It’s that time again. Dynasty rookie fever SZN is here. The 2025 NFL Draft will be here before we know it, and rookie drafts will start flying daily. Before you dive head-first into our fantasy football mock draft simulator and run 3,000 rookie drafts in preparation, please read up on this talented prospect class as I roll through my quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end positional primers.
Check out our expert consensus dynasty rookie draft rankings as you prepare for your leagues. Here is our dynasty rookie draft primer for quarterbacks, including my rankings and tiers, stats, 2025 NFL Draft scouting reports and player comps.
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Dynasty Rookie Draft Primer: Quarterbacks
Let’s dive into my dynasty rookie draft primer, examining the top quarterbacks in the 2025 NFL Draft class.
Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Tier 1
1) Shedeur Sanders (QB – Colorado)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 3rd
- Adjusted completion rate: 4th
- Yards per attempt: 12th
- Big-time throw rate: 39th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 18th
- Deep throw rate: 63rd
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 17th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 2nd
- Clean pocket passer rating: 8th
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 8th
- Adjusted completion rate: 8th
- Yards per attempt: 66th
- Big-time throw rate: 46th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 57th
- Deep throw rate: 111th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 17th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 5th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 18th
Scouting Report:
- Shedeur Sanders’ mechanics are so smooth. He arrives in the NFL with solid and efficient footwork, a lightning-fast release and an easily repeatable throwing motion. Sanders isn’t a hyper-mobile quarterback, but his pocket movement and escapability are impressive. He will slide in the pocket and spin out of incoming rushers and then he will quickly reset his base with his eyes locked downfield.
- Sanders will hold the ball at times, and this will be a talking point during the draft cycle, but let’s provide some context regarding this. Last year, he had the 23rd-highest time to throw among all FBS quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks. Does Sanders have moments where he should get rid of the ball quicker/on time? Sure, they are there, but it’s not consistent and isn’t a problem. Overall, Sanders does a good job feeling the rush and playing from the pocket on time. The offensive line for Colorado was rough (2024: 51st in pass blocking grade), routinely allowing quick pressure and free rushers in Sanders’ face. Sanders was forced to use his escapability and superb footwork to elude defenders and extend plays far too often. This fact will naturally increase Sanders’ time to throw. The better barometer for his play in this regard is the fact his pressure-to-sack ratio was 20.2% or lower in three of his four collegiate seasons.
- He doesn’t have a cannon for an arm, but Sanders has plenty of arm strength to make every throw an NFL offense will need. His accuracy and ball placement are his superpowers. He layers some very nice throws into the second level and beyond, opting for dialing down the velocity, as he instead prioritizes ball placement. Sanders routinely puts the ball where only his receivers can get it. He routinely throws his receivers open and laces deep passes into tight windows. Sanders has no issues standing tall in the pocket and taking a big hit to deliver an accurate ball to his receiver.
- Sanders’ high football IQ shows up consistently in the film. He will move up in the pocket and threaten to take off running to freeze linebackers as his wide receivers come open. He is also patient and will wait for his receivers to clear defenders on crossing routes as he waits for a second window to open up.
- The Colorado offense was screen-heavy and utilized a lot of quick passing, but this could have easily been a result of the state of their offensive line. Sanders is an intelligent player. His film is littered with him moving through progressions quickly and moving defenders with his eyes. I don’t have a high level of concern with him going through full-field reads in the NFL.
- Sanders can scramble when needed, but I don’t consider him to be a rushing threat in the NFL. He will be a pocket passer who can buy time with his legs and pick up the occasional chunk yardage on the ground if the defense falls asleep or a play breaks down.
Player Comp: Brock Purdy
2) Jaxson Dart (QB – Ole Miss)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 2nd
- Adjusted completion rate: 11th
- Yards per attempt: 1st
- Big-time throw rate: 8th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 26th
- Deep throw rate: 9th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 66th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 10th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 1st
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 9th
- Adjusted completion rate: 36th
- Yards per attempt: 8th
- Big-time throw rate: 39th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 50th
- Deep throw rate: 70th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 61st
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 35th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 9th
- 2022 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 44th
- Adjusted completion rate: 83rd
- Yards per attempt: 34th
- Big-time throw rate: 15th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 93rd
- Deep throw rate: 40th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 99th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 57th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 26th
Scouting Report:
- Jaxson Dart has the arm strength to make every NFL throw. He has a “strong enough arm” but doesn’t have a cannon. He relies upon ball placement with his throws, but he can zip it in the short/intermediate areas of the field. Dart made a living in 2024 by hitting his receivers with bucket shots on the perimeter on go balls and deep outs.
