Quarterback Stats

Flugel

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Baker Mayfield 6-0 Oklahoma 2015 269 395 68.1 3700 9.4 36 7 173.3

2016 254 358 71.0 3965 11.1 40 8 196.4

2017 285 404 70.5 4627 11.5 43 6 198.9

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Josh Allen 6-5 Wyoming 2016 209 373 56.0 3203 8.6 28 15 144.9

2017 152 270 56.3 1812 6.7 16 6 127.8

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Josh Rosen 6-5 UCLA 2015 292 487 60.0 3670 7.5 23 11 134.3

2016 137 231 59.3 1915 8.2 10 5 138.9

2017 283 452 62.6 3756 8.3 26 10 147.0

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Lamar Jackson 6-3 Louisville 2015 135 247 54.7 1840 7.4 12 8 126.8

2016 230 409 56.2 3543 8.7 30 9 148.8

2017 254 430 59.1 3660 8.5 27 10 146.6

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Mason Rudolph 6-5 Ok State 2015 264 424 62.3 3770 8.9 21 9 149.1

2016 284 448 63.4 4091 9.1 28 4 158.9

2017 318 489 65.0 4904 10.0 37 9 170.6

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Mike White 6-4 WKU 2016 280 416 67.3 4363 10.5 37 7 181.4

2017 254 358 65.7 4177 7.5 26 8 146.8

Quarterback Ht College Year Att Cmp Cmp% Yards YPC TD INT Rating

Sam Darnold 6-4 USC 2016 246 366 67.2 3086 8.4 31 9 161.1

2017 303 480 63.1 4143 8.6 26 13 148.1

IMO, this is a pretty good year to need a QB. All these guys have some intriguing qualities but the reality remains we hold the1st and 4th selections overall. The old saying is never go to the grocery store when you're hungry because everything looks delicious. When it comes to the QB position, we're freakin hungry. Even though stats don't always tell the whole story, I like to see how a kid does on his level of competition with comp%, TD:INT ratio and yards per completion.

Once I have all that, I like to look at how much the QB was able to impact winning to determine whether they are my faves or not. For example, I LIKE seeing Darnold beat the Big 10 Champions (inclusive of Barkley) as a Freshman. If anyone saw that game - they know the USC QB had the greater impact on the outcome than the PSU RB. I also like knowing he's not only overcome some adversity by improving his fumbling/ball security issues in the 2nd half of his final season but he won Pac 12 Championship in the process. The guy was undefeated at home and Mayock said he had something like a 20-4 record. Mayfield started on 2 different teams after walking on at both. I haven't seen many QBs beat Ohio State in Columbus nor have I seen many lead their teams to 48 points against UGA. Let's get real for a second, Cleveland isn't an easy place to win so seeing guys overcome some kind of adversity with a competitive value that consistently leads their teams to victory - intrigues me. Speaking of intrigue, Mike White led one of the highest scoring offenses in college football in 2016. Unfortunately, that success sent his offensive minded HC (another former Cleveland Brown QB) Jeff Brohm to a bigger school. Learning a new offense with teammates in his final year applied some adversity; but he still had a comp% of about 66 with a respectable 26 TDs to 8 INTs. While WKU doesn't play a great competition, they usually include some SEC teams on their schedule. I don't know if I'd take White in either of our 1st 2 spots; BUT if we get the right veteran FA QB - he could be very tempting for one of our 3 RD 2 selections (while we go BPA and/or trade-back early). It's gonna be interesting to say the least...

It's fun to debate our faves and why as fans. FWIW, QB topics on our message board that welcomes freedom of speech (and opinions from fans that like to share them) have always been heated, passionate and polarizing. I don't see any harm in letting some of our guys get into the mosh pit and throw down about their guys. Just like in the NFL post season when officials let a little more stuff go - I'm glad this board let a little more stuff go in our QB debates. If we enter the pit - it's up to us to make ourselves sound coherent right?

Canton Mike

At this time, I like Mayfield or Darnold, but when I think about the folks we have in the evaluation & search processes, I feel very good about the upcoming draft. After the Combine, Pro Days, private visits, etc, it's comforting to know that the Browns actually have QUALIFIED people scouting & interviewing these prospects AND free agents.

Bottom line for me is that I may be very surprised by what actually happens in the months ahead, but I'm all in on who we have in place to make it happen & I will support their choices.

Mike.

Tacosman

don't overthink this...rosen is the pick.

mjp28

@tacosman said:

don't overthink this...rosen is the pick.

I've seen Darnold, Mayfield, Rosen all mixed up 1-2-3 and even others and not just by schmucks like us but by professional schmucks.

Crap shoot time and they all grade high 6 or very low 7 prospective quarterbacks.

