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2678741, QB Ryan Finley, NC State
Posted by will_5198, Tue Nov-13-18 12:19 AM
Back-up type with placeholder upside. There's not much juice in his arm, and he's not good enough at quarterbacking to pick apart elite defenses. The fact he has plenty of game experience (redshirt senior, Boise State transfer...he started college in 2013!) tells me his upside is pretty much tapped out.

Has his moments when he gets in a rhythm, but you can find a version of him in every draft.

+ "Classic" size for position (6'4, 210) and does good work in the quick passing game
+ Can slide around in the pocket and keeps his head up against pressure

- Has had sneakily excellent targets while at NC State; over the last two years, I'll estimate that five of his receivers and backs will make NFL rosters (two were drafted in 2018 already)
- Arm strength is borderline for the NFL and he doesn't threaten safeties over the top
- Robotic decisions at times, especially on play-action where he just forces the ball into a thicket of defenders (he just assumes the linebacker will bite and chucks it)
- Lanky body with disjointed movements; weird arm angles and awkward scrambles