The NFL draft is an exercise in fast marriage.
It doesn’t quite rise to the level of a Las Vegas wedding hosted by Elvis, but it’s close. Teams spend years courting the prospects from afar, watching their every move before working up the courage to speak with them. At that point, nothing is truly left to mystery.
NFL teams speak with the college coaches to get a gauge on the player, and the person.
Then the NFL combine hits.
Every participant hopes they’ll be the one that stands out on the field before briefly meeting with a small group of teams over the course of the week.
Pro days come next, followed by pre-draft visits in the cities a prospect could eventually make their home. Those mini-meetings add up, but ultimately determine whether a team will invest in the future.
The goal, of course, is for the prospect and team to have a marriage that lasts a decade or longer, rather than suffer a bitter divorce.
Here’s a look at which teams the top quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL draft have met with.
Cam Ward, Miami
- Cleveland Browns: Top-30 visit and private workout
- New York Giants: Combine meeting
- Las Vegas Raiders: Top-30 visit
- Tennessee Titans: Top-30 visit and private workout
Shedeur Sanders, Colorado
- Cleveland Browns: Top-30 visit and private workout
- New York Giants: Top-30 visit and combine meeting
- Las Vegas Raiders: Combine meeting
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Top-30 visit
- Tennessee Titans: Top-30 visit, canceled private workout
Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
- Cleveland Browns: Top-30 visit and private workout
- Dallas Cowboys: Combine meeting
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Top-30 visit
Tyler Shough, Louisville
- Cleveland Browns: Top-30 visit and private workout
- Seattle Seahawks: Top-30 visit
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Top-30 visit
- New York Giants: Top-30 visit
Jalen Milroe, QB, Alabama
- Cleveland Browns: Top-30 visit and private workout
- New York Jets: Pro day visit
- New Orleans Saints: Private workout
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Pro day visit
Kyle McCord, QB, Syracuse
- New Orleans Saints: Private workout
Will Howard, QB, Ohio State
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Pro day visit
Quinn Ewers, QB, Texas
- Indianapolis Colts: Top-30 visit
- Dallas Cowboys: Local visit
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Combine meeting
- Las Vegas Raiders: Top-30 visit
- New Orleans Saints: Top-30 visit, pro day visit
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Pro day visit
- Houston Texans: Pro day visit
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: NFL draft QB visits: Tracking meetings for top prospects