With Bryce Young, CJ Stroud and other signal-callers moving on to the NFL, their schools will turn to some unproven names in 2023.
The 2021 quarterback draft class was billed as generational. You could find reasons to think any one of Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Justin Fields or Mac Jones would lead their pro teams to glory. But they had another thing in common: With the exception of Lance, when they left school their replacement was already waiting in the wings. The top of the 2023 class is in the opposite situation: There’s little clarity on who will follow some of the draft’s top QB prospects.