2025 NFL Draft Prospects: Quarterback

7/17/23: Williams played well for USC in 2022, completing 67 percent of his passes for 4,537 yards, 42 touchdowns and five interceptions. As WalterFootball.com predicted in the before the ’22 season, Williams won the Heisman Trophy.

Williams started out the 2021 season as the backup quarterback to Spencer Rattler at Oklahoma, but after Rattler struggled, Williams replaced him as Oklahoma’s starter and had an excellent year, completing 65 percent of his passes for 1,912 yards, 21 touchdowns and four interceptions. He also hurt defenses on the ground with six rushing touchdowns and lots of yardage. After the 2021 season, Williams transferred to USC to follow his head coach Lincoln Riley. Williams could put together another massive season and be a high first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

7/17/23: As a redshirt freshman, Maye exploded onto the college-football scene, showing serious arm talent. In 2022, he completed 66 percent of his passes for 4,321 yards, 38 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Maye has good size and easy arm strength to go vertical. Maye lofts balls well, showing touch and throwing his receivers open. Maye could be a high first-rounder in the 2024 or 2025 NFL Draft.

7/17/23: Rattler flashed some good plays over the 2022 season, but he also had some bad interceptions. On the year, he completed 66 percent of his passes for 3,026 yards, 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Rattler also rushed for three touchdowns. He made huge improvements on accuracy issues at South Carolina, but his propensity to throw interceptions is still a problem.

Rattler was an underwhelming disappointment for Oklahoma in 2021. His lack of performance saw him benched against Texas, and his backup Caleb Williams led the Sooners to a legendary comeback win against the Longhorns. After the season, Rattler transferred to the Gamecocks.

Rattler has a good skill set and looked primed for a huge 2021 season. As a redshirt freshman starter in 2020, Rattler completed 68 percent of his passes for 3,031 yards, 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also ran for six scores.

Team sources say they see Rattler as a high-upside pick. They like his big-time arm talent, instincts, athleticism, and irrational confidence. They love Rattler’s ability to ad lib and make plays off script. The big knock on Rattler is his erratic decision-making.

7/17/23: Ewers flashed some big-time potential for Texas in 2022. While he needs to get more consistent, he has a big arm and serious passing talent. Ewers completed 58 percent of his passes in 2022 for 2,177 yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions.

7/17/23: Van Dyke had a breakout 2021 season, completing 62.3 percent of his passes for 2,931 yards with 25 touchdowns and six interceptions. His play was not as strong in 2022 while also dealing with injuries. He completed 63.2 percent for 1,844 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions. Van Dyke has a quality arm with size and pocket ability, but he is not dual-threat runner. Van Dyke is similar to former Gators quarterback Kyle Trask.