Unconquered

Understood.

Just like college coaches select HS athletes on potential, so do some NFL teams.

So their mock draft is as bad as their news channel? I like EJ but would be shocked if he is drafted that high. Liek another poster said you could likely get him 7th in the 2nd or even maybe 3rd round and would come a lot cheaper.

Yes picks like Ryan Leaf and Jamarcus Russell were terrible. I'm referring to so called reaches. Both Leaf and Russell were expected to go in the first 3 picks whether right or wrong. EJ has done nothing to warrant a top 10 pick or 1st round for that matter and it would be an extreme reach. It could turn out to be great pick but I'm strictly referring to draft reaches based on college performance

Agreed his size and speed with get him in the top two rounds - bank it.

RGII and Vick, no. But why compare him to two of the fastest QBs in NFL history? EJ's 40 time is around the same exact time as that of Kaepernick, though. Luck (4.6) and Tannehill (4.65) are both a step slower, and Freeman (4.9) is much slower.

Quickness is a different story, but how are you measuring? He looks like a great runner when (1) plays are designed for him to run and/or (2) he decides he wants to run.

I'm not saying he deserves a #7 pick, but ya'll need to think about this objectively and not based on what you wish he had done for FSU.

Unless EJ goes through a monumental improvement, I can't see him being anything other than a back up in the NFL. That small hesitation he has in his decision making and throws will be an eternity in the NFL. He's never been able to thread the needle the way you have to in the NFL.

Who cares what your 40 time is when you don't want to run the football because you're afraid of getting hurt?

About 12 teams NEED a QB and a few more would like to add someone to see if it is an upgrade (Bucs and Jets, for example). The Niners took Kaepernick because they weren't very comfortable with Smith, but not so uncomfortable to take a QB in the first round. A team like that could easily take EJ in the top of the second, especially when you consider that most teams who pick twice in the first 40 picks usually suck, which is usually because they don't have a QB.

Then there are the really strange picks, like the Pats taking Mallett in the 3rd round. I bet EJ's name gets called some time on Friday night.

Because at the time Ryan Leaf's personality issues were over looked. EJ is a class guy, high character, has the measurables, and someone will take him based on potential. What you or I think are irrelevant.