Mock Draft: Anthony Richardson Falls

[Malhavoc]

I’d rather gamble on HH in round 2. Doesn’t have the upside but a much higher floor.

 

[cnuball21]

I really don’t see how Richardson and Cam are even remotely comparable football players coming out of college. Traits and potential cant trump what actually happened on the field. 1 guy dominated his way to the national title and proved he can get it done on the field, and the other guy is still just a hope and a dream of what he COULD be.

I’d say Richardson is probably more comparable to Ryan Tannehill coming out of college. Richardson being faster

I think Richardson is faster than Cam was but Cam ran with more power…he was a freaking tank that LBs wanted no part of.

Passing wise? Cam was just accurate enough and ran the RPO well.

If a team wants to maximize Richardsons talents they’ll likely try to have him run a similar offense…but yea Can was WAY better as a prospect.

 

[tyke1doe]

He looks the part. Size, mobility, cannon arm, quick release and massive upside potential. He should run around a 4.4 at the combine and skyrocket.

My best comparison is Cam Newton. Big arm, can run, not accurate, strong as hell.

I watched everyone of his games and he just doesn’t play week in and week out. He has games like against Utah where he wills his team to victory and runs for 100+. Then he has other games against Missouri and he throws for 66 yards.

Thanks!

 

[Pass2Run]

Big gator fan here, but this guy reminds me of Vince Young.
He really should have stayed in school another year and honed his passing skills

You think he will fall out of the first round?

 

[john van brocklin]

You think he will fall out of the first round?

In a QB starved league, he will go in the first round.

 

[Pass2Run]

In a QB starved league, he will go in the first round.

Agree he'll go in the first round. But I'd argue he'll be better than Vince Young....

 

[john van brocklin]

Agree he'll go in the first round. But I'd argue he'll be better than Vince Young....

Hope you are right!
Like to see my Gators succeed!

 

[beware_d-ware]

Drafting monster athletes at QB has had a great track record lately, even if they were iffy in college.

Mahomes had a losing record at Tech, now he has 2 MVPs.
Lamar was projected to WR by some because his passing was so iffy, he has an MVP.
Josh Allen has a 57% completion percentage at Wyoming, and he's in the MVP hunt.

And among more touted prospects, you have quarterbacks like Justin Herbert and Trevor Lawrence. Even guys like Justin Fields and Kyler Murray don't totally suck. Wentz, Paxton Lynch, and potentially Trey Lance are your tools-meister QB washouts.

Meanwhile, your pocket or "pro style" QBs have an atrocious track record recently. Jared Goff, Trubisky, Mayfield, Darnold, Rosen, the late Dwayne Haskins, Zach Wilson, it goes on. Joe Burrow is like the one pocket QB that made it. Daniel Jones was horrible as a pocket QB, then Daboll changed his career by unlocking his "Vanilla Vick" rushing potential.

It pretty much seems like the toolsy guys can overcome passing limitations, as long as they can think fast. You have 2 seconds to make a throw, and if it's not there, time to create a play. Richardson fits the mold of uber-athletic gamers who have succeeded recently, so I'm buying his potential.

 

[Pass2Run]

Here's my reason for taking Wilson over Mingo.

I stand by that.