PLAYER PROFILE
Height: 6-2
Weight: 225
College: Texas Tech
Class: Junior
SIZE/PHYSICAL TRAITS (5/5)
- Thick, sturdy build with good height
- Meets hand size threshold
ARM STRENGTH (15/15)
- Exceptional arm strength
- Can make every required NFL throw
- Good zip on deep outs and opposite hash throws
MECHANICS (2/5)
- Little-to-no consistency with motion or footwork
- Inconsistent weight transfer
- Narrow base, wide base, off back foot,
- Able to
- Release lengthens when throwing with effort
ACCURACY/BALL PLACEMENT (20/25)
- Good general short-to-intermediate accuracy
- Very inconsistent downfield accuracy
- Inconsistent ball placement on over-the-middle throws (crossers, slants); will miss high
- Inconsistent ball placement on moving throws
- Flashes pinpoint ball placement despite awful mechanics
- Impressive touch
- Can miss short throws when he rushes
POCKET PRESENCE/POISE (11.25/15)
- Keeps eyes downfield when flushed outside of the pocket
- Good pocket awareness
- Runs backwards in the pocket
- Walks into sacks sometimes
MENTAL PROCESSING (14.5/20)
- Pre-snap adjustments
- Impressive eye manipulation with pump fakes
- Able to work through full-field progressions
- Flashes anticipation
- Forces bad throws when trying to keep plays alive a la Manziel
- Carries the ball with one hand away from body when scrambling
- Embraces contact as a runner — must learn to slide
- Internal clock could improve — holds ball too long at times
- Will bail out of clean pockets at times
- Makes quick decisions
- Throws cross-body at times
MOBILITY (3.5/5)
- Decent athlete who can extend plays outside of the pocket
INTANGIBLES (8/10)
- Spread offense/system translation
- Toughness
- Competitiveness
- 2.5-year starter
- Son of former MLB relief pitcher
- Beat out Davis Webb for starting job in 2015
- 5-7 record in 2016, 12-13 career
