Draft Season is in full swing. We’re all putting together our Mocks that will be destroyed with the first draft night trade or when our favorite draft crush slides a little down the board. So instead of trying to figure out who is going where - let’s look at the top players for each position group and how good that groups is.
Quarterback — Position Grade: B+
1. Caleb Williams, USC
2. Jayden Daniels, LSU
3. Drake Maye, North Carolina
4. JJ McCarthy, Michigan
5. Bo Nix, Oregon
Caleb Williams leads the pack of quarterbacks and I am a big believer in what he can do. Hopefully Chicago supports and builds around him a little better than they did Justin Fields. However, after Williams I don’t love this class of quarterbacks. Daniels, Maye and McCarthy are going to be drafted in the top 5 and I’m not 100% sold on any of them. Daniels struggled before transferring and I question which quarterback we’re getting. LSU or ASU? Maye has never done much to impress me. I’ve almost been impressed but then he does something to knock himself back down. McCarthy was a game manager in college, he did make some nice throws, but can he lead a franchise and carry a team or will he be a manager in the NFL too? You don’t draft game managers in the top 5. Nix might be my favorite QB after Williams. If I’m a team and miss out on a QB in the first round I would have no problem waiting for Nix in round 2 - assuming he will be there.
Running Back — Position Grade: D