Will a Canadian university QB get picked in the NFL draft?
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The first round of the NFL draft takes place tonight in Green Bay. Not to spoil the show, which seems to get bigger and bigger every year, but it's pretty clear who the top picks will be.
Basically every mock draft you read starts with the exact same four selections. The Tennessee Titans choose University of Miami quarterback Cam Ward first overall, then the Cleveland Browns use the second pick on Heisman Trophy-winning two-way star Travis Hunter of Colorado, the New York Giants grab ferocious Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter at No. 3, and the New England Patriots take LSU offensive tackle Will Campbell fourth to protect young quarterback Drake Maye, who was last year's third-overall pick.
After that, it gets more interesting. For example, some draft experts have tackle-busting Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty going as high as fifth to Jacksonville, while others see him falling to Las Vegas at No. 6 or even Chicago with the 10th pick.
The one guy everyone seems genuinely stumped about is Shedeur Sanders. Much like his Hall of Fame dad Deion, who coached him at Colorado, Sanders has become somewhat of a polarizing figure. Some think he'll make a solid NFL quarterback and should be drafted fairly early in the first round, while others believe his shortage of arm strength and athleticism (ironic, considering his genes) and perhaps overabundance of confidence (he is very much Deion's son) make him unworthy of a high pick. The trendy prediction at the moment is that the QB-desperate Pittsburgh Steelers will roll the dice on Sanders at No. 21.
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