Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young points to the sky as he takes the field prior to an NFL preseason football game against the Detroit Lions, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Brian Westerholt)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Young is ready to roll in Carolina. C.J. Stroud is set to let it fly with Houston, while Anthony Richardson will get his shot right away in Indianapolis. The 2023 NFL season begins with three rookie quarterbacks taken among the first four picks in the draft starting the season opener. That’s tied for second most since the merger in 1970, and bettered only in 2012 when five rookie QBs started in Week 1. Young, Stroud and Richardson are part of a growing NFL trend of rookie QBs being thrown into the fire right away.