Quarterback

Short Accuracy

• Good touch on the ball

• Spray radius all over the place on routine throws

• Puts his receivers in bad positions at the catch point, resulting in PBUs or big hits after the catch

Deep Accuracy

• Excellent touch over the LB on seams

• Excellent on deep fades. Trusts his target with good accuracy in tight windows

• Inconsistent placement on wide-open targets deep and over the middle

• Trusts his arm strength far too much and is simply not accurate enough to make the throws he wants 10+ yards down the field, resulting in some ugly INTs

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Shows a good understanding of zone defense to wait out routes until a hole opens up

• Able to go through full-field reads and make the right decision

• Able to buy time in the pocket and go through full-field reads

• Far too much forcing when under pressure. Needs to show more caution when flushed out or seeing a free rushers

• Struggles to make the right decision against man coverage consistently. Stares down targets and forces throws into tight coverage

• Too many throws past the LOS. Needs to be more aware

• Decision making against Notre Dame (2023) lost them the game.

• Needs to move off reads a bit quicker 

Pocket Awareness

• Maneuvers the pocket excellently. Drifting away from collapsing pockets and find throwing lanes

• Senses pressure very well but needs to stay calm and not abandon his footwork and force throws

• Needs to watch how long he holds the ball. Mental clock can run long and result in bad sacks

• 23.2% pressure-to-sack according to PFF 

Under Pressure

• Excellent eye discipline

• Able and willing to take a hit and still make the throw

• Edge pressure with force his eyes down and make poor decisions. Speeds up and forces the action.

• Can be completely blindsided by late blitzes off the edge

• Forces throws far too often. Too aggressive pushing the ball downfield when forced out of the pocket

Footwork

• Consistently wide base

• Poor base and weight distribution. Needs to put more momentum forward on routine throws. Throws unnecessarily off his back foot, affecting his velocity and spray radius. Makes it so much harder than it needs to be on simple throws.

• Need to see him activate lower-body torque on drive throws. Uses too much upper body

• Happy feet when sensing pressure

• Does not reset his base when on the move. More comfortable throwing across his body

• Inconsistent dropback play-to-play. Sometimes a clean three/five-step, sometimes a backpedal. Needs to keep his rhythm better

• Rarely took snaps from under center

Mobility

• Smart runner to find lanes and get positive yardage

• Very slippery in the pocket.

• Slides before taking big hits

• Able to use his legs but not quick enough to escape pressure from multiple angles or beat angles against DBs in space

Arm Strength

• Easy strength to push the ball downfield with little effort from his lower body

• Drives the middle of the field well

• Needs to put more velocity into tight windows. Allows DBs back to the catch point short-arming the throw

Release

• Does well changing the arm angle to bend the throw around the free rusher in his face, though sometimes unnecessarily

• Has plenty of power with little need to extend his operation longer on deeper throws

• Bit of an elongated motion but consistent play-to-play

• Long motion results in balls batted at the line

Awkward Throw

• This is where he excels. Able to work off-platform in a mobile RPO offense and still make accurate throws to deceive the defense

• Gets the ball out quickly when he needs to

• Flips his hips well

Playmaking

• Turns good plays into scoring plays with excellent off-schedule playmaking

• Calm and decisive in the redzone. Touchdown-to-interception ratio of 46:1 in red zone since the start of 2022 season

• Able to fight for touchdowns at the goalline. Gritty runner

• Too aggressive at times, putting his team in poor positions unnecessarily and can lose his team the game

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 266 Comp, 388 Att, 68.6%, 3633 Yds, 30 TDs, 5 INTs

  • 97 Rush, 142 Yds, 11 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 735 Comp, 1099 Att, 66.9%, 10082 Yds, 93 TDs, 14 INTs

  • 289 Rush, 966 Yds, 27 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Colorado, Notre Dame, Cal, Stanford (2023) Arizona (2022)

• Injury History: Finger (2023), Hamstring (2022), Hand (2021)

• Misc.: Oklahoma -> USC transfer (2022) 

Short Accuracy

• Effective on timing throws. Able to stack multiple routine throws in a row to methodically work down the field

