2018 NFL Mock Draft | DraftGeek’s Mock Draft
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2018 NFL Draft Quarterback Ranking
1. Sam Darnold, USC
Height: 6-4 Weight: 225 lbs
A big bodied QB, that has all of the tools that NFL teams are looking for: accuracy, arm strength, prototypical build, and quick decision making. Accurate at all levels of throws… Full Profile
2. Josh Allen, Wyoming
Height: 6-5 Weight: 216 lbs
Allen has recently grown into his frame, as he had a very slight build coming into college, but is developing into a premier pro-style quarterback prospect… Full Profile
3. Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma
Height: 6-0 Weight: 201 lbs
Smart with defensive reads, and working through progressions. Excellent footwork in the pocket, and good mobility out of it… Full Profile
4. Josh Rosen, UCLA
Height: 6-4 Weight: 210 lbs
Rosen’s freshmen year showed potential to be a top pick in the draft, displaying NFL skills across the board… Full Profile
5. Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma State
Height: 6-5 Weight: 235 lbs
Big frame and has the length and physical makeup that NFL scouts look for… Full Profile
6. Kyle Lauletta, Richmond
Height: 6-2 Weight: 217 lbs
Played with four different offensive coordinators in college, so has a wider breadth of scheme knowledge than most quarterback prospects coming into the draft…Full Profile
7. Luke Falk, Washington State
Height: 6-3½ Weight: 206
Thrives in the Air Raid offense, but has shown the poise, versatility, and decision making that could make him an intriguing process for a precision and timing based NFL offense… Full Profile
8. Mike White, Western Kentucky
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 lbs
A gifted vertical passer, Lock has been one of the most productive QB’s in college football, and put together perhaps the best 5 game span of any passer… Full Profile
9. Lamar Jackson, Louisville
Height: 6-3 Weight: 215 lbs
After winning the Heisman, the overall NFL prospects of Lamar Jackson haven’t changed much. He is an exceptional runner and excels in his dynamic scheme at Louisville, but needed to make major leaps to be an early round quarterback prospect… Full Profile
10. Kurt Benkert, Virginia
Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 lbs
Pro style quarterback that has gone under the radar because he did not have much of a supporting cast around him and played in a system that is difficult to make work without many talented parts… Full Profile
Example Draft Considerations:
- What system are they in, and if in a spread does he have to read defenses, work through progressions, make adjustments at the line of scrimmage?
- Overall build. 6′-2″+, 215lbs.+ are good starting points, but not absolute.
- Hand size. If the QB has a small build it is paramount that they have big hands like Russel Wilson. This one has a strong amount of data behind it. If you lack height as a QB, you need big hands.
- Release point for smaller QB’s. Philip Rivers has a poor release point, but he is tall. Drew Brees is short, but has a perfect release point, needed as he is not tall.
- Number of starts.
- Accuracy… this is often different at short, medium, and long passes.
- Decision making… often linked to number of interceptions, but not always.
- Can he make all the NFL throws like deep outs?
- Leadership and maturity.
- Level of competition and winning big games.
- Pocket presence, and footwork in the process. Not panicking and escaping to run too often, but ability to be a threat in read-option is a bonus.
- Wind-up. Called many things, this needs to be efficient and compact. Long, loopy wind-ups for college QB’s get instantly exposed in the NFL.