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NFL Draft podcast, Episode 17: Derek Carr climbing; Sam Bradford, Matt Schaub out in 2014?

The quarterback position has once again become the center of attention in the 2014 NFL Draft.

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The 2014 NFL Draft is starting to resemble the 2011 NFL Draft. There a glut of quarterback prospects and even more teams that need quarterbacks. As a result, the inevitable discussion of Derek Carr as a possible first-round pick surfaced on Episode 17 of the Mocking the Draft podcast.

Carr has been dominant early in 2013 and may be emerging as the top senior quarterback in a strong class. Depending on which underclassmen end up declaring for the draft, Carr has a chance to climb high up the board come May. He won’t be the only quarterback climbing in the pre-draft process, though. Dan even mentioned Logan Thomas as a guy to watch.

Meanwhile, we took some questions from listeners to start the show and went through team-by-team to figure out which teams could be targeting quarterbacks.

You can listen to the full episode below or find us on iTunes by searching “Mocking the Draft.” If you would like to have a question answered on the show, comment below or find us on Twitter @MockingtheDraft or @MatthewFairburn.

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