• Good placement to allow for yards after the catch

• Solid, consistent spray radius when targeting crossers, slants and short curls

• Needs more touch on the ball

• Will short-arm easy throws 

Deep Accuracy

• Trusts his target and puts the ball in a good spot in deep fades

• Inconsistent placement. Will have ugly misses, especially near the sidelines. Struggles with outs and comeback routes

• Ball sails at times 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Intelligent playmaker

• Solid pre-snap read on off-ball defense and takes advantage underneath

• Poised in the face of pressure. Rarely forces the action and still largely makes good decisions

• Good understanding of matchups. Recognizes man quickly and takes advantage well

• Too conservative pushing the ball to the sidelines and down the field at times. Far too risk averse

• Tendency to tuck and run when his first read isn't there. He does flash ability to stand tall in the pocket and go through full-field reads though not consistently. Needs to slow down and see the whole field

• Pre-determines where he’s going pre-snap too often 

Pocket Awareness

• Instantly finds the run lane in a collapsing pocket

• Good poise in the pocket. Rarely see panic

• Does well not to drift into any pressure. Stays centered until it’s time to bail

• 20.2% pressure-to-sack according to PFF 

Under Pressure

• Elite escapability in the pocket

• Tucks and runs quickly at times.

• Indecisive with defenders in his face, wrestling in bad sacks instead of getting the ball out to open targets or throwaways

• Can be hurried into some inaccurate throws 

Footwork

• Good rhythm on timing routes

• Calm when feeling pressure

• Resets his base well when flushed out

• Needs to activate more torque from his lower body on deep throws. Unnecessarily falls backward, affecting his accuracy

• Some heel-clicking on his drop back. Inefficient operation on three-steps

• Not asked to drop more than three steps. Usually one-step drops on one-read timing throws

• Needs to watch that back foot coming up early. Must keep on cleats on the ground at the release point

• Throws from narrow base 

Mobility

• Good athlete. Loose hips. Slippery in space with good long speed for long runs

• Good lower body strength to power through tackles

• Takes far too many big hits 

Arm Strength

• Drives the post and seam routes well

• Average velocity on the ball

• Deep balls will hang in the air a bit too long

• Velocity takes a nosedive when falling away from pressure

• Ball takes a long time getting to the sidelines 

Release

• Not a consistent operation play-to-play 

Awkward Throw

• Inaccurate when he knows he’s going to take a hit 

Playmaking

• Rarely makes mistakes on negative plays. If he’s dropped for a loss on one play, he recovers quickly to redeem himself

• Dangerous outside the pocket. Always a threat to turn a broken play into a first down or more

• Can be a little too risk averse in big moments. Needs to take chances to win the game, instead opting for safe plays 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 236 Comp, 327 Att, 72.2%, 3812 Yds, 40 TDs, 4 INTs

  • 135 Rush, 1134 Yds, 10 TDs

• Career (5 seasons): 953 Comp, 1438 Att, 66.3%, 12750 Yds, 89 TDs, 20 INTs

  • 617 Rush, 3307 Yds, 34 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Missouri (2023) Alabama (2022)

• Injury History: Head (2023), Rib (2023), Ankle (2022)

• Misc.: Arizona State -> LSU transfer (2022) 

Short Accuracy

• Really struggles to consistently hit his receivers in stride

• Poor placement near the sidelines. Cannot hit short out routes with any consistency

• Very poor spray radius on simple passes. Struggles to consistently make rhythm throws

• Puts his receivers in dangerous positions adjusting to the ball

• No touch on short throws, not receiver-friendly balls

• Throws behind slants and crossers

Deep Accuracy

• Throws away from the coverage well to give his receiver opportunities after the catch

• Tons of zip to fit into tight windows

• Elite placement downfield. Intermediate to deep throws come easy to him. Great touch.

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Polished eye manipulation to look off the defense before making the throw

• Good recognition of mismatches and confident in his placement in tight windows downfield

• Shows the ability to stand tall in the pocket and go through his reads, but not consistently. Needs to trust his blocking more.

• Fearless fitting the ball in tight windows downfield

• Gunslinger

• Inconsistent read of the field. Will miss open targets.

