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● By Ryan Wilson
When talking about team-building, the conversation, forever and always, starts with quarterbacks. That's no different for this draft cycle – expect healthy doses of Caleb Williams and Drake Maye over the next eight months. But let's assume that Williams, for whatever reason, decides to return to USC for the 2024 season (it seems unlikely, but indulge us for a moment). For the first time in 28 years, a wide receiver could end as the first-overall pick. Back in 1996, when the Jets took Keyshawn Johnson, was the last time it happened. Johnson had a solid 11-year career that included three Pro Bowls, but in another reminder that the entire process can feel like a throwing darts at names on a wall, the '96 draft class included six Hall of Famers – three first-rounders (Ray Lewis, Marvin Harrison, Jonathan Ogden), a second-rounder (Brian Dawkins), a third-rounder (Terrell Owens) and a fifth-rounder (Zach Thomas).

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