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The scoop: "I need to look at him more, but(Trevone) Boykin looks to me like he can do everything that Johnny Football was supposed to be able to do. I'm kind of on an island, but I think he has a chance to be an NFL quarterback." -- NFC area scout on the TCU QB
The skinny: It's worth noting that this scout had a fifth-round grade on Johnny "Football" Manziel and that he sees Boykin as draftable in a similar range. I don't know if this scout is completely on an island, but I can tell you that several scouts believe that Boykin might be best suited to play a different position in the pros. Boykin has a decent arm, but he certainly has been helped by the system that TCU runs. The biggest knock on Boykin is that the scouting community believes that he will measure in at less than 6-feet tall and that he's too small for the position. I anticipate Boykin getting a legitimate shot at quarterback in the pre-draft process, but the team that drafts him will need to have a plan for him if it wants to play him at quarterback.
The scoop: "I keep thinking that he has a chance to turn the corner and be a first-round type of quarterback, but I just haven't seen it happen yet. I think he's a little better version of Kirk Cousinswhen he came out." -- AFC scout on Michigan State QB Connor Cook
The skinny: For whatever reason, it's hard to find evaluators that are excited about the Michigan State signal-caller. Despite Cook's increase in explosive plays and decrease in interceptions, most of the scouts I speak to are lukewarm to Cook as an early round quarterback. While there is still a ton of tape for me to pour through on Cook, the only real concern I have is his inconsistent ball placement.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...in-to-johnny-manziel?campaign=Twitter_nfl_cfb
The skinny: It's worth noting that this scout had a fifth-round grade on Johnny "Football" Manziel and that he sees Boykin as draftable in a similar range. I don't know if this scout is completely on an island, but I can tell you that several scouts believe that Boykin might be best suited to play a different position in the pros. Boykin has a decent arm, but he certainly has been helped by the system that TCU runs. The biggest knock on Boykin is that the scouting community believes that he will measure in at less than 6-feet tall and that he's too small for the position. I anticipate Boykin getting a legitimate shot at quarterback in the pre-draft process, but the team that drafts him will need to have a plan for him if it wants to play him at quarterback.
The scoop: "I keep thinking that he has a chance to turn the corner and be a first-round type of quarterback, but I just haven't seen it happen yet. I think he's a little better version of Kirk Cousinswhen he came out." -- AFC scout on Michigan State QB Connor Cook
The skinny: For whatever reason, it's hard to find evaluators that are excited about the Michigan State signal-caller. Despite Cook's increase in explosive plays and decrease in interceptions, most of the scouts I speak to are lukewarm to Cook as an early round quarterback. While there is still a ton of tape for me to pour through on Cook, the only real concern I have is his inconsistent ball placement.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap30...in-to-johnny-manziel?campaign=Twitter_nfl_cfb
