Six quarterbacks were selected with the first 12 picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, but not all teams with a quarterback need were able to select one.
And while right now the 2025 draft class of quarterbacks doesn’t appear to be as loaded as this year’s group, you can bet there will be many franchises that will look to address the most vital position on the field via the draft. Happens every year.
Let’s pinpoint those teams now.
I have no idea what’s going to happen with the Steelers at quarterback, and what this perpetually stable franchise plans to do at the position long term. Russell Wilson’s elementary stats weren’t brutal in 2023 — 26 touchdowns to just eight interceptions — but his 6.9 yards-per-attempt average was clearly the lowest in his career as was his average depth of target of 7.8 yards. The conversative Wilson simply didn’t work in Denver with Sean Payton last season.
Then there’s a very similar style and backstory — at least from the last few seasons — with Justin Fields on Pittsburgh’s roster.
Given the sturdiness of the Steelers defense, there’s absolutely a world in which Wilson’s more free-wheeling style can be accentuated — especially thanks to spiderman George Pickens — and Pittsburgh wins more football games than it loses and makes the playoffs.
But it doesn’t feel likely Wilson will play effectively enough to earn a multiyear extension at 36 years old. Is it completely out of the question? No. Which is why the Steelers are only at honorable mention on this list. And heck, if Wilson struggles, Fields would assume the starting gig, and it’s not unreasonable to envision him playing a dual-threat game-manager role that he can parlay into more job security in 2025 and beyond.
Wilson and/or Fields emerging as the steady force that propels the Steelers back to legitimate AFC contention feels unlikely though, and they’re both residing in Pittsburgh now on one-year deals, which is why I felt compelled to include them here.
Are the Cowboys really going to let Dak Prescott’s contract expire, and let him walk? I can’t believe that’s a strategy this front office would deploy.
While I don’t ever believe Prescott has been cemented as an elite quarterback, he led the NFL with 410 completions at a career-high 69.5% completion rate with a league-high 36 touchdowns in 2023.
And he’s not old! He’s entering his age-31 season. Derek Carr is 33.
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