Rookie QB Class Exceeding Hype So Far in Preseason

Houston Texans Pro Bowl quarterback C.J. Stroud couldn't help rookie OT Aireontae Ersery's mindset while he's learning two positions in camp.

Draft status and talent are only a portion of why a young quarterback succeeds or fails at the NFL level. Oftentimes, the situation dictates which direction the young man travels. A highway of broken former first-rounders can be found based on how they were set up to fail at the onset of their careers,

The stakes are high in Tennessee. The Titans invested the No. 1 pick in Ward as the answer to the quarterback problems that have plagued the franchise since the conclusion of the Steve McNair era in 2005. They want to see this competitive fire from Ward, as they also do from their defensive leader.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson will still be the starter for the New York Giants despite the sizzling start for rookie Jaxson Dart.

Baltimore will face Cleveland in Week 2 and will see former Super Bowl winning QB Joe Flacco after he was named the Browns Week 1 starter

Dillon Gabriel, taken in the third round, and Shedeur Sanders, taken in the fifth, aren't necessarily battling to be the starting quarterback for the Browns. However, both rookies are jockeying for a higher spot on the Browns quarterback depth chart and to be the backup on the game day roster.

The Eagles will be facing a rookie quarterback in Saturday's preseason game vs. the Cleveland Browns. But it won't be Shedeur Sanders.