While conventional wisdom has said the top three picks in the 2024 NFL draft will likely be quarterbacks, that may need to be amended to include the No. 4 pick.
Per The Athletic's Dianna Russini, one general manager predicted quarterbacks will come off the board with the first four picks in the draft.
The obvious implication is at least one team in need of a quarterback is very high on J.J. McCarthy, though that might be misreading the order in which clubs have the signal-callers ranked in this class.
The Ringer's Benjamin Solak noted the feeling at the NFL scouting combine is there was "significantly more interest and excitement" from teams for McCarthy as the third quarterback in the class ahead of LSU's Jayden Daniels.