Whereas many NFL Draft consultants nonetheless have USC quarterback Caleb Williams penciled in because the No. 1 general decide subsequent April, there’s a rising congregation of pundits who imagine Williams is now not a lock to go on the high of the draft.
Depend Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports activities amongst them, as he has Williams falling out of the highest 5 and being picked after each North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels in his latest mock draft.
Trapasso tasks that the Chicago Bears will seize Maye with the No. 1 general decide, and he has the New England Patriots surprising the world by selecting Daniels No. 2 general. On this state of affairs, Trapasso has Williams falling to choose No. 6, the place the Tampa Bay Buccaneers commerce up from decide No. 10 with the New York Jets to land their QB of the long run.
“We should not be so certain Caleb Williams goes to be the primary quarterback off the board within the 2024 NFL Draft,” Trapasso wrote. “Heck, he may not be the second off the board. And let this mock additionally function a reminder that in a lot of the final decade, a ‘shock’ quarterback has in the end been picked within the high three alternatives. In 2024, that will very nicely be LSU’s Jayden Daniels.”