- Dart moves through progressions fairly well. He accesses the middle of the field plenty and can get to his tertiary options plenty. Dart also has no issues expecting his first read to win 50/50 balls and exhibiting that type of trust he’ll need in the NFL when his receivers are “NFL open” on plenty of plays.
- Dart flashes impressive ball placement on a ton of throws. He isn’t perfect, though, as the ball can sail on him when he reaches back for that extra oomph for his fastball. It’s not a consistent issue, though. Dart will also make anticipatory throws instead of waiting for his receivers to uncover.
- Dart is calm and collected in the pocket. He will boot when he feels pressure and navigating a muddy pocket isn’t viable. He will also hang in the pocket when needed to deliver an accurate pass. There are plenty of plays where he stands tall in the pocket and gets smacked at the end of the play. Dart will also utilize pump fakes and subtle movements to manipulate corners in coverage.
- Dart likely has 4.7 40-speed. I don’t see him as a quarterback who derives a lot of his value from his rushing ability in the NFL. Can he scramble successfully and create with his legs? Yes. Will he be a quarterback for whom an offensive coordinator draws up a handful of quarterback runs weekly? I doubt it, but he can still add value by scrambling and creating with his legs.
Player Comp: Geno Smith
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 2nd
- Adjusted completion rate: 16th
- Yards per attempt: 4th
- Big-time throw rate: 12th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 15th
- Deep throw rate: 48th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 22nd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 32nd
- Clean pocket passer rating: 2nd
Scouting Report:
- When Cam Ward is locked in, he looks like a Pro Bowl-level/difference-making quarterback. He has a rocket arm with easy velocity. He can reach back and chuck it through a brick wall. Ward likely enters the NFL immediately knocking on the door of the top 12 ranks for strongest arm in the league.
- When Ward is on, he is lacing well-timed ropes to every level of a defense. He has some of the prettiest layered second-level and deep throws you’ll see. His high-end flashes are exquisite, with on-the-money ball placement and the velocity to fit it in any tight window. Ward has a quick release and can access multiple arm angles.
- The problem is his accuracy can be erratic. There are plenty of times when he needs to take something off the fastball in the short and intermediate areas of the field. Ward’s ball placement can be erratic. There are plenty of throws where he tosses it at a receiver’s back shoulder when he should have led them further down the field or a crosser or out route will be out of the reach of his receiver. Ward will also sail throws at times as he tries to fastball it to a receiver. He has to improve his down-to-down consistency and accuracy to reach his ceiling.
- Ward is also inconsistent with moving through his progressions. There are plenty of reps where he moves seamlessly to his third option or check down. He also has several plays where he feels a tick behind and misses an open receiver running across the field. Some of this is tied to his aggressive nature. Ward will take what a defense gives him with underneath routes, but he is also always a big-play hunter. This aggression is nice when he is dialed in, but it can also get him into trouble and impact his field vision. Ward plays with a swagger and has obvious confidence he can fit throws into any small window.
- He is a creative player who can craft some off-script wizardry. Ward will stand tall, cool and collected in the face of pressure. When he is locked in, he never looks rattled against pressure. When he is off and missing throws, things can pile up for him. This all goes back to the need for his play-to-play consistency floor, which needs to be raised.
- Ward has short-area agility that allows him to move well in the pocket. He will primarily be a pocket passer in the NFL, but he can take off and gain some yards with his legs if needed. Ward shouldn’t be considered a rushing quarterback or hyper mobile.
Player Comp: Jordan Love
Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Tier 2
4) Tyler Shough (QB – Louisville)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 6th
- Adjusted completion rate: 30th
- Yards per attempt: 24th
- Big-time throw rate: 35th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 72nd
- Deep throw rate: 69th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 63rd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 17th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 15th
Scouting Report:
- Tyler Shough had his 2021 (broken collarbone) and 2023 (shoulder injury) seasons cut short because of injuries.
