Top 5 for:
Sports Illustrated
Sportingnews
Bleacher Report
NFL.com - Daniel Jeremiah
USA Today
LA Times
NBC Sports - Peter King (trade up #3)
Mostly everyone else had him going at 6. There was plenty of support for Herbert.
Sure, there was some sort of 'rise' in the media. That happens in every sport as the scouts finish their assessments and the coaches get to theirs. That happens partway through the hype season.
Going back to late 2019 and into January he was considered a top 10 pick in the media. Some having him in the top 15, some in the top 5.
Consensus top 5 QB should absolutely be an option at 2. Officially, as per Rivera, it was only Burrow or Chase.