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The first defensive prospect was not drafted until No. 15 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. It will not take that long for a defender to come off the board in 2025. Seven of the top eight prospects in the initial CBSSports.com prospect rankings were on the defensive side of the ball. At the same time, a handful of quarterbacks put their best foot forward in the opening week of the college football season and the position always rises to the top. In today's thought exercise, I explore how multiple teams with aging quarterbacks could explore adding a younger option at the position. The draft order below was determined using Super Bowl odds but in reverse order.