This entire offseason, Deshaun Watson of Clemson, who took the Tigers down to the wire against Alabama in the College Football Playoff last year, was the crown jewel for any fanbase looking to address their quarterback position in the 2017 draft.
After one week of play, though, a new challenger, DeShone Kizer of Notre Dame, has emerged as a potential contender for that "franchise quarterback" label.
The NFL draft is the mechanism that leads to long-term success in the NFL. You can say what you want about how on the surface the event seems haphazard in terms of efficiency, but there's no doubt that the franchises who win championships in the league do so because of their talent relative to the salary cap.