BobbyBelt Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 One of the larger questions that exists about projecting quarterbacks from college to the pros is how the prospect will adjust to NFL concepts and schemes. The football IQ of a player is arguably no more important than at quarterback, so the schematic learning curve is usually the most difficult transition for college quarterbacks. During the 2017 season, 23 of the 64 Power Five schools had a head coach and/or defensive coordinator that had experience coaching defenses or defensive positional units in the NFL. ACC Boston College Big 10 Indiana Ohio State Illinois Minnesota Nebraska Big 12 Baylor Kansas State Texas Tech Pac-12 UCLA Colorado Oregon USC SEC Florida Georgia Kentucky South Carolina Vanderbilt Alabama Auburn LSU Ole Miss Mississippi State The best talent in the country resides in the Power Five Conferences, and these schools possess head coaches and/or defensive coordinators that have been immersed in NFL defensive concepts and strategies. So of the NFL Draft’s top incoming quarterback prospects, who performed best against these type of teams? JOSH ALLEN - WYOMING SAM DARNOLD - USC LUKE FALK - WASHINGTON STATE LAMAR JACKSON - LOUISVILLE BAKER MAYFIELD - OKLAHOMA JOSH ROSEN - UCLA MASON RUDOLPH - OKLAHOMA STATE MIKE WHITE - WESTERN KENTUCKY OVERALL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48 1/2ers Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 So this is how QB's perform against NFL caliber defensive coaches? Interesting, I like the idea. But I feel like the schools like Oklahoma, Washington State, and OK State have a style of offense that could put up huge numbers against any level coach. Also do wins/flow of the game matter in any of these performances you're comparing? Context is a bit lacking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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