Quarterback

Short Accuracy

• Able to throw his man open with great placement in tight windows

• Spreads the ball all around the field 

Deep Accuracy

• Excellent touch to arc throws over LBs

• Able to put the ball where only his man can get to it

• Will have some beautiful placement on his deep ball to drop the ball in the bucket and have horrible misses of open targets. Needs to improve consistency 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Stays poised with free rushers bearing down on him and finds the open target

• Doesn’t force the play. Takes what the defense gives him

• Throws with great anticipation

• Identifies mismatches pre-snap well, but will pre-determine throws, leading to some balls into traffic

• Able to stand tall in the pocket, work through full-field reads and find the open receiver

• Knows his hot route when he gets zero blitzed

• Lots of play action and designed rollouts made his job a lot easier

• Little to no eye manipulation 

Pocket Awareness

• Will drift into edge pressure

• Late to feel and react to pressure 

Under Pressure

• Free rushers off the edge don’t bother him

• Able to make an accurate throw while taking a hit

• Keeps eyes downfield for late separation when flushed out of the pocket

• Good size to look over free rusher and throw over him 

Footwork

• Disciplined in his dropbacks

• Calm feet in a collapsing pocket. Keeps feet flat on the ground to make the throw under duress

• Experience under center

• Throws from a wide base

• Needs to work on resetting his base and firing a good throw 

Mobility

• Solid footspeed on rollout plays. Able to take off and get a first down with his feet

• Big frame to fall forward in short-yardage situations

• Excellent ball carrier vision

• Two hands on the ball when he crosses the LOS

• Takes a lot of hits 

Arm Strength

• Drives the sidelines well. Finds flag and out-routes well

• Pedestrian arm strength when looking to drive the ball down the middle of the field 

Release

• Quick, up-top motion

• Able to get the ball out in time with the rusher bearing down on him

• Slight dip on his deep throws but nothing substantial. Good, consistent motion 

Awkward Throw

• Able to make good throws running to his left

• Able to make the throw falling away from pressure

• Struggles to flip his hips and make an accurate throw 

Playmaking

• Sees plays develop early and aggressive throwing into tight windows with great success

• Creates something out of nothing in the redzone

• Will have at least one or two impressive improvisational plays

• Game-losing scramble against Oregon (2024) 

Production

• 2024: 16 G, 309 Comp, 423 Att, 73.0%, 4010 Yds, 35 TDs, 10 INTs

• 105 Rush, 226 Yds, 7 Rush TDs

• Career (5 seasons): 50 G, 767 Comp, 1202 Att, 63.8%, 9796 Yds, 83 TDs, 35 INTs

• 331 Rush, 1147 Yds, 26 Rush TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Notre Dame, Tennessee, Oregon, Penn State (2024) Houston (2023)

• Injury History: Hand (2024)

• Misc.: Kansas State transfer (2024) 

Short Accuracy

• Comfortable hitting the out-route

• Consistent spray radius throughout the game

• Throws to all over the field 

Deep Accuracy

• Good touch over the middle to layer undercutting LBs

• Ball placement is inconsistent. Struggles fitting the ball into tight windows

• Sails ball when driving the middle of the field 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Quick through his reads

• Throws with solid anticipation

• Able to use eye manipulation to draw safeties off their spot

• Reliable decision-maker in big moments

• Will force the ball deep and miss open targets short or his dump-off for safe yardage

• Can be too quick to move off frontside reads before they develop open

• Slow to see blitz pre-snap

• Will needlessly throw into tight coverage 

Pocket Awareness

• Solid poise in a clean pocket. Knows how much time he has and uses it well. Doesn’t bail when he doesn’t have to

• Drifts away from pressure well

• Slow to see blitz

• Struggles to maneuver the pocket and find throwing lanes

• Very slow to feel pressure backside

• 19% pressure to sack rate over the last 2 seasons 

Under Pressure

• Panics and will throw the ball into traffic

• Rarely makes accurate throw or correct decision when facing interior pressure

• Eyes fall when he leaves the pocket 

Footwork

• Unlocks his lower half when throwing deep for ideal arc and placement

• Steady feet in a collapsing pocket. Keeps feet on the ground and makes the accurate throw

• Able to reset his base out of the pocket

• Lots of one-step drops in Ole Miss’s RPO/play-action heavy scheme

• Choppy, inconsistent drops will affect the timing on his throws 

Mobility

• Good enough footspeed to escape backside pressure and gain positive yardage

• Takes hard hits

• Not elusive in the pocket 

Arm Strength

• Drives the ball well to the sidelines

• Needs full body to throw the deep ball. Will have bad underthrows

• Velocity nosedives when he can’t step up into the throw 

Release

• Quick release even when throwing deep

• Dip in his motion affects his ability to get the ball out with pressure in his face 

