Brugler 2025 NFL Draft summer scouting: QB preview

[RS12]

1. Carson Beck, Georgia (6-4 1/4v, 218v)​

What he does best: Middle-of-field timing

Beck does a lot of things well. He plays with textbook mechanics; he is a smart decision-maker and takes what the defense gives him. But what stands out the most on tape is the way he attacks the middle of the field. And the stats back that up. On throws between the numbers last season, Beck completed 78.6 percent of his attempts with a 15-to-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio. Part of that success was tied to inside receivers Brock Bowers and Ladd McConkey, but Beck’s anticipation and timing over the middle is very strong, regardless of his target.

On this 35-yard play against Tennessee, Beck does a terrific job with his eyes to keep the safeties outside the hashes. With his target’s back to the line of scrimmage, he makes an anticipatory throw to a vacated spot that is on the money and allows the receiver to gain an additional 10 yards.

Must improve: Proving himself versus pressure

Beck plays composed and smart, which helps him get the ball out of his hand before the rush can get home. But when the blocking doesn’t hold up or he is asked to play outside of structure, he isn’t as comfortable or productive. Beck was pressured on just 19 percent of his dropbacks last season — only Nix (now with the Denver Broncos) was pressured less among all FBS quarterbacks. Beck is a strong distributor, but NFL scouts are hoping to see more creativity, when needed, in 2024.

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[Sydla]

Brugler is way too high on Allar IMO.

Yeah the dude has skills but watch him play.....................

 

[cowboyec]

i'm excited to see what riley leonard does at notre dame this year.
love his arm.
love his toughness.
rd2 or rd3...if he's there...i'd love to see him ☆.

 

[cowboyec]

i love ku's jalon daniels.
kid is fun to watch.

 

[reddyuta]

looks like a poor QB class but who knows,some absolute duds drafted this year in the first RD.

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Crappy QB class. Nobody really worth taking early at this point.

 

[darthseinfeld]

Crappy QB class. Nobody really worth taking early at this point.

You'd be lucky to get a Ryan Tanahill level guy out of this draft imo

 

[John813]

Brugler is way too high on Allar IMO.

Yeah the dude has skills but watch him play.....................

To be fair, that's NFL scouts in a nutshell on QB's.

His tape isn't great but the tools and "potential" is there.
When the draft comes around next year you know some teams will be focusing more on the latter, when they are desperate for a QB.
"I can fix him" lol

 

[beware_d-ware]

To be fair, that's NFL scouts in a nutshell on QB's.

His tape isn't great but the tools and "potential" is there.
When the draft comes around next year you know some teams will be focusing more on the latter, when they are desperate for a QB.
"I can fix him" lol

There have been some huge hits in the last 5 to 10 years on college QBs who had great tools and iffy tape. Lamar, Josh Allen, Love looks freaking great...

On the tape vs traits spectrum for QBs, I used to be a tape guy (man, I loved Josh Rosen...), but I have pivoted hard to traits.

 

[John813]

There have been some huge hits in the last 5 to 10 years on college QBs who had great tools and iffy tape. Lamar, Josh Allen, Love looks freaking great...

On the tape vs traits spectrum for QBs, I used to be a tape guy (man, I loved Josh Rosen...), but I have pivoted hard to traits.

For sure. There's no surefire way to guarantee a successful QB from the draft.
At least from the fans view that has no idea how the team conducts the interviews and how the player is as a football junkie.

Just remember the tweet about Lynch playing games than going all in on preparing to be a QB in the NFL. Out of the league not too much later.

 

[Sydla]

There have been some huge hits in the last 5 to 10 years on college QBs who had great tools and iffy tape. Lamar, Josh Allen, Love looks freaking great...

On the tape vs traits spectrum for QBs, I used to be a tape guy (man, I loved Josh Rosen...), but I have pivoted hard to traits.

Sure but there have been some epic busts going this route too. We have one on our team in Lance. He was a traits guy. You can go back to Russell as being the ultimate traits guy.

 

[noshame]

too early for some, a lot of maturity can happen in a senior campaign
There's 2-3 guys with potential, and always a sophomore surprise

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

There have been some huge hits in the last 5 to 10 years on college QBs who had great tools and iffy tape. Lamar, Josh Allen, Love looks freaking great...

On the tape vs traits spectrum for QBs, I used to be a tape guy (man, I loved Josh Rosen...), but I have pivoted hard to traits.

Tape tells you the floor, traits tell you the ceiling.

I think it also depends on what tape you watch lol. Rosen threw a beautiful ball, but he was always bad against the rush and on third downs when teams knew they were going to throw. He was a huge miss by the NFL FOs, but a lot of draft people didn't like him.

 

[visionary]

You can take it to the bank that the Sanders duo will be joining the Cowboys next year to take this circus to new heights