He plays quarterback like the coach's son. You know he's been practicing five-step drops since elementary school, and probably had to throw his quota of footballs through swinging tires every night. Which is a good thing -- he runs the offense with autonomy, crisply executing play designs and even calling audibles (unlike so many sideline-coached, robo-QBs these days).

Sadly, his field vision is not as sharp. Yes he gets his team in the right play most of the time, and he'll start scrambling before he makes a careless throw, but he doesn't see tight openings in coverage as well as he should. When his pre-snap read is there he's golden...when he has to fit it in a crowded space (ie the NFL), he can be erratic. Again, this is happening against Illinois State and Delaware; NFL defensive speed will be like the first time you watched 720p at Best Buy.

He does have the physical minimums to play the position (his mobility is actually above-average, and enough to be game-planned against), so I think he'll catch on as a low-ceiling project. A guy who can make the safe throws and run the offense on schedule for a little while.

+ Good athlete who throws easily on the move
+ Has some head fakes and can look safeties off, while coming back to his second or third read
+ Runs pro-style concepts from under center and the gun
+ Multi-year starter, national champion, sophomore team captain…he marks the "resume" checkbox

- Makes solid throws but his arm doesn't seem to have much pop
- His timing isn't great on late-breaking routes, letting defenders close in, and since he is rarely pressured, his hot reads are not the greatest
- Can get stuck on first read and will double-clutch a lot
- Faced a low level of competition while lacking the spectacular traits that are projectable to the NFL