Awkward Throw

• Good accuracy on the run

• Inaccurate off his backfoot

• Inaccuracy falls off a cliff when he can’t step up in the pocket 

Playmaking

• Downfield accuracy and willingness to push the ball deep makes him a weapon at all times

• Able to change the throw motion or flip the ball to make something happen out of nothing. Able to make the ugly plays

• In big moments, he presses and looks for the big play, sometimes costing his team the game 

Production

• 2024: 13G, 276 Comp, 398 Att, 69.3%, 4279 Yds, 29 TDs, 6 INTs

• 124 Rush, 495 Yds, 3 Rush TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 45 G, 852 Comp, 1307 Att, 65.2%, 11970 Yds, 81 TDs, 27 INTs

• 393 Rush, 1541 Yds, 14 Rush TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Oklahoma, LSU, Arkansas, Wake Forest (2024) Alabama (2023)

• Injury History: Right Knee (2021), Ankle (2024)

• Misc.: USC Transfer (2022) 

Short Accuracy

• Able to fit the ball into tight windows

• At his best with one-step drops to hit timing routes in the short game

• Played in a screen and RPO-heavy scheme that inflated his completion percntage. Nearly 20% of pass attempts in 2024 were screens (most in this class)

• Inaccurate throwing to his left 

Deep Accuracy

• Able to drop the ball in the bucket. Excellent placement

• Gives his man a chance on jump balls. Ball always in the right spot

• Lackluster arm strength limits his effectiveness 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Doesn’t force it downfield. Impressive patience for the position

• Slow through his full-field reads

• Needs to get rid of the ball quicker. Panics when first read isn’t there

• Throws with little anticipation. Not asked to read coverages much pre-snap

• Will too often not take the easy play in front of him, instead looking for more, resulting in sacks

• Can be too quick to find dump off and miss plays downfield

• Fails to identify zero blitzes pre-snap 

Pocket Awareness

• Poor maneuvering of the pocket to find throwing lanes. Very poor sense of where the pressure is and will drift into sacks

• Not poised in the pocket. Will feel phantom pressure or panic with minimal push in the pocket and make poor decisions

• Does not drift away from pressure well, either missing the pressure entirely or running himself into sacks

• Holds the ball far too long. Average time to throw the ball last season was 2.96 seconds, 110th in the FBS 

Under Pressure

• Able to make the throw while absorbing a big hit

• When he remains steady with the play breaking down, he is capable of making big plays, but he needs to be more consistent in those situations

• Panics when he sees the free rusher

• Struggles to keep eye discipline while being flushed out of the pocket 

Footwork

• Good timing with his footwork to sync with his receiver perfectly

• Consistent dropback

• Quick to reset his base and get the ball out. Keeps feet under him when feeling the pressure

• Fails to open up lower half and unlock torque, making his throw motion entirely upper body, even in a clean pocket 

Mobility

• Does not possess track speed but good spatial awareness to find first downs with his feet

• Not an escape artist in the pocket. Easy to sack

• Needs to tuck the ball away 

Arm Strength

• Flashes ability to step into his throw and drive the seam on occasion

• Not able to make accurate or high-velocity throws off platform or falling away from pressure

• Unimpressive zip on the ball. Anything outside 5 yards or near the sidelines is a struggle 

Release

• Solid, over-the-top arm action for good accuracy in the short game

• More windup when throwing the ball downfield

• Not able to speed up his process when under pressure

• Will get lazy on screens and bubbles and aim the ball too much and make ugly throws

• Pats the ball before every throw

• 19 batted passes since 2023 

Awkward Throw

• Decently accurate running to his right

• Maintains good accuracy when he can’t step up in the pocket

• Displays little confidence to make accurate throws off-platform and will typically eat the sack or throw the ball into the stands 

Playmaking

• Good accuracy in the redzone

• Not an impressive improviser when the play breaks down

• Far too much hero ball

• Had costly turnovers that cost his team games 

Production

• 2024: 13 G, 353 Comp, 477 Att, 74.0 Comp%, 4134 Yds, 37 TDs, 10 INTs

• 100 Rush, -50 Yds, 4 Rush TDs

• Career (2 seasons): 24 G, 651 Comp, 907 Att, 71.8 Comp%, 7364 Yds, 64 TDs, 13 INTs

