Teams invest millions of dollars and months of time shaping their ideal roster for the latest NFL season. Moves up and down the offense and defense are all part of a bigger plan for a team looking to contend, ascend or rebuild.
The biggest piece in that calculus is quarterback. It's the most important position in sports and franchises are either trying to find their passer of the future or build around a competent starter in-house.
Last year, six teams selected a quarterback of the future in the first round of the NFL draft: Chicago (Caleb Williams), Washington (Jayden Daniels), New England (Drake Maye), Atlanta (Michael Penix Jr.