Every year, every prospect list is the same. Here's why you should draft <insert name here>. But this year, I wanted to switch things up and actually compile the cons about every player, so people can make an informed decision. Oh, and I'm sorry I haven't been writing much this season. Work has been crazy, and I couldn't find the time to watch games.
Here are the quarterbacks in this draft and their cons according to media scouts. Which guy sounds like someone you'd want in uniform? I'm betting that without seeing their pros, many of these guys sound too risky for most. And that's probably why NFL teams might not be head over heels for any of them.
Quarterbacks (42)
Caleb Williams
QB USC (Expected to be the first QB taken, does his cons agree with that)
- Holding the ball too long
- Doesn't trust his reads
- Doesn't take easy opportunities, always goes for the big play
- Inconsistent footwork
- Throws off his back foot
- Compact throwing motion
- Gets nervous, hears footsteps, has happy feet
- Overly aggressive risk-taker
- Throws across his body
- Tends to unnecessarily extend plays
- Relies too heavily on arm strength
- Relies too heavily on athleticism
- Limited experience with timing-based offenses
- Below average pre-snap read ability
- Undersized
- Takes unnecessary sacks
- Doesn't throw the ball away when needed
- Struggles to fit the ball between coverages/defenders
- Inconsistent short accuracy
- Often locks on to his main receiver
- Fumbles are an issue
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
- Making adjustments after the snap
- Inconsistent throwing mechanics/stances
- Inconsistent footwork
- Poor decision making
- Hesitates to make decisions
- Tends to hold onto the ball
- Risk taker
- Average pocket presence
- Poor throws under pressure
- Unnecessarily puts the ball in harm's way
- Throwing between coverages/defenders
- Forces throws
- Throws with too much velocity
- Bubble thrower
- Inconsistent accuracy, misses open targets
- Sails sideline throws
- Accuracy declines when play breaks down
- Goes with the first read too often
- Too many paper cuts (quick passes)
- Doesn't lead receivers
- Tucking the ball while running
- Doesn't slide when should
- Average mobility
- Cerebral escape artist
- Not a runner by design
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
-Age (24)
-Build / Small frame
-Field vision
-Lack of arm strength
-Wobbly release
-Follow through on delivery
-Inconsistent accuracy on throws under 15 yards
-Late delivery
-Inconsistently goes through progressions
-Throwing over the middle
-Doesn't throw enough outside the pocket
-Lacks balance
-Fails to leave pocket
-Doesn't slide
-Development
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
-Age (24)
-Injuries
-Stiff
-Not a playmaker
-off script play
-Ignores gimmies in search of big plays
-Risk taker
-Mechanics
-Throwing motion
-arm strength
-accuracy
-Timing
-Footwork
-Struggles under pressure
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
-Build
-Struggles under pressure
-Inconsistent pocket awareness
-Risk taker, forces throws
-Field vision
-Decision making
-Inconsistent accuracy
-Late trigger puller, especially on deep balls
-Inconsistent throwing outside numbers
-Lacks touch
-Relies on athletism
-Game manager
-Developmental
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
-Ran simple college offense
-Questionable football IQ
-Ran lots of screens
-Game appears too fast for him
-Inconsistent footwork
-Inconsistently reads defenses
-Lacks idea pocket awareness
-Fails to throw the ball away
-Hero complex
-Inconsistent decision making
-Occasional bubble thrower
-Deep arm strength
-Field vision
-Fails to look off intended target
-Feels nonexistent pressure
-Happy feet
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
-Lacks arm strength
-Throws outside the numbers
-Throwing motion
-Internal Clock
-Cautious
-Field vision
-Sticks to first read
-One read and go
-Prefers contact to sliding
-Stiffness
-Lacks athletism
-Lacks pocket awareness
-Footwork
-Projects as a low end starter
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
-Timing throws
-Field vision
-Back peddles under pressure
-Decision making
-Overly aggressive
-High velocity thrower
-Ball placement
-Pocket presence
-Footwork
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
-Age (24)
-Arm strength
-Deep velocity
-Deep accuracy
-Pocket Awareness
-Poor release
-Inconsistent ability to read zone coverage
-Anticipation throws
-Struggles to read zone coverage
-Forces throws
-Footwork, Throws off back foot
-Mechanics
-Small frame
-Ball security
-Injuries
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
-Age (25)
-Arm Strength
-Lack velocity
-Sped up clock
-Field vision
-Mechanics
-Accuracy
-Risk taker
-Average talent
Joe Milton
QB Tennessee
-Age (24)
-See it throw it
-Awkward runner