• 211 Rush, -127 Yds 8 Rush TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Oklahoma State, BYU, Utah, NDSU (2024) Arizona State (2023)

• Injury History: Knee (2024), Back (2023)

• Misc.: Jackson State Transfer (2023) 

Short Accuracy

• Spreads the ball around the field

• Will rush throws in the redzone and miss open spots badly

• Erratic spray radius 

Deep Accuracy

• Good zip on the ball to make any throw

• Impressive to hit seams in stride

• Below-average touch on deep fades. Lots of overthrows

• Placement needs work 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Solid pre-snap read of the defense to see pockets of zone for quick decision-making in the short game

• Able to throw with anticipation, though it does result in guessing wrong and ugly INTs into double coverage

• Able to look off the deep safety and make the throw on the seam

• Will come off read too quick and miss the big play

• Will predetermine his target and miss open receivers or balls forced into coverage for INT worthy passes

• Will force it downfield with easy short plays to be made

• Will press and force the ball into a crowd

• Disguised pre-snap coverages give him lots of trouble

• Late to see rotating DBs for some ugly INTs by undercutting defenders 

Pocket Awareness

• Solid poise in the pocket. Stands tall on most dropbacks

• Good sense of pressure. Works the pocket well

• Will drift from phantom pressure

• Can be too quick to bail out of the pocket and play off-structure

• 20% career pressure to sack rate 

Under Pressure

• Good sense of end pressure to drift away while keeping his eyes downfield

• Quick to sense the blitz and speed up his process while remaining accurate

• Keeps his eyes up when flushed out of the pocket

• Will play too lax with pressure in his face, looking for the clever play, resulting in some turnover-worthy throws

• Poor accuracy while absorbing contact

• Needs to get rid of the ball earlier. Holds the ball too long looking to make the big play

• Will back up 15+ yards and back himself into a corner 

Footwork

• Resets base after play-action to make the accurate throw

• Throws from a wide base

• Too often his lower half is out of sync with his upper half. Mechanics need work

• Dropback changes by the play

• Will get antsy if first read isn’t there and dance in a clean pocket 

Mobility

• Doesn’t take unnecessary hits

• Able to duck the free rusher, keep his eyes downfield and make the throw

• Big frame who is tough to bring down

• Unbalanced runner. Slow footspeed

• Looks for a place to fall down when he is forced to run

• Holds the ball too loose

• Too stationary when he lets the ball go 

Arm Strength

• Strong arm to comfortably throw to the sidelines

• Drives the seam very well. Deep ball comes easy for him 

Release

• Quick motion consistent no matter the level he throws to

• Gets the ball out quick when sensing pressure

• Able to change the arm angle to make an accurate throw around the defender in his face

• Sidearm motion hinders accuracy

• Does not fall through on his throw when in a clean pocket, too often falling backward unnecessarily which affects his accuracy

• Will need work to more consistent mechanics 

Awkward Throw

• Good accuracy and velocity on one-footed throws on the run

• Accuracy falls off a cliff when he can’t step up in the pocket 

Playmaking

• Good improviser when the play breaks down to make something out of nothing

• Shows ability to run the 2-minute late game to take lead/win the game

• Poor decision-making in the redzone. Will force the throw and press for immediate points. Completed just 39% of his passes inside the red zone in 2024, per Pro Football Focus.

• Will press, resulting in ugly turnovers 

Production

• Good improviser when the play breaks down to make something out of nothing

• Shows ability to run the 2-minute late game to take lead/win the game

• Poor decision-making in the redzone. Will force the throw and press for immediate points. Completed just 39% of his passes inside the red zone in 2024, per Pro Football Focus.

• Will press, resulting in ugly turnovers 

Miscellaneous Notes

• 2024: 13 G, 305 Comp, 454 Att, 67.2%, 4313 Yds, 39 TDs, 7 INTs

• 60 Rush, 204 Yds, 4 TDs

• Career (3 seasons): 38 G, 948 Comp, 1436 Att, 66.0%, 11281 Yds, 87 TDs, 23 INTs

• 287 Rush, 406 Yds, 17 Rush TDs 

Short Accuracy

• Will have ugly misses in a clean pocket. Not a good rhythm thrower

• Poor touch on short throws results in finger-breaking balls for his receivers

• Screen-heavy scheme inflated completion percentage 

Deep Accuracy

• Does well to rarely force the ball when pressed. Throws the ball away, tucks and runs or eats the sack

• Placement on the deep ball is simply not good. Will miss wide open targets

• Little to no touch on his balls hinders his ability to layer his throws over linebacks and DBs undercutting routes