- Shough is a tall pocket passer. He has enough mobility to create out of structure, but I wouldn’t consider him a “mobile” quarterback. He isn’t a statue, either.
- Shough has the arm strength to make every NFL throw. He can throw from multiple arm angles and his film includes some mouthwatering off-platform throws. I do need to add some context after saying that. His accuracy can wane when on the move or when pressured. If he can improve his consistency with off-platform throws, especially when booting, it will go a long way for his overall play.
- Shough has a nice deep ball, but he will short-arm some, which will leave his wide receivers waiting. There are plenty of nice deep balls on tape that he drops in the bucket with his receiver in stride. He does need to add some arch to some throws that he’ll toss on a line.
- When under pressure, Shough’s footwork can lapse. He will chuck some throws from his back foot and with his base off kilter. At times, his internal clock can also feel a second behind. Overall, he does a decent job navigating pressure by hanging tight in the pocket, stepping up in the pocket as it collapses or rolling out to allude pass rushers.
- Shough can lace some nice second-level layered throws from multiple arm angles. This includes throws into tight windows. He has a gunslinger mentality at times. I’d rather a quarterback be willing to embrace risk versus be risk averse, but he sometimes writes checks his arm has a tough time cashing. Some throws in his film would have been picked off in the NFL or college if the cornerback he faced was slightly better.
Player Comp: More mobile Davis Mills
Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Tier 3
5) Will Howard (QB – Ohio State)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 9th
- Adjusted completion rate: 7th
- Yards per attempt: 4th
- Big-time throw rate: 39th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 1st
- Deep throw rate: 126th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 8th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 13th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 3rd
Scouting Report:
- Will Howard has a strong arm but not elite arm strength. He is at his best when peppering the defense with strikes in the 10-20-yard range. Howard is extremely comfortable utilizing the middle of the field and firing lasers down the seam. He has some pretty ball placement on seam-stretching throws. Howard’s deep ball is lofty and can leave receivers waiting on it at times. His ball placement can also be spotty downfield.
- Howard has solid ball placement overall with the ability to layer some nice shots into the second level of defenses. His footwork can lapse at times when pressured and in clean pockets, leaving him to sail some throws or force his wide receivers to adjust to high throws. This happens with short and intermediate throws or when he reaches back for that last bit of fastball to fit a throw in.
- Howard will need to prove in the NFL he can move through progressions routinely. This could be an Ohio State issue (with offensive design) or a shortcoming for Howard, but he religiously locks onto his first read. He will force the ball to his first read even if they are covered and rarely gets to his second read. With the majority of plays, Howard will force the ball to the first read or hit the check down. He rarely gets to the second or third option in a passing play.
- Howard is a pocket passer, but his footwork is good enough to fuel some solid escapability in the pocket. He does a solid job navigating pressure in the pocket and can buy time with his legs if needed.
Player Comp: Brad Johnson
6) Jalen Milroe (QB – Alabama)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 38th
- Adjusted completion rate: 60th
- Yards per attempt: 11th
- Big-time throw rate: 36th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 40th
- Deep throw rate: 35th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 47th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 66th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 75th
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 34th
- Adjusted completion rate: 53rd
- Yards per attempt: 3rd
- Big-time throw rate: 2nd
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 15th
- Deep throw rate: 13th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 29th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 78th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 10th
Scouting Report:
- Jalen Milroe has plenty of arm strength to make every necessary throw. The problem isn’t velocity for Milroe; it’s ball placement. His accuracy is erratic at every level. He has some nice throws on film while on the move, but there are also plenty of head-scratchers.
- Milroe also throws a flat ball to the second level. It’s rare to see him lace a layered throw to the second level of a defense. Most throws are delivered on a line. He’ll have to develop this part of his game to consistently have success against zone defenses in the NFL.
- Milroe is a “see it, throw it” quarterback. He isn’t an anticipatory thrower of the football. I anticipate him having issues with receivers being “NFL open” at the next level unless he operates in a scheme with plenty of designed looks and easy reads.
- His internal clock is a second slow. He doesn’t get through his progressions quickly and often gets hung up on his first read. Milroe’s field vision is sub-par. He misses too many receivers breaking open, especially across the middle of the field. This is also true in a scramble drill, though, as Milroe hyper-focuses on one receiving option or drops his eyes immediately.
