Nick Wright makes his case: Caleb Williams projected as the top QB of the 2024 draft class

Caleb Williams is the quarterback Nick Wright believes will end up as the best passer from the 2024 NFL Draft class, an argument Wright framed in a recent FOX Sports discussion that compares the accomplishments of the group’s players who have gone on to become starters.

In Wright’s view, the 2024 draft has a meaningful baseline for comparison because multiple members of the class have reached starting roles and have already been tested in high-leverage postseason settings. Wright pointed out that there are six quarterbacks from the 2024 draft class who are currently starting, and he noted that three of those six have at least reached a conference title game.

That playoff exposure, in Wright’s telling, is part of why Williams’ trajectory has separated itself from the rest of the group. The point of the comparison is not just raw output in any single moment, but the idea that a young quarterback from a recent draft class can accelerate into games where teams face their toughest opposition and still operate the offense under the pressure of the postseason’s late rounds.

Wright’s comments also fit a larger analytical tradition in the NFL, where quarterback classes are often evaluated years later, based on a mix of development, decision-making, and the ability to play winning football as careers progress. With three of the class’s current starters having already reached conference title games, the bar for Wright’s comparison is essentially set by how quickly these quarterbacks have found their way into teams that can reach the sport’s final stages.

At the same time, it is still early to treat any one analyst’s “best QB from the class” prediction as settled. Even if multiple players are starting now and some have already made deep playoff runs, quarterback careers are shaped by a variety of factors that can change quickly, including offensive scheme fit, the overall quality of the supporting cast, and how teams adjust their defensive game plans over time.

For Williams specifically, the next meaningful indicator will be whether the quarterback can sustain the kind of performance and team effectiveness that places his offense in the postseason picture beyond the first few years. Wright’s argument is ultimately about separation, and the NFL’s history is clear that “best of the class” labels tend to harden only when a quarterback’s influence remains consistent across multiple playoff runs.

The immediate takeaway from Wright’s FOX Sports segment is that the 2024 class, already productive enough to produce six current starters, has at least three quarterbacks with conference title experience, and within that group he sees Williams as the one most likely to look like the defining quarterback of the draft cohort.