caleb Williams | USC | 65.21 | Day 1 |
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | 61.15 | Day 1 |
| Jordan Travis | Florida State | 60.36 | Day 1 |
| Jayden Daniels | LSU | 59.31 | Day 1 |
| Bo Nix | Oregon | 58.30 | Day 1 |
| J.J. McCarthy | Michigan | 58.20 | Day 1 |
| Austin Reed | Western Kentucky | 47.18 | Day 3 |
| Joe Milton III | Tennessee | 46.33 | Day 3 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 45.14 | Day 3 |
| Michael Pratt | Tulane | 41.88 | Day 3 |
| Kedon Slovis | BYU | 39.48 | Undrafted |
| Devin Leary | Kentucky | 38.30 | Undrafted |
| Spencer Rattler | South Carolina | 0.00 | Undrafted |
Things worth noting:
-Because of Jordan Travis' season ending injury and the uncertainty there, I would drop him to the fourth round and happily take him at my pick in the fourth if I were a GM.
-My actual first round QB rankings if I were calling the shots for a team would be: Maye, Daniels, McCarthy, Penix, Nix. Penix would drop to fourth because of the injury history. I'd also avoid Williams, cause in the infamous words of Kevin Costner in one of the greatest movies of all time, Draft Day, "It's a character issue for me."
-Outside of the guys I have a first round grade on, I don't see a potential Brock Purdy in the group. Michael Pratt might be the best bet, but I'd prefer to spend a fourth on Travis and hope he's able to turn into the likely first/second round pick he would've been had he not gotten hurt.