Speaking on quarterbacks in particular, Groh pointed to the experience in this year’s class. Due to the COVID-19 impact on college football and the new NIL and transfer portal options, players stay in school longer. For example, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr., the top-rated quarterback by many at the Senior Bowl, spent six seasons in college. Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, the other highly-rated prospect at the position in Mobile, is a fifth-year senior entering the draft.
“It’s a good group. You’ve got guys who have played five years of college football and more for some of these guys. There’s a lot of experience and success with these players, individual and team,” Groh said of the quarterback class. “As an organization, there’s nothing more important than team success. A lot of these guys have really done a great job in leading their team, and now we get to drill down and see who they are as people as well.”
According to Williams, the last aspect of Groh’s answer is a major part of the evaluation process. As a quarterback, you’re in a leadership position, and the cerebral nature in which you think about the game is huge. Teams haven’t gotten to know these prospects beyond scouting their on-field performance so now is the time to figure them out as people and test their football IQ.
“There’s a lot of talented quarterbacks. For us, it’s going to be a big process. That position …there’s so much about this part when we actually get to meet them. This is where quarterbacks separate themselves,” Williams explained. “There are different categories within the process. There’s the fall, where we evaluate the tape, and then there’s the All-Star games, the combine, Pro Day workouts, the interactions, and interviews. So that position, in particular, is super important in that regard. So that’s going to be a big piece to it. But, in general, it’s a talented quarterback class.”
At the wide receiver position, Groh echoed a…
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