As the 2025 NFL Draft nears, concerns about the depth of this year’s quarterback class have grown despite top talents like Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter leading the conversation. NFL GM has pushed back on the notion that this draft lacks quality.
The 2024 draft featured six quarterbacks taken in the first round, including Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye, with the first three picks—matching a 1983 record. All six were chosen within the top 12, setting a high bar. Cam Ward is projected to go No. 1 to Tennessee, leaving the Browns with compelling options.
Concerns Grow Over 2025 NFL Draft Class as Travis Hunter, Abdul Carter Dominate Talk
Despite standout prospects like Travis Hunter and Abdul Carter garnering attention, general managers across the league appear divided and hesitant about the rest of the pool.
“There’s only two blue-chip prospects across the board when I talk to these GMs, and that’s Abdul Carter and Travis Hunter,” Schrager stated.
While Hunter and Carter seem locked into the top tier, Schrager noted a stark drop—or rather, a leveling off—of talent beyond those names.
“Other than that, it’s wide open,” he added, emphasizing the draft’s unpredictability.
One general manager told Schrager,
“Who Jacksonville takes at five, you could easily see at 17 or 18,” suggesting the talent doesn’t decline sharply after the top picks but instead plateaus.
That ambiguity has left many front offices approaching the draft with more caution than conviction. Schrager noted that last year’s class had clearer quarterback destinations ahead of time, something sorely missing this cycle.
Even among quarterbacks, typically the centerpieces of draft buzz, consensus is absent. Shedeur Sanders was widely projected as the No. 2 quarterback behind Cam Ward, but GMs aren’t sold on any fixed order.
“I don’t think it’s a sure thing that Shedeur is the second quarterback taken,” Schrager admitted, later noting that teams are not aggressively pursuing him or others.
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“They’re not banging down my door to be like, ‘What are you hearing? Do we need to do something to get Shedeur?’”
The uncertainty extends to sleeper prospects as well. Schrager relayed that one trusted GM called Louisville’s Tyler Shough “the best pure thrower of the ball,” despite the quarterback being absent from most draft boards.
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