• Gives his receivers no chance on fade routes 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Calm in the pocket

• Goes through reads decently well but not an anticipatory quarterback. Not asked to see the defense pre-snap

• Inconsistent decision maker. Will miss open targets often

• Does not have the accuracy to match his decision-making. Aggressive throwing into coverage, but he does not have the placement to have high success rate

• Does not identify blitzes pre-snap, leading to surprise pressure and panic/bad plays 

Pocket Awareness

• Good sense of edge pressure. Drifts away from would-be tacklers while keeping eyes downfield

• Maneuvers the pocket to find space and make the throw

• Will bail from clean pockets 

Under Pressure

• Stands tall in a collapsing pocket to deliver the throw on time

• Good eye discipline while avoiding the rush

• Able to improvise and make big plays with defenders draped on him

• Inaccurate when forced out of the pocket

• Needs to get the ball out quicker when he senses pressure. Looks to hold the ball, scramble and make the big play 

Footwork

• Able to reset his base and deliver a throw

• Simply needs refinement here, which will help with his accuracy at all levels

• Throws from a narrow base

• Doesn’t activate his lower body well. Too stationary when he makes the throw 

Mobility

• Elite athletic ability. Typically the best athlete on the field

• Elite escapability from a collapsing pocket

• Strong as an ox and tough to bring down

• Excellent ball carrier vision to find maximum yardage 

Arm Strength

• Maintains good velocity even when he can't step into the throw

• Tons of velocity on the ball. Sometimes too much

• Drives the skinny post and digs well to cut through tight windows

• Able to work the sidelines with ease 

Release

• Awkward throw mechanics. Upper body and lower body do not work in unison

• Wide-arcing release results in lots of batted balls at the line 

Awkward Throw

• Maintains good velocity from a less-than-ideal throwing platform

• Inaccurate when force to throw off-platform or when forced to throw off one foot 

Playmaking

• Able to create big moments from seemingly broken plays

• QB powers can be taken for points

• Excellent improviser

• Overaggressive in the redzone, resulting in bad turnovers 

Production

• 2024: 13 G, 205 Comp, 319 Att, 64.3%, 2844 Yds, 16 TDs, 11 INTs

• 168 Rush, 726 Yds, 20 Rush TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 38 G, 426 Comp, 663 Att, 64.3%, 6016 Yds, 45 TDs, 20 INTs

• 375 Rush, 1577 Yds, 33 Rush TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: LSU, Tennessee, Georgia, Oklahoma (2024) Auburn (2023)

• Injury History: Undisclosed (2024) 

Short Accuracy

• Good rhythm thrower. Excels at the three-step and throw

• Struggles with placement at times, at hitting receivers in stride consistently 

Deep Accuracy

• Decent placement on deep fades

• Able to layer his throws to avoid INTs from undercutting DBs and LBs

• Able to fit the ball into tight windows deep

• Will have bad overthrows

• Placement on 9 routes bleeds inside for safeties to jump 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Able to manipulate coverage with his eyes

• Flashes ability to throw with anticipation

• Needlessly forces the ball downfield

• Quick to his dump off option

• Panics very easy when he senses pressure and will blindly throw the ball up for grabs. Needs to learn to throw the ball away or eat the sack

• Scheme calls for uncomplex reads. Slow reading the defense 

Pocket Awareness

• Needs to learn to step up in the pocket. Too often drifting into edge pressure

• Slow to feel incoming pressure

• Will panic in a clean pocket 

Under Pressure

• Gets some choppy feet but sees the field well enough to get the ball out and make good decisions with hands in his face

• Makes better decisions when he’s able to get out of the pocket

• Lack of escapability limits his effectiveness in a messy pocket. He speeds himself up and chucks the ball to receivers who are not ready

• Panic-throws balls that he won't get away with at the next level

• Shies from contact 

Footwork

• Quickens mechanics when he senses a collapsing pocket

• Has experience taking snaps under center

• Able to plant his foot in the ground and drive the ball downfield when flushed out of the pocket

• Consistent dropback allows for consistent timing and good chemistry with his receivers

• Needs to settle his feet a bit when sensing pressure

• Inconsistent base when he throws 

Mobility

• Little to no escapability in the pocket

• Not able to elude free rushers and extend the play. Just not his game. 

