NFL Draft: USC’s Caleb Williams Is No. 1 Overall, As Quarterbacks Selected 1-2-3
deadline.comThe annual NFL Draft usually spawns weeks of rumors, speculation, and mock drafts that move players up and down. But all of that is just guesswork, and at this year’s first-round parsing of the college ranks in Detroit, the chalk held up for the first four picks.
USC’s quarterback Caleb Williams went No. 1 to the Chicago Bears, a move that has been expected for months. There was a bit of intrigue surrounding who might go 2-3 in the draft, but the Washington Commanders went with the safe pick in LSU Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels at No.
2, and the New England Patriots followed that with North Carolina’s Drake Maye at No. 3. This was the fourth draft with quarterbacks going with the top three picks.
It previously happened in 1971, 1999, and 2021. Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. went to the Arizona Cardinals at No.
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