Draft 2019

Optimum Scouting team president Eric Galko in the XOS film room


Finished #SeniorBowl North QB film. Ranking solely based off practices:

1. #PennState’s Trace McSorley
2. #NCState’s Ryan Finley
3. Missouri’s Drew Lock
4. Duke’s Daniel Jones

McSorley with best feet and finish as a thrower


Watching live, Penn State’s Trace McSorley’s feet looked very similar to Baker Mayfield’s last year, and a positive about him is that he has taken the more high-reward options this week throwing the football instead of copping out on the check down. McSorley may not get drafted due to his size and arm strength, but his voracity, refinement and technical polish as a thrower is there.


Missouri’s Drew Lock had dead feet and there would be moments pausing the tape where his feet were within six inches of one another, affecting his platform. Lock’s arm talent atones for his inconsistency throwing from his lower body and his head isn’t always straight upon his release point, causing passes to occasionally sail. Whichever team from the Rocky Mountains drafts him is going to have a tough read in fixing his lower body mechanics.


Surprisingly, North Carolina State’s Ryan Finley was the most smooth and fluid from the hips down and a lot of his passes were textbook. Finley’s arm strength may not be on par with Lock (I legitimately thought he was a punter when he walked on stage for weigh ins on Tuesday), but he was a natural thrower of the football and that consistently allowed his passes to be placed in a position where his receiver could make a play.

From the South quarterbacks, Will Grier was up and down this week in practices, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he ends up having the best game on Saturday. Grier screams “gamer” and did some damage control about skipping his bowl game this year, explaining that he had torn ligaments in his ankle from late in the season. By all accounts, Grier was very impressive in meeting rooms and did extremely well on the white board. If the Jaguars couldn’t land Dwayne Haskins or Kyler Murray in the first round this year, Grier would probably be my pick of the litter in the second round, but that would certainly be a “break glass in case of emergency” approach.
Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham was Senior Bowl Executive Director Jim Nagy’s practice player of the week for the QBs and was largely fine, but didn’t have any “wow” throws and doesn’t seem like the franchise savior the Jaguars need.


Buffalo’s Tyree Jackson is probably the most intriguing guy in this class, making throws only a handful of humans on the planet can make. Jackson has been putting an emphasis on choking down his velocity on short and intermediate throws to showcase more touch, and his short ball accuracy was a big criticism about his game going into the week. There was one play in Tuesday’s practice where he rolled out to his left and threw across his body to hit Hunter Renfrow along the sidelines that was drool-worthy for scouts. Jackson is somewhere between Josh Allen and Cardale Jones as a prospect comparison, and with the right quarterback coach in a vertical offense, there’s a lot to work with there.


Similar to Stidham, Minshew was largely fine this week but probably doesn’t have the physical skill set to be an NFL starter. Minshew’s feet tend to die at the top of his drops and it will be interesting to see him throw with more anticipation after having the benefit of throwing to players schemed open with four-plus yards of separation at Washington State.


Duke’s Daniel Jones is not a smooth, natural thrower of the football and had a tendency of dropping the ball to his hip before dialing up his release (stop me if you’ve heard this one before, Jaguars fans). Most reps looked forced and he looks like he is guiding his passes rather than throwing them.

Peyton Manning ::Citam da Trace McSorley(za kog nikad nisam cuo) mozda biti veliki steal u kasnijim rundama

Oklahoma WR Marquise Brown, a projected top 15 pick in April’s NFL Draft, underwent surgery for a LisFranc injury last month that will prevent him from participating in the combine and his Pro Day, but he still is expected to be ready for summer training camp, per league sources.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 18, 2019

Zona do trona ::Holivudu zelim sto brzi oporavak,a timove kojima treba WR na ovom draftu,ova vest,ipak,ne treba toliko da zabrine.


2019 draft klasa na WR je neverovatno duboka!