Anarchy99
Footballguy
I really don't watch college football all that often, and the narrative I keep hearing is that this draft class is light on QB talent, especially compared to last year (and potentially next year). For comparison purposes, here are all the pre-draft grades from NFL.com from the past 5 drafts for QBs that were selected in the first or second round . . . with guys from this draft blended in. (These grades were easy to find, and I wasn't looking to search for more sources or more prospect grades.)
Trevor Lawrence - 7.40
Sam Darnold - 7.10
Joe Burrow - 7.07
Mitchell Trubisky - 7.00
Deshaun Watson - 6.80
Tua Tagovailoa - 6.77
Dwayne Haskins - 6.70
Baker Mayfield - 6.70
Kyler Murray - 6.80
Zach Wilson - 6.50
Trey Lance - 6.47
Justin Herbert - 6.45
Justin Fields - 6.45
Malik Willis - 6.41
Kenny Pickett - 6.40
Matt Corral - 6.40
Drew Lock - 6.40
Josh Allen - 6.40
Lamar Jackson - 6.40
Jordan Love - 6.36
Desmond Ridder - 6.36
Mac Jones - 6.33
Daniel Jones - 6.30
Patrick Mahomes - 6.30
DeShone Kizer - 6.30
Sam Howell - 6.22
Kyle Trask - 6.19
Jalen Hurts - 6.14
Draft evaluation isn't an exact science, and players will perform better or worse than they were projected. It doesn't appear that there are any can't miss guys (who often miss once they get to the NFL), but there are still guys in this draft rated higher than Allen, Jackson, and Mahomes. Can the well informed and peeps that follow the college game check in and give an overview about the talent and skill level of the guys coming out this year?
Trevor Lawrence - 7.40
Sam Darnold - 7.10
Joe Burrow - 7.07
Mitchell Trubisky - 7.00
Deshaun Watson - 6.80
Tua Tagovailoa - 6.77
Dwayne Haskins - 6.70
Baker Mayfield - 6.70
Kyler Murray - 6.80
Zach Wilson - 6.50
Trey Lance - 6.47
Justin Herbert - 6.45
Justin Fields - 6.45
Malik Willis - 6.41
Kenny Pickett - 6.40
Matt Corral - 6.40
Drew Lock - 6.40
Josh Allen - 6.40
Lamar Jackson - 6.40
Jordan Love - 6.36
Desmond Ridder - 6.36
Mac Jones - 6.33
Daniel Jones - 6.30
Patrick Mahomes - 6.30
DeShone Kizer - 6.30
Sam Howell - 6.22
Kyle Trask - 6.19
Jalen Hurts - 6.14
Draft evaluation isn't an exact science, and players will perform better or worse than they were projected. It doesn't appear that there are any can't miss guys (who often miss once they get to the NFL), but there are still guys in this draft rated higher than Allen, Jackson, and Mahomes. Can the well informed and peeps that follow the college game check in and give an overview about the talent and skill level of the guys coming out this year?