I don’t usually do this but this draft is so weird it’s hard to do mock drafts right now.  There are six teams in the top 10 that need a QB and it’s a stretch in my mind to put two in the first round.  I thought I’d do a prospect board with my Top 5 guys at each position and then maybe someone outside the Top 5 worth mentioning.  Let’s take a look at the QB position. 

Quarterbacks

1. Cam Ward (Miami):  Ward is my top player at QB.  He’s a good athlete, great arm, and has mobility in the pocket that comes in quite handy.  His game feels a bit chaotic at times but he’s always in control.  He’s not the tallest guy but it doesn’t hinder him.  He isn’t an elite prospect and he should probably be a mid-first round pick but he’s going in the top three because there are teams desperate for QBs in the top three.  I like Ward, I don’t love Ward.  

2. Shedeur Sanders (Colorado): He’s a good player, he’s not a great one.  He is somewhere between Brock Purdy and Jared Goff as a player.  He’s not a great athlete and his arm is good but nowhere near elite.  He’s started for five years so he has plenty of reps under his belt.  He has the confidence and leadership ability of a starting QB but if he goes to a team with a lesser supporting cast, he isn’t going to raise the play of the guys around him.  His success is completely dependent on fit.  

3. Quinn Ewers (Texas):  I might be the only guy out on this island right now but if I have to take a shot on a QB in this draft not named Cam Ward, I’m taking a day two (round two or three) shot on Ewers.  From a physical talent standpoint, he’s as good as anyone in this class.  When he’s on, he’s awesome, unfortunately, he’s not always on.  His inconsistency is maddening but his upside is tantalizing.  I would much prefer Ewers on day two than taking Sanders in round one, it’s a question of opportunity cost.  He’s falling behind guys like Jalen Milroe and Jaxson Dart in the eyes of a lot of scouts but I’m not sold on those guys either. 

4. Jaxson Dart (Ole Miss):  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and Dart does some good things but there is something lacking in his game.  Lane Kiffin’s offense makes it pretty simple for the QB so I’m not sure Dart reads the field very well.  He’s a really good athlete but is sometimes too quick to pull the ball down and run when his first read isn’t there.  This may also be because he doesn’t really read much beyond the first or second read.  He does have an accurate arm but he doesn’t have elite arm strength. 

5. Jalen Milroe (Alabama):  I have never been overly impressed with him as a QB.  As an athlete, he’s awesome but at this point he’s a lesser man’s Anthony Richardson, and that is not a complement.  Milroe has a rocket for an arm but has absolutely no touch on any of his passes under 20 yards.  There is a big difference between arm strength and arm talent.  Milroe has arm strength, he can throw it a mile, but he doesn’t have the arm talent to put the ball where it needs to be with the right velocity to get it there and make the pass catchable.  He had a rough last season at Alabama and then his Senior Bowl week was not helpful, he was essentially invisible. 

*Other player to note: Will Howard (Ohio St.): Strange to say Will Howard is a little under the radar since he just led Ohio St. to a National Championship but it really wasn’t until the college football playoffs that his draft stock started to tick up.  He has great size at around 6’4 235 lbs. and he’s got some mobility to him.  Howard has a strong arm that needs a little work on the touch passes but he knows how to play QB.  If the choice is taking Quinn Ewers, Jaxson Dart, or Jalen Milroe on day two or taking Howard on day three, I would seriously consider waiting and taking Howard.  The odds of Howard becoming a legitimate starting QB vs. those three doing it, is not that different.