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NFL Draft rumors: Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson could be only QBs picked in first 3 rounds
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Fernando Mendoza is the odds-on favorite to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL Draft, with Ty Simpson also making a case to go in the first round, although that isn’t a guarantee. The quarterback class at this year’s NFL Draft isn’t quite as deep as other years, and that could create a domino effect where we see an absence of quarterbacks on the first night, according to Albert Breer via Sports Illustrated.
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“ Ty Simpson is going to be one of the stories of draft night. I’m working through my annual story with coaches assessing the quarterbacks now, and I can say this: For some teams, there’s a pretty big dropoff from Simpson to the next guy, be it LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier , Penn State’s Drew Allar , or Miami ’s Carson Beck ,” Breer reported. “As such, I think there’s a chance Simpson and presumed first pick Fernando Mendoza will be the only ones picked before Saturday. And I do think there’s a bit of an effect to that, in how people view Simpson.”
The absence of quarterbacks could have two different effects on the first night of the draft. If a team in need of one thinks that Simpson isn’t a runaway sure-thing, they could wait until later in the draft to get one of the other options. However, if there are a couple of teams that think that they need Simpson, they could take him earlier than expected or find a way to get higher in the draft to land him.
The Raiders are the team most in need of a quarterback, but other teams like the Pittsburgh Steelers , New York Jets , and Arizona Cardinals will be looking to add young depth to their rosters to compete for a job or be the successor to the veterans already in place.
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