The best-case scenarios and biggest flaws for the 2025 quarterback draft class

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🗓️ 27 March 2025

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We've enjoyed two straight drafts with star-studded quarterback classes. This year's class...is not that. Still, it provides its fair share of intrigue. The Titans seem to have settled on Cam Ward as the top pick in the draft. Shedeur Sanders could go with the second pick, or in the second round. Jaxson Dart, Tyler Shough and Jalen Milroe all could find themselves in advantageous spots this summer. Robert Mays, Derrik Klassen and Dane Brugler dig deep into the 2025 quarterback class on this episode of The Athletic Football Show. The guys also discuss the Russell Wilson and Stefon Diggs signings, and how those moves affect the draft. Rundown Russell Wilson signs with the Giants Stefon Diggs signs with the Patriots Cam Ward Shedeur Sanders Jaxson Dart Tyler Shough Jalen Milroe Fill out The Athletic's listener survey. Three people will win $100 in vouchers at Amazon: theathletic.com/athletic/survey25 Host: Robert Mays Co-Host: Derrik Klassen With: Dane Brugler Executive Producer: Michael Beller Producer: Michael Beller Subscribe to The Athletic Football Show... Apple Spotify YouTube Follow Robert on Bluesky: @robertmays.bsky.social Follow Derrik on Bluesky: @qbklass.bsky.social Follow Robert on X: @robertmays Follow Derrik on X: @QBKlass Follow Dane on X: @dpbrugler Theme song: Haunted Written by Dylan Slocum, Trevor Dietrich, Ruben Duarte, Kyle McAulay, and Meredith VanWoert / Performed by Spanish Love Songs Courtesy of Pure Noise / By arrangement with Bank Robber Music, LLC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the athletic football show. I'm Robert Mays. Quarterback Day is here. One of my
0:08.6	favorite shows that we do every single year. We've done this. I think each of the last five years,
0:12.7	as long as we've been doing the podcast, digging into this year's crop of draftable quarterbacks.
0:19.2	We talked about five guys today, and the reason we cut it off there was, one, this is already
0:22.9	a 90-minute show.
0:24.2	Two, these are the five guys that were in Dane's top 64 on his big board.
0:29.0	So players that theoretically could go in the first two rounds.
0:31.9	And those are guys that you draft as either day one starters or potential starters when we
0:36.3	think about the investment.
0:37.6	So that's where we cut it off.
0:39.0	Cam Ward, Shadour Sanders, Jackson Dart, Tyler Shuck, J.1. Milrow.
0:42.9	Those are the five guys we really dove into.
0:45.8	Strengths, weaknesses, best case scenarios, where would you like to see them end up?
0:50.2	Really fun show.
0:51.5	Before we started digging into the quarterbacks, me Derek and Dane,
0:54.5	chatted a little bit about the news from yesterday. Russell Wilson is a New York giant.
0:58.8	Talked about that from both a football perspective, NFL perspective for the Giants, but also how
1:03.8	it might affect the draft. And then a little bit of other news yesterday, Stefan Diggs.
1:08.2	Three years, $69 million deal, $26 million guaranteed with the New England Patriots.
1:13.3	How might that affect the way that New England goes at the top of this year's draft?
1:17.7	So very excited to get to all of that.
1:20.2	Let's dig in with Dana Derek right now.
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