A Super Bowl champion will be crowned on Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will face off in New Orleans.
While those two teams are locked in on being the final team standing, the other 30 teams across the league are in draft mode. This year’s draft, in particular, poses an interesting challenge for the teams needing a quarterback.
Unlike last year’s, which saw six signal-callers go in round one, this year’s class is viewed as having less star power. However, the free agency market also isn’t anything to write home about either, which means teams may take a chance on a quarterback in the draft.
Someone who could benefit from both of these scenarios is Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, in ESPN’s latest NFL mock draft, went early in the second round at pick No. 42. Matt Miller tabbed him as a possible option for the New York Jets, who could be hoping to replace Aaron Rodgers.
“It will be fascinating to watch Ewers’ predraft process, and a strong combine could boost him into Round 1,” wrote Miller. “The Jets need an heir apparent to Aaron Rodgers and might need that successor to start immediately. Three seasons as a starter at Texas would have Ewers ready for that task. He threw for 3,472 yards, 31 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this past season.”
Rodgers inked a three-year deal worth over $112 million prior to 2023, but his tenure with the team has been far from pretty.
Through the first couple of weeks in the season, Ewers appeared to be on track to have a Heisman-caliber season, but an oblique injury sidelined him for two weeks. On top of that, he wasn’t fully healthy when he returned and it was obvious in his play.
Regardless, teams are still quite intrigued by the former No. 1 overall recruit, who has a chance to soar up draft boards with a strong pre-draft process.
Former Denver Broncos player Peyton Manning with his son Marshall.
