As each quarterback — six in all — heard their name called in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, it conjured up flashbacks of the star-studded 1983 draft class.

That year, six signal-callers were also selected in the opening round. It’s been dubbed the best quarterback class in the draft’s 89-year history, and for good reason. It produced three first-ballot Pro Football Hall of Famers: Dan Marino, John Elway, and Jim Kelly.

Could this year’s quarterback draft class come anywhere close to the success of the ’83 class? Only time will tell.

However, striking similarities exist between these two groups—at least on paper. These are the only two drafts in which six quarterbacks were selected in the first round.

Topps was there 40 years ago to document quarterbacks getting their first professional football cards. Now, Topps has created historical snapshots of this year’s class that could become all-time greats.




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