• Too often forces the ball downfield

• Does not show great anticipation of the route or a great pre-snap read of the defense, resulting in late timing

• Does not trust himself to work the sidelines. Far too hesitant here

• Rarely see him go through full-field reads, typically half-field

Pocket Awareness

• Bails out of clean pockets. Far too quick to tuck and run

• Does not maneuver the pocket well. A statue and will drift into pressure 

Under Pressure

• Able to take a hit and make the throw

• Good sense of the pressure but a bit indecisive with the pocket collapsing. Hesitant to settle for the dump-off option

• Really struggles to keep his eyes upfield while feeling the pressure

• Poor pre-snap feel for zero blitzes, rarely finding the hot route

Footwork

• Consistent dropback

• Steps into rhythm with his receivers frequently. Good understanding of the scheme and matches his mechanics

• Flips hips well. Doesn’t make throws necessarily harder by throwing from awkward platforms

• A bit of a narrow base at times on his release, and raises his backfoot a bit early which can affect his accuracy

Mobility

• Decent straight-line speed to beat the EMOL to the corner on read option

• Not elusive in the pocket

• Commits too hard to the scramble. Needs to keep two hands on the ball and keep his eyes downfield

• Takes too many hits 

Arm Strength

• Deep ball needs little effort

• Pedestrian velocity on the ball

• Struggles getting velocity on his ball when forced onto his backfoot 

Release

• Gets the ball out quickly

• Inconsistent motion play-to-play, affecting his accuracy 

Awkward Throw

• Able to make the throw across his body with a rusher bearing down on him

• Not accurate on the run and off-platform

• Will skip backfoot throws to his receiver 

Playmaking

• Excellent placement on his throws in the redzone

• Will have bad misses on easy scoring opportunities

• Will have long lapses of poor play 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 269 Comp, 425 Att, 63.3%, 3608 Yds, 24 TDs, 9 INTs

  • 112 Rush, 449 Att, 9 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 618 Comp, 952 Att, 64.9%, 8018 Yds, 63 TDs, 16 INTs

  • 302 Rush, 1209 Yds, 16 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Georgia Tech, NC State, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh (2023) Notre Dame (2022)

• Injury History: Undisclosed (2022, returned same game)

Short Accuracy

• Effective on timing routes

• Good velocity to fit into tight windows and put it only where his man can get to the ball

• Mostly throws right

• Needs to pull the string a bit more for a more receiver-friendly ball 

Deep Accuracy

• Hits the back shoulder exceptionally well

• Confident but not a precise enough passer to force into as many tight windows as he does

• Will throw behind his target often 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Sturdy amidst pressure and makes good decisions

• Excellent pre-snap anticipation of the blitz and awareness of his hot route

• Good anticipation of routes opening up downfield

• Flashes some good eye manipulation to pull the safety away from his first read

• Quick to look for the dump-off option and will miss open targets downfield as a result

• Slow going through progressions, rarely goes through the full field 

Pocket Awareness

• Lacks poise. Jumpy and eyes will drop to the protection when sensing pressure

• Will feel pressure when there is none 

Under Pressure

• Does well keeping his eyes downfield when flushed

• Sidesteps interior pressure nicely to find the pass lane

• Willing to make the throw while being hit though accuracy is an issue

• Panics a bit in a collapsing pocket 

Footwork

• Steps into a good wide base. Very consistent mechanics all around with good timing with his receivers

• Opens up nicely with his lower body to square up and make the throw

• Experience under center and working out of play-action rollouts

• Tons of experience under center

• Happy feet when sensing pressure 

Mobility

• Strong enough to work through the occasional arm tackle

• Not a threat to run

• Needs to learn to slide 

Arm Strength

• Tons of velocity to fit balls into tight windows

• Strong, easy deep ball. Drives the skinny post and digs over the middle very well

• Good velocity behind the ball when falling away from pressure

• Can make every throw 

Release

• Nice, quick up-top release that is consistent play-to-play

• Able to speed up his operation while maintaining good accuracy 

Awkward Throw

• Accuracy plummets when falling away from pressure

• Needs an ideal base to remain accurate. If he’s forced off his timing or footwork, throw precision nosedives 

Playmaking

• Team often opted for the run when they needed a score

• Safe, conservative playstyle.