- Milroe will exhibit quiet feet in the pocket at times and deliver some accurate passes in the face of pressure, but those reps are dwarfed by the times he bails clean pockets. Milroe needs to keep his eyes downfield more. Many times, at the first sniff of pressure, he immediately flips the switch to runner and forgoes his receiving options. He attempts to answer too many problems defenses present for him with his legs.
- Milroe has 4.5 speed as a straight line/linear runner. He can make subtle changes of direction, but he can get himself into trouble when attempting to string together multiple moves. He’s at his best when getting downhill and turning on the jets, as he isn’t a quick twitch rusher. He’s also not the most physical ball carrier. Last year, among 80 qualifying quarterbacks, Milroe ranked 33rd in yards after contact per attempt and 23rd in elusive rating, per Pro Football Focus (PFF).
Player Comp: Tarvaris Jackson
7) Riley Leonard (QB – Notre Dame)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 47th
- Adjusted completion rate: 10th
- Yards per attempt: 93rd
- Big-time throw rate: 60th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 21st
- Deep throw rate: 132nd
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 36th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 12th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 40th
Scouting Report:
- Riley Leonard’s athleticism and rushing ability jump out immediately. He has the size and physical strength to be a goal-line option in the NFL. He isn’t a quick twitch runner, but he has enough speed to outrun linebackers and enough bend and wiggle to make defenders miss in the open field. He had 906 rushing yards (4.9 yards per carry) and 17 rushing scores in his final season.
- Leonard has plenty of arm strength. He has some nice second-level throws where he’ll uncork the fastball for a nice strike. Unfortunately, those throws are the norm. His accuracy can be erratic. He’ll have throws at all three levels that sail on him or turn into ankle-biters for no reason as Leonard sits in a clean pocket.
- When Leonard is in rhythm, his accuracy is more middling than pinpoint. There are plenty of balls where his receivers save his bacon as they deal with a target behind them or above their heads.
- He will get stuck on his first read. If his first read is covered, he’ll force plenty of balls to the first read anyway or take off running, using his legs to solve the equation. Leonard doesn’t trust his eyes at times, especially if his first read is gone. There are some plays where you want to see him grip it and rip it, but he pats the ball like he’s burping a baby.
Player Comp: If Josh Allen had the arm of Blake Bortles and the decision-making of Daniel Jones
Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings: Tier 4
8) Dillon Gabriel (QB – Oregon)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 8th
- Adjusted completion rate: 3rd
- Yards per attempt: 14th
- Big-time throw rate: 103rd
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 3rd
- Deep throw rate: 132nd
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 20th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 5th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 11th
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 5th
- Adjusted completion rate: 9th
- Yards per attempt: 5th
- Big-time throw rate: 39th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 13th
- Deep throw rate: 77th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 8th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 14th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 6th
- 2022 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 23rd
- Adjusted completion rate: 62nd
- Yards per attempt: 21st
- Big-time throw rate: 36th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 54th
- Deep throw rate: 50th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 125th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 55th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 22nd
Scouting Report:
- Dillon Gabriel enjoyed plenty of schemed-up production at Oregon. In his final collegiate season, he was sixth in screen attempts and fourth in screen passing yards, per PFF). A whopping 66% of his passes were within nine yards of the line of scrimmage. The offense revolves around quick first-read passing plays and screens.
- When Gabriel has to move past his first read, things can get interesting (not in a good way). Many times, the play design is blown as he tends to hang on to his first read for too long. When he is forced off his first read, his internal clock seems a tick slow.
- Gabriel dirts a ton of plays when his first read is covered. There’s something to be said for giving up on a doomed play. Protecting the ball and having a “live to fight another day” mentality is fine, but there are also moments when he has an open receiver he doesn’t see or is unwilling to get out of structure.
- His overall accuracy in the short and intermediate areas of the field is decent, but he sails some throws and dirts others. This happens when pressured and from a clean pocket.
- The area of Gabriel’s game that jumps out is his deep ball accuracy. He was top-13 in deep ball adjusted completion rate in each of the last two years. He has plenty of pretty go balls dropped in the bucket, littering his tape. This is an area of his game that wasn’t highlighted nearly enough in his final two collegiate seasons.
