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Find best bets and props for the biggest games in sports on Thursday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts The quarterback draft class of 2024 doesn't compare to that of 1983' — no class does — but the group of Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix (sorry J.J. McCarthy) already has had its moments. All five of those are starting for their teams. Williams, Daniels, Maye and Nix have at least one playoff win. Daniels, Maye and Nix have reached a conference championship game. Maye has even gone to a Super Bowl. Those are solid results at a position with a high bust rate historically in the NFL Draft.

On Thursday, two of top three quarterbacks selected in '24 square off when Williams (No. 1 overall) and Chicago meet Maye (No. 3) and New England in the Thursday Night Football game. Get a $55 bonus after trading $25 or more with the Kalshi promo code CBSSPORTS55: Williams returned last week after missing three games with a hamstring injury and looked sharp, completing 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown against the Falcons. Meanwhile, Maye has bounced back from a slow start to the season to throw 10 touchdowns against only one interception over his last three games,