• Does not have the athleticism to stretch the play when he needs 

Production

• 2023: 15 G, 240 Comp, 332 Att, 72.3%, 2991 Yds, 22 TDs, 4 INTs

  • 64 Rush, 202 Yds, 3 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 482 Comp, 713 Att, 67.6%, 6226 Yd, 49 TDs, 11 INTs

  • 161 Rush, 632 Yds, 10 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Michigan State, Washington, Indiana, Rutgers (2023) Ohio State (2022)

• Injury History: Ankle (2023), Shoulder (2022)

Short Accuracy

• Tight spray radius to both sides of the field

• Good rhythm thrower to work down the field patiently

• Pressure noticeably hinders his accuracy

• Poor accuracy throwing to his left

• Schemed into a lot of easy throws. Completion% might be inflated as a result

• Poor touch 

Deep Accuracy

• Needs to keep the ball out in front of his target to limit slowing down and allowing the defender back into the play

• Simply does not have the consistent placement to be reliable here.

• Inaccurate on fade routes. Needs to give his receiver a chance 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Determines pre-snap where he’s going. Needs to be willing to move off his first read more frequently

• Struggles to see holes in zone defense. Too risk averse to push the ball downfield

• Rarely moves off his first read

• Poor anticipation of the route. When he throws early it’s typically off target. Reactive player 

Pocket Awareness

• Sees the blitz early and finds his hot route well

• Will bounce early

• Slow to step up into the pocket, easily pressured off the edge 

Under Pressure

• Poised in the face of pressure. Rarely flinches

• Hesitant letting the ball go with the pocket collapsing 

Footwork

• Calm when seeing free rushers.

• Wide base

• Slow in his drop back resulting in off-balance throws when he needs to get the ball out quickly

• All upper body on his throws

• Needs to do better resetting his base outside the pocket 

Mobility

• Tough runner willing to lower a shoulder and fight for the first down though will result in hard contact

• Not an elusive runner

• Unbalanced runner. Goes down easy 

Arm Strength

• Drives the middle decently well

• Lacks the zip on the ball to put the ball into tight windows. Lots of defended passes when the coverage is tight

• Velocity when throwing across his body. Lots of underthrows

• Skips passes when forced to throw off his back foot

• Ball floats on deep throws. Plenty of time for safeties to break on the pass 

Release

• Quick, up-top release

• Gets the ball out quickly but accuracy nosedives

• Needlesslesly drops arm slot for inaccurate throws 

Awkward Throw

• Comfortable throwing on the run. Good accuracy and can work the sidelines on designed rollouts

• Closes his hips and shies away from contact when seeing a free defender 

Playmaking

• Nose for the endzone as a runner

• Conservative in the redzone. Not a confident thrower into tight windows and has bad misses on easy scoring opportunities

• Not a big-play thrower. Makes all the safe throws but poor placement when it’s time to push the ball downfield

• Not aggressive on third downs 

Production

• 2023: 14 G, 364 Comp, 470 Att, 77.4%, 4508 Yds, 45 TDs, 3 INTs

  • 54 Rush, 234 Yds, 6 INTs

• Career (5 seasons): 1286 Comp, 1936 Att, 66.4%, 15352 Yds, 113 TDs, 26 INTs

  • 405 Rush, 1613 Yds, 38 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Oregon State, Washington (CCG), Stanford, USC (2023) Utah (2022)

• Injury History: Ankle (2022) Ankle (2021)

• Misc.: Auburn -> Oregon transfer (2022)

• 24 years old 

Short Accuracy

• Can make all the throws

• Decisive underneath

• Needs to watch the hospital passes over the middle

• Spray radius a tad inconsistent. Receivers too often forced to adjust, limiting YAC 

Deep Accuracy

• Would like to see him hit his man in stride more often

• Poor touch over the LB underneath will result in INTs, or near INTs

• Will have ugly misses on wide open targets 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Looks off the safety well

• Able to go through full-field reads well

• Good understanding of leverage though will have misreads and throw into tight coverage

• Will force throws under pressure 

Pocket Awareness

• Poised and willing to take a hit making the throw

• Does not work the pocket well to create pass lanes. Drops to one spot and stays there

• Would like to see him feel pressure earlier and drift away from it 

Under Pressure

• Struggles to retain his accuracy in a collapsing pocket and through contact 

Footwork

• Smooth backdrop with good eye on the timing of the routes

• Narrow base and below-average weight distribution in his follow-through. 

