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Gabriel: Predicting starting timeline for each of 5 first-round QBs

In April’s draft, four quarterbacks were selected in the top 10 — including Baker Mayfield going first overall — and five total passers came off the board in Round 1. Recent history has shown us that when a quarterback gets selected high, the club that selects him finds a way to get him on the field early. History has also shown us that playing a young quarterback early is not always the best thing for the player. Nevertheless, let's offer our best guess on which of the five first-round quarterbacks will see the field first.

Working back from the bottom of Round 1, it currently doesn’t look as if Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson will be forced into action anytime soon.