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Will drafting a QB translate to a Super Bowl?
Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders (2) warms up before the game against the Brigham Young Cougars at Alamodome. Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Will drafting a QB translate to a Super Bowl?

The 2025 NFL Draft is coming up, and fans will have their attention on the scouting combine in Indianapolis this week to see which prospects could turn their favorite teams around.

In the first round, a quarterback is typically desired very early on in order to reboot a struggling franchise. This year, only two college passers are considered worthy of being picked that high.

Colorado's Shedeur Sanders and Miami's Cam Ward will be on the radar of teams with the top five picks but whether either of them will be worth the investment is yet to be seen.

In fact, picking a quarterback in the draft at all seems to be a gamble in recent years.

Only two quarterbacks drafted since 2013 have gone on to win the Super Bowl: The Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts and the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes.

Three others have played in the big game: Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Burrow and Brock Purdy.

So will teams like the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns or New York Giants take the risk of Ward or Sanders being their ticket back to a championship? 

The stats point towards Ward being the clear favorite to being the first passer off the board. But history is not on his side when it comes to whether he's destined to be a Super Bowl-caliber prospect.

Could the Titans, Browns and Giants be better served by selecting a so-called generational talent like Penn State DE Abdul Carter or Colorado DB Travis Hunter?

Or could trading down for a haul of picks and established veteran talents be the better strategy?

With the draft being a month and a half away, there will be no shortage of speculation by pundits and armchair general managing by fans in the coming weeks.

Austen Bundy

Austen Bundy is a journalist and sports junkie from the Washington, D. C. area

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