Scouting Blog
2021 Senior Bowl Quarterback Notes
Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M
-good arm strength
-needs to work on his throwing technique
-inaccurate on the deep ball
-smart runner
-decent composure under pressure
-good internal clock
-2,050 yards passing in 2020
-6’3, 217 pounds
-led Texas A&M to the top 5 before bowl season
-only threw 3 interceptions in 2020
Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas
-mobile in the pocket
-sometimes poor decision-making
-decent accuracy
-tries to tuck it in and run a lot
-slow internal clock
-decent arm strength
-Threw 15 Touchdowns to only 5 interceptions in 2020
-2,406 yards passing
-6’3 225 pounds
Ian Book, QB, Notre Dame
-strong pocket awareness
-good accuracy
-good technique with a strong base
-needs a quicker internal clock
-led the Irish to the College Football Playoff
-15 TDs to 2 interceptions in 2020
-2,601 yards passing
-around 60 % completion percentage his whole college career
-6’0 206 pounds so is on the smaller side for a QB
Kyle Trask, QB, Florida
-has a good command of the Florida offense
-more of a pocket quarterback
-high football IQ
-Can make NFL throws with accuracy
-has a competitive nature to him
-more of a check down quarterback compared to the others projected in the first round
-can throw on the run
-projected to be a late-first rounder
-led the FBS in yards passing with 4,125 yards
-led the BCS in Touchdown passes with 43 TD passes
-only 5 interceptions thrown in 2020
-6’5 quarterback who is 240 pounds
-really a two-year starter with the Gators
-was D’Eriq King’s backup in Texas High School
Jamie Newman, QB, Wake Forest
-transferred to Georgia but opted out of 2020
-Senior Bowl performance will be key to draft stock
-good runner who executed a lot of designed runs
-not great accuracy
-takes a lot of deep shots
-very shifty runner like a running back
-hard to bring down as a runner
-more of a running quarterback
-was a one-year wonder in 2019
-in 2019 had a 60% completion percentage
-threw 26 touchdowns but had 11 interceptions in 2019 at Wake Forest
Feleipe Franks, QB, Arkansas
-had 2,000 yards passing in 2020
-made Arkansas more competitive in the SEC
-6’6, 228pounds
-transfer from Florida, was the starting guy before getting injured
-good internal clock
-capable runner
-good manager of the offense
-has good ball placement and accuracy
-pretty good pocket awareness
