Richardson is also not a total project like he’s often made out to be, with his 9.2% pressure-to-sack rate in 2022 the 11th-lowest mark in the country. Goff does not elevate the talent around him, but Richardson certainly could. Jared Goff has two years and $52.95 million remaining on his contract with nothing guaranteed, and while he’s been solid in Detroit, the only way the Lions truly see their rebuild through to the finish line following the quarterback swap with Matthew Stafford is by using the extra draft capital acquired to land a potential difference-making quarterback. They make a bold move up for the most athletically gifted quarterback we’ve seen in a long time. With this pick, Detroit shows they have no plans to draft this early again any time soon.
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The Lions had a strong free agency period that truly enabled them to have no “needs” entering the 2023 NFL Draft, though one could argue the interior of their defensive line still needs the most work - more on that later. DETROIT LIONS (VIA ARI): QB ANTHONY RICHARDSON, FLORIDA He doesn’t take bad sacks and manufactures offense out of nothing that’s how you win in the modern era.ģ. He earned a 92.2 grade when his time to throw was more than 2.5 seconds, third in the country, with his 79.1% adjusted completion percentage on such plays ranking second.
While he can certainly produce early in the shot clock, what makes Young special is what he does when the play breaks down. Young’s college tape is some of the best we’ve ever seen when it comes to a quarterback’s pocket presence, poise and calm under pressure. The only concern you can really have about Young is his size, because he was as good as it gets in every aspect of quarterback play throughout his Alabama career. Houston still lands an elite quarterback prospect here in Young, dodging a bullet after a miraculous come-from-behind victory in Week 18 booted them from the No. HOUSTON TEXANS : QB BRYCE YOUNG, ALABAMA The one main knock he had throughout the year was a lack of creativity off-script, and then he had the performance of a lifetime in that regard against Georgia in the College Football Playoff.Ģ. Stroud was charted as accurate on 68.2% of passes in 2022, the second-best rate in the country, and led the nation with 28.2% of passes deemed “accurate-plus,” which factors in things like leading a receiver away from coverage. They genuinely don’t seem fully committed to one specific player as of today, with reports claiming they’d at least entertain a trade-down, but we have them sticking here and taking the guy quarterbacks coach Josh McCown plans to play pick-up basketball with soon in Charlotte. 1 overall with the Chicago Bears to once and for all land their next franchise quarterback a dozen years after taking Cam Newton with the top pick in 2011. STROUD, OHIO STATEĬarolina traded up to No. Will Levis falls to Titans: An early run on defensive linemen allows Tennessee to snag one of the draft's top quarterback prospects.A surprise with the first defender drafted: While many have projected one of the top edge rushers to be the first defender off the board, it's Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez in this mock.Richardson, Stroud, Young go quickly: The run on quarterbacks begins as soon as the draft opens, with the top three prospects off the board by the Colts' No.
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