About 10 years ago, Todd McShay projected Gophers quarterback Mitch Leidner as a potential first-round pick in a way-too-early 2017 NFL mock draft. A decade later, Minnesota's new QB1, Drake Lindsey, has received similar hype as the No. 24-ranked prospect in Nate Tice's way-too-early big board for the 2027 NFL Draft . Tice, a native of Edina, Minnesota, played quarterback at Wisconsin from 2009 to 2012. He has since become a well-respected voice in NFL Draft media, and he's currently a staff writer at Yahoo Sports. He released his top 25 prospect list for the 2027 NFL Draft on Tuesday, and it featured Lindsey at No. 24. "Lindsey is the classic quarterback archetype of the big-armed pocket passer in the vein of Drew Bledsoe," he wrote.…