-Overly cautious
-Experience
-Locks on target
-Not anticipatory
-Bubble thrower
-Relies on play-action
-Fastball thrower
-Streaky
-Inaccurate outside the pocket
-Mechanics
Jason Bean
QB Kansas
-Underweight
-Arm strength
-Footwork / stants
-Mechanics
-Throwing motion
-Raw
-Ball placement
-Eyes
-More of an athlete then quarterback
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
-Average arm
-Average mobility
-Fastball thrower
-Over disciplined
-Footwork
-Throwing motion
-Inconsistent Accuracy
-Telegraphs target
-Mechanics under pressure
-Risk taker
-Moves out of the pocket
-Doesn't improvise
Devin Leary
QB Kentucky
-Age (25)
-Lacks velocity
-Arm strength
-Inconsistent Accuracy
-Not a playmaker
-Footwork
-Alerts defender to target
-Pocket movement
-Injury prone
Brennan Armstrong
QB NC State
-Age (25)
-Not a mobile threat
-Doesn't have the arm to throw 50 passes a game
-Throwing motion
-Stares down intended target
-Field vision
-Relies on arm strength too much
-Slow trigger
-Footwork
-Pocket Awareness
-Cowards under pressure
John Rhys Plumlee
QB UCF
-Undersized
-Small frame
-Arm Strength
-Footwork
-Pocket movement
-Eagerness to hotdog
-Looks for the deep ball
-Stares down reads
-Decision making
-One read and run scheme
Gavin Hardison
QB UTEP
-Age (24)
-Career completion percentage
-Pocket movement
-Mechanics
-Sacks, had no protection
-Development
Phil Jurkovec
QB Pittsburgh
-Age (25)
-Arm Strength
-Slow reads
-Late trigger
-Risk taker
-Throwing motion
-Mechanics
-Stiff
-Changed position in 2023
Kedon Slovis
QB BYU
-Inconsistent strength and velocity
-Inconsistent prosser
-Not a runner
-footwork
-Release timing
-Off script passer
-Slow progressions
-Reads
-Risk taker, forces throws
-Inconsistent Accuracy
-Slow clock
Frank Harris
QB UTSA
-Age (24)
-Undersized
-Footwork
-Mechanics
-Velocity
-Arm Strength
-Competition level
Collin Schlee
QB UCLA
-Footwork
-Decision making
-Arm Strength
-Processing
Davius Richard
QB NC Central
-Mechanics
-Pocket Awareness
-Field vision
-Inconsistent accuracy
Tanner Mordecai
QB Wisconsin
-Bubble thrower
-Risk taker
-Footwork
-Deep accuracy
Emory Jones
QB Cincinnati
-Small frame
-Mechanics
-Throwing motion
-Footwork
Spencer Sanders
QB Ole Miss
-Undersized
-Ball placement
-Rushes reads
-Risk taker
Jack Plummer
QB Louisville
-Age
-Lacks arm talent
-Not idea playmaking ability
-Deep accuracy
-Footwork
-Release
-Ball placement
-Mechanics
-Field vision
-Awareness
-Risk taker, forces throws
Theo Day
QB Northern Iowa
-Ball Security
-Throwing motion
-Decision making under pressure
Grant Gunnell
QB Sam Houston State North Texas
-Mechanics
-Footwork
-Decision making
-Risk taker
-Pocket presence
-Sped up clock
-Ball security
Carter Bradley
QB South Alabama
-Experience
-Size and frame
-Deep accuracy, overthrows
-Slow
-Holds the ball
-Reads
-Mechanics
Garrett Shrader
QB Syracuse
-Age (24)
-Poor Strength
-Lacks velocity
-Footwork
-Mechanics
-Throwing motion and release
-Pocket awareness
-Timing
-Risk taker, forces passes
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
-Age (24)
-Inconsistent velocity
-Deep passes
-Aggression
-Footwork
-Mechanics
-Release
-Field vision
-Timing
-Hesitant
-Decision making under pressure
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
-Arm strength
-Throwing motion
-Run first
-Mechanics
-Decision making
Zach Calzada
QB Incarnate Word
-Risk taker
-Indecisive, holds the ball
-Deep passes
-Mechanics
Jeremy Moussa
QB Florida A&M
-Mechanics
-Footwork
-Decision making
-Pre-snap reads
-Processor
Jason Brown
QB Jackson State
-High screen offense
-Ball placement
-Mechanics
-Undersized
Davis Brin
QB Georgia Southern
N/A
Jalon Jones
QB Charlotte
N/A
Mark Gronowski
QB South Dakota State
N/A
Jalen Mayden
QB San Diego State
N/A
John Paddock
QB Illinois
N/A
Chance Nolan
QB Oregon State
N/A
Layne Hatcher
QB Ball State
N/A
It took me a solid 10 hours to gather all the cons from the consensus board prospect list. Surprisingly, there were 7 guys who didn't have any cons listed. Either there were no reports on them or the reports conveniently ignored any negatives. It's quite rare to find someone who dares to compile a list like this, focusing on why these guys shouldn't be drafted.
Just a friendly reminder, these cons are from media scouts, not professional scouts. So, there's a chance that the media might have missed something or maybe they're right on point.
For all you Patriots fans out there, I want you to compare these cons to what you already know about Mac and Zappe. Which of these prospects are worse or at least on the same level as the current quarterbacks in the room? And how many of them have cons that make them sound better than Mac or Zappe? With the cons, I'm curious what a prospect needs to do to stand out and elevate themselves above the current room in people's opinions.
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