Overthink that?

mjp28

Oh BTW that was good background information by Flugel.

Flugel

Here's some 2016-2017 highlights of Mike White. Once this gets going - there's some gorgeous throws in here.

MLD Woody

@tacosman said:

don't overthink this...rosen is the pick.

Yeah but he's kind of a prick

Flugel

@mld-woody said:

Yeah but he's kind of a prick

And I'm not sure what all the hype is about the guy. I watched him throw 2 brutal INTs (1 a pick 6 over the middle) vrs Memphis and his alleged greatness never kept scoring pace with such a program. I went into that game wanting to see what all the hype about the Rosen One was and left it hoping we'd be able to draft Memphis WR Anthony Miller. Here's a video of the matchup and pay particular to the 3rd quarter.

mjp28

@flugel said:

And I'm not sure what all the hype is about the guy......

I feel that pretty much about the whole quarterback class of 2018.....never to be confused with the 35th anniversary of the epic class of 1983, but then again who is?

All I hear is this guy's negatives aren't as bad as the other ones negatives.

Who knows one or more might break out to be a great NFL QB, now where's my dead horse?

Dutch Oven

@mjp28 said:

I feel that pretty much about the whole quarterback class of 2018.....never to be confused with the 35th anniversary of the epic class of 1983, but then again who is?

All I hear is this guy's negatives aren't as bad as the other ones negatives.

Who knows one or more might break out to be a great NFL QB, now where's my dead horse?

It's been beaten beyond recognition....

mjp28

@dutch-oven said:

It's been beaten beyond recognition....

Ummmmm. And it was delicious !

calfoxwc

I could draft this kid for the Browns and never be sorry. He's my Garoppolo sp? choice this year.

He just has "IT". All of it.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000910811/WKU-QB-Mike-White-proves-his-football-IQ

SD_Tom

@flugel said:

And I'm not sure what all the hype is about the guy. I watched him throw 2 brutal INTs (1 a pick 6 over the middle) vrs Memphis and his alleged greatness never kept scoring pace with such a program. I went into that game wanting to see what all the hype about the Rosen One was and left it hoping we'd be able to draft Memphis WR Anthony Miller. Here's a video of the matchup and pay particular to the 3rd quarter.

That last pick was just brutal. It's one part of a game. Just like Darnold got raped most of the game vs buckeyes. It's not hurting their draft statuses

The Gipper

@calfoxwc said:

I could draft this kid for the Browns and never be sorry. He's my Garoppolo sp? choice this year.

He just has "IT". All of it.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000910811/WKU-QB-Mike-White-proves-his-football-IQ

Just a Wild butt Prediction: The Bengals draft him to be there new backup after McCarron leaves.

calfoxwc

@the-gipper said:

Just a Wild butt Prediction: The Bengals draft him to be ~~there~~ their new backup after McCarron leaves, for the first half-year, and then takes them to the playoffs the second half

(fixed)

The Gipper

Just a Wild butt Prediction: The Bengals draft him to be ~~there~~ their new backup after McCarron leaves, for the first half-year, and then takes them to the playoffs the second half

(fixed)

A. OK, you fixed it, Grammar Nazi

B. I have no clue what you are trying to say with your second "fix". Are you saying that...in this scenario...that White takes over in the second half of the Bengals season and takes them to the playoffs? (honesty...that was not quite clear).

mjp28

I guess he's holding Gip to some higher but not totally understood standard.

TexasAg1969

@calfoxwc said:

I could draft this kid for the Browns and never be sorry. He's my Garoppolo sp? choice this year.

He just has "IT". All of it.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000910811/WKU-QB-Mike-White-proves-his-football-IQ

My draft special is RB Sony Michael, Georgia who has now moved up into the 1st round by walterfootball right after Barkley. I picked him out during the playoffs and he has advanced past teammate Nick Chubb. Quicker, more explosive and good tough yards after first contact. I personally think he's better than Barkley who is not as good in yards after first contact.

http://walterfootball.com/draft2018RB.php

hoorta

@the-gipper said:

Just a Wild butt Prediction: The Bengals draft him to be there new backup after McCarron leaves.

That could well happen. A lot of fans in Bengal land aren't too happy with Dandy Andy anymore. They wanted Dalton benched and McCarron to start.

hoorta

@texasag1969 said:

My draft special is RB Sony Michael, Georgia who has now moved up into the 1st round by walterfootball right after Barkley. I picked him out during the playoffs and he has advanced past teammate Nick Chubb. Quicker, more explosive and good tough yards after first contact. I personally think he's better than Barkley who is not as good in yards after first contact.

http://walterfootball.com/draft2018RB.php

With you there Ag. Impressive in the Championship game. May have to trade up to get him. It would be the ultimate board hoot if he was drafted before Barkley.