Sam Hartman, Jordan Travis' Top Landing Spots After Day 2 of 2024 NFL Draft

What a difference a day makes.

The first round of the 2024 NFL draft on Thursday night saw a total of six quarterbacks selected. The second and third rounds on Friday saw exactly zero come off the board.

But there are still a number of intriguing options remaining, including Notre Dame's Sam Hartman and Florida State's Jordan Travis. Let's break down a few potential landing spots for the pair.

The Oakland Raiders have something of a quarterback competition on their hands between Aidan O'Connell and Gardner Minshew, with the latter expected to win that battle.

Hartman, at least, could offer a third option in the competition. He isn't expected to be a great player at the NFL level—the B/R NFL Scouting Department called him a "run-of-the-mill pocket passer with solid processing ability and lackluster talent," which isn't exactly a resounding endorsement—but the Raiders would make sense as a team who could roll the dice on him taking a leap with some better coaching.

The New York Giants are probably stuck with Daniel Jones for the time being—and also have Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito on the roster—but taking a stab at a quarterback would make sense. The Giants are probably going to eventually need to use a first-round pick on the position, but a late-round lottery ticket on a player like Hartman would be defensible.

Finally, the San Francisco 49ers added Josh Dobbs to serve as Brock Purdy's backup this offseason after the departure of Sam Darnold, but adding a young player like Hartman to develop into the long-term backup could make sense.

The B/R NFL Scouting Department projected Travis to be an undrafted free agent, so he may not find a team until after Saturday's draft. If an organization does roll the dice on him, however, it will likely be one looking to develop a long-term backup option.

The Arizona Cardinals are an interesting option in that regard. Kyler Murray is clearly entrenched as the starter and Desmond Ridder the backup, but could the team look to add a project into the mix? Murray is a solid weapon but has never quite emerged as a consistent, top-end quarterback, while Ridder was a major disappointment in Atlanta.

Another team who could add a quarterback in the background is the Pittsburgh Steelers. Whether Russell Wilson or Justin Fields ultimately wins the job this season, the other probably won't be sticking around into the 2025 campaign. The Steelers could get ahead of the curve in developing a backup by takingTravis now.

Finally, the Buffalo Bills could look to develop a long-term backup for Josh Allen. Travis doesn't have the size or arm of Allen, but he has enough of an ability to scramble and extend plays to make him a potential schematic fit in Buffalo's offense. The Bills obviously have other needs on the roster, but taking a flier on a long-term project wouldn't be inconceivable.