Brian Hoyer maybe done in New England. And if Bailey Zappe puts on a good spring, he too maybe gone after 2023. While I find it highly improbable that the Patriots take a quarterback from this draft class, for the 2023 season. It is not out of the realm of possibility. After looking at the class, I think there are three names the Patriots could be looking at.
Will Rogers, Mississippi State, 6-2" 205 pounds, age 21.
35 games, completed 70.7 percent of 1639 attempts. While throwing for 10689 yards with 82 touchdowns and 24 interceptions. Had a touchdown with a negative 2.2 average on 136 carries.
Mobile air raid quarterback. Accurate timing passer that excels in short to intermediate game. Throws with acceleration but concern with deep ball. Calm game manager with good pocket awareness. Mechanics need improvement and occasionally leads defenders to target. Above average pre snap read ability with average processor post snap. Needs internal clock slowed down and is quick to hit the check down before play develops. Nfl comparisons Mac Jones, Bailey Zappe and Jimmy Garoppolo. Why not just say his NFL comparison is a Patriots system quarterback.
Jake Haener, Fresno St., 6'1" 195 pounds, age 23.
32 games, completed 68.2 percent of 1085 attempts. While throwing for 9120 yards with 68 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. He had 8 touchdowns and a -.06 average on 175 carries. He also averaged 36 yards on 2 punts.
Athletic undersized quarterback. Who will extend plays with his legs if needed but not a running back. Good arm in short to intermediate range. Anticipation thrower who reads pre-snap well. Intelligent field general. Has marksman accuracy with good pocket movement and awareness. Weak deep ball has lowered draft stock. NFL comparisons Tyler Heincke, Mike White and Case Keenum. There are questions on if he is a starter or backup at the next level which were also concerns for his comps. And one was a former Patriot.
Clayton Tune, Houston, 6'3" 215 pounds, age 23.
47 games, completed 63.9 percent of 1497 attempts. While throwing for 11994 yards with 104 touchdowns and 41 interceptions. Also average 3 yards on 412 carries with 15 touchdowns.
Mobile quarterback who is a timing thrower with good processor and awareness. Another quarterback with a good arm in the short to intermediate range. Good pocket awareness and movement. Will try to occasionally force balls and needs work on mechanics, like most running quarterbacks. Can run by design. He's another quarterback that has deep ball concern which has lowered his draft stock. NFL comparisons are more mobile versions of Bailey Zappe, Jarrett Stidham and Jimmy Garoppolo. One of which has led a team to a superbowl. Instead of Mac, he has Stidham as a comp which suggests he has a lower ceiling than Will Rogers.
All three guys fit the Patriots style quarterbacks. Their mobility is at least as good as Mac Jone's but unlike Mac, they all could use a year to sit. The good thing with that is that they would be coming in as a back up and not a starter. Which means the Patriots could have future draft capital on their hands with these three quarterbacks.
Seeing the type of quarterback they are, I would be concerned with McDaniels possibly going after the same one the Patriots would if they're interested. Especially since what I read said that they are projected to go between rounds three and seven prior to the combine. My prediction is if developed properly, the worst they will be is Brian Hoyer and that's not horrible.
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