Mobility

• Quick to slide. Won’t take unnecessary hits

• Not elusive in the pocket. Rarely out of the pocket.

• Will have open lanes to run but opt out

• Not a threat to run. 8 total yards in 2023 

Arm Strength

• Comfortable pushing the sidelines and down the field

• Able to deliver the ball well with just his arm falling away from pressure

• Good velocity on his ball. Drives the ball well 

Release

• Quick release though semi-consistent.

• Activates his upper body well when forced to throw across his body

• Will throw widely and blindly with a free rusher bearing down on him 

Awkward Throw

• Able to still push the ball downfield when facing a free rusher

Playmaking

• Deadly accurate in the redzone. Knows the scheme and aggressive in his windows here

• Not going to make many plays out of the pocket 

Production

• 2023: 15 G, 363 Comp, 555 Att, 65.4%, 4903 Yds, 36 TDs, 11 INTs

  • 35 Rush, 8 Yds, 3 TDs

• Career (6 seasons): 1067 Comp, 1685 Att, 63.3%, 13741 Yds, 96 TDs, 34 INTs

  • 134 Rush, 265 Yds, 13 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Michigan State, Michigan, California, Boise State (2023) Texas (2022)

• Injury History: ACL tear (2018), Shoulder fracture (2021), ACL tear (2020), Shoulder A/C joint separation (2021)

• Misc.: Indiana -> Washington transfer (2022) 

Short Accuracy

• Tight radius. Consistently on target

• Spreads the ball to both sides of the field 

Deep Accuracy

• Lots of underthrows on 9 routes

• Bad misses on open targets

• Simply does not have the arm to pose a consistent threat here 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Quick getting through his progressions, typically half-field

• Good field vision. Rarely misses the open man

• Good understanding of his route combinations and anticipates openings well pre-snap

• Will force throws with rushers bearing down on him

• Hesitant pushing the sidelines due to his below average arm strength

• Fails to see safety coming downhill 

Pocket Awareness

• Poised under pressure

• Will run right into defenders

• Slow to see zero blitz and getting the ball out 

Under Pressure

• Decently calm and decisive when facing free rushers

• Able to make accurate throws while being hit

• Will panic and throw ball away for intentional groundings 

Footwork

• Resets his base well to make an accurate throw

• Experience under center

• Opens himself well throwing across his body

• Average hip fluidity on drive throws

• Quick to abandon his base when feeling any sort of pressure 

Mobility

• Comfortable leaving the pocket and getting yardage when he sees a lane

• Will lower a shoulder. Far too small a frame for this.

• Not elusive in space 1-on-1

• Not elusive in the pocket. Very easy to bring down 

Arm Strength

• Ball lofts a bit getting to the sidelines

• Little velocity behind routine throws

• Deep balls do not come easy. Receivers too often need to come back to the ball 

Release

• Consistent arm slot for consistent accuracy

• Slow windup that he struggles to speed up when feeling the pressure 

Awkward Throw

• Comfortable throwing on the run

• Arm strength, already poor, drops off a cliff when he cannot step up

• Wild throws for ugly INTs 

Playmaking

• Bad misses in the endzone

• Poor decisions in big moments in close games

• Not clutch. Backbreaking turnovers in big moments/2-minute drills

• Not aggressive when down multiple scores 

Production

• 2023: 12 G, 275 Comp, 399 Att, 68.9%, 3186 Yds, 19 TDs, 8 INTs

  • 97 Rush, 104 Yds, 4 TDs

• Career (5 seasons): 900 Comp, 1313 Att, 68.5%, 10807 Yds, 77 TDs, 32 INTs

  • 297 Rush, 410 Yds, 16 TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

•  Games Watched: Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia (2023) Clemson (2022)

• Injury History: Hip bruise (2020, missed no time)

• Misc.: Oklahoma->South Carolina transfer (2022)