5. Davis Webb, California
Second round, 45th pick: Arizona Cardinals
There’s no telling how much longer Carson Palmer will play. Heck, the veteran considered retirement following the 2016 season before ultimately deciding to return. Needless to say, Arizona will be looking quarterback early in this week’s draft.
In fact, we don’t have to look much further than comments that general manager Steve Keim made recently about his team’s need for a young signal caller (more on that here).
Already linked to Mahomes in the first round, we’re projecting that Arizona will wait until Day 2 to address this need. It will do so in the form of a fast riser in Webb, who has been generating first-round buzz as of late.
While Webb is still unlikely to go on Thursday, there’s no real reason to believe he will last much further than the top-10 picks in the second round. Despite playing in Sonny Dykes spread offense at Berkeley, Webb’s tape tells us a story of a quarterback that could ultimately become that franchise-type guy.
Much like Kizer, it will take the perfect situation for Webb to succeed. And much like the Saints with Brees, Arizona has that veteran signal caller to show Webb the nuances of the NFL game. Again, this seems to be a match made in heaven.