Maybe you've heard of Dan Marino, the 27th pick in the first round of the famed QB class of 1983. Elway, Kely, Eason and O'Brien all went before the record-setting Marino landed with Miami.

And perhaps the name Lamar Jackson rings a bell. The two-time NFL MVP was the last pick in the first round in 2018, when the Cardinals used the 10th pick to select UCLA's Josh Rosen. Baker Mayfield (1), Sam Darnold (3) and Josh Allen (7) were already off the board.

It's difficult to discern at this precise moment where exactly JJ McCarthy will wind up in NFL draft lore.

Mayfield and Darnold might've been on the dark side of the ledger before having career-resurrecting seasons to help erase early failures at multiple NFL stops.

McCarthy missed his rookie season following knee surgery but has performe

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