Josh Allen was the third quarterback taken off the board in the 2018 NFL Draft, but Carson Palmer believes people will look back in a few years and say that the Buffalo Bills signal-caller should have been the first player taken in the draft.

Palmer, a former No. 1 overall pick himself, gushed about Allen and New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold when he recently joined the Boomer & Gio Show. When asked to assess this year’s rookie quarterbacks, Palmer said he believes Allen and Darnold will end up being the top two quarterbacks of the class.

“I think a better way for me to answer it might be if we’re to look back in six years," said Palmer. "I think you’re going to look back and say, ‘Man, Sam Darnold and Josh Allen are probably the two best in the class.’”

Palmer went on to talk about Allen’s ceiling and the fact that the best is yet to come with the Bills quarterback.

“Probably with Josh Allen. I think Josh Allen has the highest ceiling which probably everybody thinks cause of the size and the speed and the arm strength. But I think in five or six years you’re going to look back and go, “Man, he should have been maybe No. 1.” Sam’s probably right where he was at No. 2 and Baker’s a little bit further on down the list. I just feel like Baker’s reached his potential, maybe? And I know he’s a rookie and that’s hard to say, but he’s played in a ton of big games. He’s played a lot of football. You look at Josh Allen. Josh Allen has not played a lot of football, but Josh Allen is a physical freak. I mean he was their leading rusher and leading passer. How often does that happen?”

Some will be quick to point out that Palmer’s brother, Jordan Palmer, worked with both Allen and Darnold leading up to the draft, but the quarterback raised a good point about Allen’s limited snaps as a quarterback compared to the likes of Baker Mayfield. Time will tell if Carson Palmer’s prediction ends up being correct, but it’s nice to see a former star quarterback praise Allen.