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5. A QB not named Ward or Sanders worth keeping an eye on
Alabama prospect Jalen Milroe strikes evaluators as a low-floor, high-ceiling prospect at quarterback — and just a high-ceiling prospect as an athlete. Evaluators are navigating how to weigh a bucket of traits that they view as “a first-round athlete” with raw, inconsistent passing. One high-ranking NFC executive said that as a quarterback alone, he’d grade Milroe as a late third- to fourth-round prospect. With all of his assets considered, evaluators’ combine week projections range more realistically from late first round to late second round. The historical precedent guiding those projections: the Baltimore Ravens drafting Lamar Jackson at 32 and the Philadelphia Eagles drafting Jalen Hurts at 53.
An NFC assistant coach who described Milroe as “so intriguing physically” wasn’t as worried about a floor, because “at worst, he’s Taysom Hill on steroids.” A high-ranking NFC executive considered Milroe to be more athletically gifted than Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson, whom the Indianapolis Colts drafted fourth overall in 2023.
The executive said they’d want to strike a deal with Milroe:
If you commit to helping in other parts of the game initially, we’ll commit to developing you as a quarterback. Let Milroe contribute 12 snaps in a game in offensive packages and/or special teams, the executive said, and they’d be comfortable spending a late first- or early second-round pick.
Patience and a passing development plan will be crucial to maximizing the investment.
“It's just like, if you're cooking a certain meal, you can't rush it,” the executive said. “Too many times people are like, ‘I know I'm supposed to make this at 350 [degrees], but I'm turning it up to 450.’”