Arm Strength

• Maintains good velocity throwing across his body

• Velocity falls off when throwing off his back foot

• Needs to put his whole body into the throw when throwing more than 40 yards

• Ball hands in the air, leading to late arrival on comeback routes and out routes 

Release

• Very quick, up-top release to get the ball out amidst oncoming pressure

• Able to get the ball out in a blink when forced

• Able to change the arm angle to fit the ball around defenders, though he will do this unnecessarily and this can affect his accuracy 

Awkward Throw

• Maintains good accuracy off his back foot or falling away from pressure

• Accurate throwing on the run and off-structure 

Playmaking

• Capable of some eye-popping throws while under pressure

• Aggressive when he smells points. Able to fit the ball into some tight windows for highlight-reel plays

• Willing to put his body on the line in big moments

• Will force a play when nothing is there, leading to some ugly turnovers

• Lack of any mobility limits his effectiveness when the play breaks down 

Production

• 2024: 12 G, 244 Comp, 389 Att, 62.7%, 3195 Yds, 23 TDs, 6 INTs

• 42 Rush, 19 Yds, 1 TDs

• Career (7 seasons): 42 G, 599 Comp, 951 At, 63.0%, 7820 Yds, 59 TDs, 23 INTs

• 246 Rush, 733 Yds, 11 Rush TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Miami (FL), Clemson, SMU, Notre Dame (2024) Oregon (2023)

• Injury History: Broken Collarbone (2021), Broken Collarbone (2022) Broken Fibula (2023)

• Misc.: Texas Tech Transfer (2024), Oregon Transfer (2021) 

Short Accuracy

• Inconsistent spray radius results in lots of turnover-worthy balls

• Clearly not comfortable throwing to his left. Large majority of throws to his right

• Throws some hospital balls

• Does not throw the fade or back-shoulder well 

Deep Accuracy

• Able to lift the ball over the LBs underneath well. Good touch

• Very inconsistent placement. Will badly miss open targets and leave points on the field

• Will sail ball over his target 

Decision Making/Anticipation

• Good chemistry with his receivers. Throws accurately with excellent anticipation. However this will result in him pre-determining his target, guessing incorrectly and some ugly INTs

• Quick through his reads. Able to see the full field quickly and make the correct decision

• Willing to throw the ball away when nothing is there

• Breaks down a bit with pressure in his face

• Will force the ball downfield into heavy coverage. Needs to be more comfortable settling for the dumpoff

• Will try and use eye manipulation but this results in him throwing blindly into coverage

• Will stare down first read 

Pocket Awareness

• Identifies blitz early and finds his hot route

• Slow sensing pressure behind him

• Will drift into trouble 

Under Pressure

• Able to make a throw and take a hit

• Dangerous out of the pocket. Aggressive pushing the ball downfield

• Eyes fall quickly when facing edge pressure

• Holds the ball too long at times 

Footwork

• Consistent dropback allows for good timing on his throw

• Needs a lot of work here. Makes life a lot harder than it needs to be by releasing the ball off awkward platforms needlessly

• Throws from an inconsistent base, even in clean pockets

• Needlessly falls away from clean throws, affecting his accuracy

• Does not unlock his hips and keeps himself closed, again affecting his accuracy

• Happy feet when sensing pressure, resulting in ugly inaccurate throws

• Rarely see him reset his base 

Mobility

• Not a threat to extend the play much with his feet. Pocket passer.

• Not overly elusive in the pocket 

Arm Strength

• Natural velocity on the ball with little effort

• Balls arc much higher in the air when he throws falling away from pressure

• Will have bad underthrows deep

• Looks to aim the pass instead of drive the ball into tight windows 

Release

• Quick, tight throwing motion

• Lots of double-clutch throws when under pressure. Needs to be more decisive 

Awkward Throw

• Excellent arm strength when throwing on the run

• Accuracy nosedives when he’s not able to step into throw

• Dreadful accuracy when throwing off one foot 

Playmaking

• Lots of missed opportunities in big moments

• Poor decision-making in the redzone

• Not a clutch player 

Production

• 14 G, 293 Comp, 445 Att, 65.8%, 3472 Yds, 31 TDs, 12 INTs

• 57 Rush, -82 Yds, 2 Rush TDs

• Career (4 seasons): 37 G, 737 Comp, 1135 Att, 64.9%, 9128 Yds, 68 TDs, 24 INTs

• 140 Rush, -59 Yds, 8 Rush TDs 

Miscellaneous Notes

• Games Watched: Georgia (CC), Georgia, Arizona State, Florida (2024) Alabama (2023)

• Injury History: Torn oblique (2024), Strained Abdomen (2024), Ankle (2024), AC joint sprain (2023), AC joint sprain (2022)

• Misc.: Ohio State transfer (2022)