Player Comp: Seneca Wallace
9) Kyle McCord (QB – Syracuse)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 7th
- Adjusted completion rate: 29th
- Yards per attempt: 31st
- Big-time throw rate: 22nd
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 4th
- Deep throw rate: 99th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 2nd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 79th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 40th
- 2023 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 44th
- Adjusted completion rate: 48th
- Yards per attempt: 11th
- Big-time throw rate: 50th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 6th
- Deep throw rate: 103rd
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 116th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 39th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 7th
Scouting Report: (From 2023 All-22 film)
- Kyle McCord is a game manager who drowns underneath routes in targets. He has a quick release and is accurate in the short and intermediate areas of the field. McCord is at his best when he grips and rips as soon (or shortly after) his back foot hits and is secure in the pocket.
- McCord will be a backup in the NFL and could be a decent point guard-type game manager if called upon to start.
- He has decent arm strength, but his arm limitations can be seen downfield. He needs max torque to zip it deep. In the process of ramping up the revolutions per minute (RPM), he has to sacrifice touch on deep targets.
- McCord doesn’t handle pressure well. His heavy feet show up once pressure is applied. McCord isn’t going to run away or escape many defenders once they get into the backfield.
- He religiously forces the ball to his first read. There are plenty of plays littering his film where the first read is covered, but McCord chucks the ball to the receiver anyway. This happens at times even when they are double-covered, making McCord look like he is playing quarterback with a blindfold on.
Player Comp: Trevor Siemian
10) Kurtis Rourke (QB – Indiana)
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 4th
- Adjusted completion rate: 37th
- Yards per attempt: 7th
- Big-time throw rate: 24th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 24th
- Deep throw rate: 55th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 2nd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 79th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 40th
Scouting Report: N/A (No All-22 film available.)
Player Comp: N/A
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 73rd
- Adjusted completion rate: 25th
- Yards per attempt: 39th
- Big-time throw rate: 56th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 43rd
- Deep throw rate: 111th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 9th
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 49th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 32nd
Scouting Report:
- Quinn Ewers is a game manager and will be a run-of-the-mill backup quarterback in the NFL. His arm strength is decent, but nothing to write home about. He has the necessary velocity to make all the throws, but you’ll never walk away from his film saying, “Oh, wow, there was some mustard on that throw.”
- Texas tried to hide Ewers all season as a dink-and-dunk check-down operator. Among all FBS quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks last year, he had the 22nd-lowest average depth of target (aDOT). Ewers had six games in his final collegiate season where his aDOT was below 7.0.
- His ball placement is decent in the short and intermediate areas of the field, but it can be erratic. Ewers’ footwork can be inconsistent, leading to random errant passes on layups underneath targets. He’s also not averse to tossing some ill-advised passes that can leave his receivers open to sustaining big hits. It happens enough during his film that it has to be noted.
- When everything goes right for Ewers he can be quick and efficient with his mechanics and release and operate as a point guard for an offense.
- Ewers gets happy feet versus pressure at times. He will sometimes bail clean pockets. He’s not a quarterback you’ll see stand tall in the pocket and take a big hit while delivering a strike often.
- He is an underrated athlete with the ball in his hands and has surprisingly solid accuracy when on the move. He has the raw athleticism to maneuver in the pocket and create some plays with his legs, although he rarely does this.
Player Comp: Cody Kessler
Other 2025 NFL Draft Quarterback Prospects
Stats:
- 2024 (minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 25th
- Adjusted completion rate: 41st
- Yards per attempt: 68th
- Big-time throw rate: 18th
- Deep passing (minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 41st
- Deep throw rate: 34th
- Pressured passing (minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Pressured adjusted completion rate: 53rd
- Clean pocket adjusted completion rate: 56th
- Clean pocket passer rating: 35th
Scouting report: N/A (No All-22 film available.)
Player Comp: N/A
Taylor Elgersma (QB – Laurier)
Stats: (U Sports – OUA Conference)*
- 2024*
- Passing yards: 4,252
- Passing touchdowns: 35
- Interceptions: 11
- Completion Percentage: 73.5%
- Yards per attempt: 10.7
- Rushing yards: 245
- Rushing Attempts: 49
Scouting Report: N/A (No All-22 film available.)
Player Comp: N/A
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