Are there no good QBs in 2022 NFL Draft? originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington
Barring an unforeseen trade for an established veteran, the Washington Commanders appear poised to enter the 2022 NFL Draft with quarterback as a major need. If you listen to draft experts out there, it may not be the best timing.
This year’s crop of quarterbacks, which includes Liberty’s Malik Willis and Pitt’s Kenny Pickett, is being widely panned. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer surveyed some NFL talent evaluators after the Senior Bowl and found more than one who thinks the 2022 class doesn’t have a single NFL starting quarterback in the mix. Not a superstar, not a star, a starter.
If true, that is a bleak outlook for any team searching for a fix at the sport’s most important position. But is it truly possible that an entire draft class, with more than 250 total players selected across seven rounds, could produce zero capable quarterbacks?
That got me thinking about how often quarterback draft…