Are 2024 NFL Draft quarterbacks poised to make history on Day 1?
In 24 days, the 2024 NFL Draft kicks off in Detroit, and it might well be a historic night on April 25.
There have only been three instances in which quarterbacks have been selected with each of the first three picks of a draft -- and there's never been a year in which four straight QBs have been taken to begin the festivities, according to NFL Research.
Could 2024 be the year in which quarterbacks make more history on Day 1?
NFL Media draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah is predicting a record four quarterbacks will go in the first four picks -- USC's Caleb Williams to the Chicago Bears at No. 1, UNC's Drake Maye to the Washington Commanders at No. 2, LSU's Jayden Daniels to the New England Patriots at No. 3 and Michigan's J.J. McCarthy to the Minnesota Vikings via a trade at No. 4.
Should this phenomenal foursome fall into place, the quartet would set the aforementioned precedent for QBs coming off the board and it would likewise be the first time since 2021 in which the top three picks were all signal-callers.
However, those three picks didn't exactly work out glowingly for each of their squads, much like the two previous instances.
In 2021, Trevor Lawrence was taken at No. 1 by the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Clemson product has started since Day 1, having earned a Pro Bowl selection along with leading the Jags to a playoff berth in one of his three seasons. However, No. 2 pick Zach Wilson has endured three tumultuous seasons with the New York Jets and has received permission to seek a trade this offseason. Trey Lance, the San Francisco 49ers' pick at No. 3 that year, played in eight games over two seasons before he was traded to the Dallas Cowboys for a fourth-round pick.
Prior to that, three QBs were plucked in the first three
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