NFL Draft SZN is here, baby!
The flagship event that signals the kickoff for prospect season is back. The Reese’s Senior Bowl cranks up with practice sessions starting on January 30th. We’ll be bringing you a TON of content all week at FantasyPros with daily practice recap live streams on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and written content.
Welcome to the QB Primer, which covers every quarterback prospect that will be at this year’s Senior Bowl. Dynasty rookie draft season is here, too. Let’s dive into these prospects.
2024 NFL Draft Senior Bowl Primer: Quarterbacks
Stats:
NFL Draft SZN is here, baby!
The flagship event that signals the kickoff for prospect season is back. The Reese’s Senior Bowl cranks up with practice sessions starting on January 30th. We’ll be bringing you a TON of content all week at FantasyPros with daily practice recap live streams on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube and written content.
Welcome to the QB Primer, which covers every quarterback prospect that will be at this year’s Senior Bowl. Dynasty rookie draft season is here, too. Let’s dive into these prospects.
2024 NFL Draft Senior Bowl Primer: Quarterbacks
Stats:
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 58th
- Adjusted completion rate: 7th
- Yards per attempt: 50th
- Big-time throw rate: 117th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 16th
- Deep throw rate: 7th-lowest
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 19th
- Pressured rate: 29th
Scouting report:
- When Rattler is on, he looks like a legit starting NFL quarterback. He has easy velocity on throws, can hit all three levels, will layer some nice throws against zone and pinpoint some wonderful boundary shots. A worry with Rattler, though, is consistency. He has plenty of YOLO throws and spotty decision-making moments on film, too, where you’ll be left wondering, “What the hell was he thinking?” Consistency for Rattler has to continue to improve.
- Rattler has good pocket maneuverability. He can throw on the run without losing accuracy, but when he’s pressured, his footwork can lapse and you’ll see him sail some throws. He’s also late to feel the rush at times, which has gotten him blown apart by rushers.
- Rattler was tasked with half-field reads on many plays. He’s quick to move from his first read to the next, but again, consistency can be an issue; he’ll hang on to his first option for too long and rush his progression on other snaps. Again, when he’s on, he looks like he can be an average to above-average starter in the NFL.
Player Comp: Quincy Carter
Stats:
- 2022 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 52nd
- Adjusted completion rate: 44th
- Yards per attempt: 29th
- Big-time throw rate: 15th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 36th
- Deep throw rate: 34th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 14th
- Pressured rate: 88th
Scouting report:
- Pratt has quiet feet in the pocket. He’a a pure pocket passer who ran some at Tulane, but he doesn’t have the dynamism in the open field for that to translate to the NFL. Pratt has an easy delivery that can get long at times.
- He has adequate enough arm strength to make every NFL throw, but he’ll never be confused with having an elite cannon attached to his body. He can layer throws over defenders heads but there aren’t a ton of “WOW” throws on him resume. Pratt’s ball placement when working the middle of the field with crossers, etc. is better than when he’s chucking go balls on the perimeter. His ball placement and touch are adequate but not elite.
Player Comp: Matt Cassel
Stats:
- 2022 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 29th
- Adjusted completion rate: 52nd
- Yards per attempt: 18th
- Big-time throw rate: 8th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 35th
- Deep throw rate: 34th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 72nd
- Pressured rate: 39th
Scouting report:
- Hartman should carve out a solid career as a backup option. Hartman is a good processor that makes sound decisions with a clean pocket. He delivers a good catchable ball, but he lacks elite arm strength. He can make all the throws necessary. Hartman isn’t afraid to toss it up for his guy to go win at the catch point at times.
- He can get rattled by pressure at times looking to get rid of the ball at the first sniff of a pass rush. Hartman will rush some throws as the pocket collapses around him. His footwork in these situations can wane which leads to accuracy problems.
Player Comp: Case Keenum
