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PLAYER PROFILE

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Height: 6-2

Weight: 221

College: Clemson

Class: Junior

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SIZE/PHYSICAL TRAITS — 4/5

• Average height for the position
• Solid build with lower body thickness
• Large hands (9 3/4″)

ARM STRENGTH/VELOCITY — 12/15

• Adequate arm strength
• Good zip on short and intermediate throws
• Can fit the ball into tight windows
• Can make most of the required NFL throws
• Deep outs can flutter a little

ACCURACY/BALL PLACEMENT 18.75/25

• Pretty good general short-to-intermediate accuracy
• Deep accuracy (20+ yards) is highly inconsistent; typically sails deep throws, occasionally underthrows targets
• Solid accuracy on the move
• Ball placement on intermediate and deep throws can be very spotty
• Over-the-middle throws like slants and crossers are oftentimes thrown a little behind the target, which forces receivers to break stride and adjust
• Good timing — gets ball out on schedule
• Very good at throwing the back-shoulder fade
• Struggles with accuracy vs. pressure (36% catchable pass rating when pressured)
• 47% completion percentage on passes 15+ yards down the field
• Balls get batted down at line of scrimmage a lot (13 times in 2016)

MECHANICS — 4/5

• Quick, compact throwing motion
• Solid footwork from the pocket
• Tendency to over-stride on drive throws
• Can sail throws when he has to crank up the velocity

MENTAL PROCESSING — 13.5/20

• Very good at identifying favorable matchups pre-snap
• Displays limited ability to read the field (almost exclusively half-field reads, vast majority of throws are to first read)
• Shows some ability to move defenders with his eyes
• Struggles to recognize zone coverage, doesn’t see lurking zone defenders underneath
• Sometimes misses wide open receivers underneath
• Stares down receivers more than you’d like
• Shows some ability to throw receivers open, anticipate throwing windows
• Forces too many throws into double, sometimes triple coverage
• College system featured many predetermined reads, didn’t have to make as many decisions on his own/outside of the structure

POCKET PRESENCE — 12/15

• Very good pocket awareness
• Has a good feel for when and how to move in the pocket to avoid the rush
• Does a nice job of keeping his eyes downfield when he’s forced to maneuver within the pocket or escape
• Calm demeanor in the face of pass rush
• Will bail out of clean pockets at times

MOBILITY — 4.5/5

• Legitimate dual-threat (ran 4.66 in the 40-yard dash); can be utilized on designed runs
• Good speed, elusiveness, vision, and instincts as a runner
• Very good at extending plays outside the pocket with his feet

INTANGIBLES — 10/10

• 2.5-year starter
• 32-3 career record
• Led his team to two consecutive national championship games and won one of them
• Excellent football and personal character
• Great leadership skills
• Mental and physical toughness — played through torn ACL as a freshman; doesn’t get rattled by mistakes
• Intelligent and hardworking — graduated with Bachelor’s in Communication in three years
• Clutch factor — plays his best when the stakes are highest and the spotlight shines the brightest

TOTAL GRADE: 78.75/100.00 – (EARLY) DAY 2 – complimentary starter or raw player with star potential

NFL COMPARISON: (Rich Man’s) Tyrod Taylor