Everyone has their own criteria for how they evaluate quarterbacks coming out of college. Some only look at the current season, some look at the entire body of work. Some require wins and others big name schools. Everyone has their own formula to what makes a good quarterback prospect. What do I look for in a quarterback, I don't think it's that complicated. My Ideal quarterback will meet near or all of the following.
1) Has minimum two years with at least 100 passing attempts, even if one is red shirted year. I figure that is about the equalivlent of playing two quarters of an NFL season.
2) Have a 2:1 touchdown to interception ratio at the minimum.
3) Average 10 or less interceptions a season but no greater than a 15 a season average.
4) Have a minimum career completetion percentage of 60 percent. It doesn't meant that they are super accurate but it does mean they at least get the ball to the guys bubble.
5) Average a minimum 10 touchdown passes a season. Lower career passing touchdowns must compensate with rushing touchdowns.
6) I wanna see stats improving over their career.
7) Being a starter is a plus but it's not a requirement, same for wins because football is a team sport. there are many reasons why a guy might not start or have high win totals.
8) Preferably 6'4" or taller but not a requirement, as heigt doesn't mean ability.
9) Must be able to dink and dunk. Gun slingers are nice but they often lead to a greater deal of turnovers and change of downs.
10) Ability to make pre-snap reads and adjustments. This in my opinion puts them at the NFL level and requires less development time as a player. This is what separates early starting game managers from developmental projects that need to sit a year.
I start with the current years completetion percentage. Once I have that list, I look at their career stats. They will start in rank order by the current year's completion percentage but their career stats will cause the adjustments to their ranking.
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