K.C. Chiefs Draft Preview: The Q-B-O-T-F

K.C. Chiefs Draft Preview:

The Q-B-O-T-F

Laddie Morse and John Cooney

The Kansas City Chiefs need a quarterback of the future — QBOTF — so let’s take a look at the QBOTD — the quarterbacks of this draft. After all, that where those guys usually come from.

Following is a breakdown of the top 2017 college quarterbacks, most of which is brought to you by John Cooney from Pass2Win.com. Feel free to visit his awesome site and read more of the breakdowns he has on other draft prospects.

Patrick Mahomes II is ranked #45 overall by DraftTek and #95 by CBS Sports. WalterFootball.com ranks Mahomes as the 3rd best QB behind DeShone Kizer and Mitch Trubisky.

Patrick Mahomes II, 6-2, 229, Texas Tech

“There’s a lot to like here; size, smarts, mobility, toughness and a live arm. Over 5000 yards and 41 TDs in 2016. Last season alone Mahomes exploded 6 games of 470 or more passing yards, including three 500+ yard performances and 734 air miles versus Oklahoma. Added 12 rushing TDs to his 41 throwing scores. He’s a QB’s son and it shows on the field. He just plays like he “knows”. Yeah, OK, Texas Tech’s offense is essentially an on-field video game, but in that fun scheme a QB had best thrive; Pat Mahomes surely did thrive. This is an NFL QB, but he needs a little time.” ~John Cooney

Patrick Mahomes II highlight reel.

Patrick Mahomes II DraftBreakDown tape.

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DeShone Kizer is ranked 59th overall by DraftTek, #34 by CBS Sports and WalterFootball has him 1st among all quarterbacks.

DeShone Kizer, 6-4, 230, Notre Dame

“The Irish QB is a streaky power passer that is far from a polished product. Kizer is quite similar to Jacksonville’s Blake Bortles coming out of college in that he rarely modulates velocity on his throws to fit the situation and will force the ball into compromising windows. He is big and strong, and a fine athlete who can break out of the pocket and grab chunky yards rushing. Kizer is a powerful runner and surprises tacklers with his speed as well. He could use another full season of college ball in a big-time program like Notre Dame to hone his craft. Think Cardale Jones, the Bills’ 2nd-year backup; yeah, he didn’t play as a rookie either.”  ~John Cooney

Deshone Kizer’s highlight reel.

Deshone Kizer’s DraftBreakDown page.

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Deshaun Watson is ranked 15th overall by DraftTek. He’s 14th overall by CBS Sports and WalterFootball has him as their 4th best QB on the board.

Deshaun Watson, 6-2, 215, Clemson

“Watson followed up his stellar 2015 campaign with a slightly less spectacular performance but led Clemson to a college national title. He is not a perfect passer, but he is NFL level good and a superb athlete. I see Watson as a better version of Cam Newtown coming out of Auburn. Impressive, heady for a young QB. Watson owns RB-quality rushing skills. He’s smart with the football be it rushing or tossing the rock. Ball carriage is somewhat low, creating a slight hitch or ‘flick’ in his delivery and there is some windup before delivering the ball. But he gets it there with zip and mostly on-time. Watson is especially sharp hitting deep routes and dropping the ball in the bucket. He’s played plenty of big games at Clemson the past 2 seasons and may be more pro-ready than most project. His biggest drawback heading to the NFL is the challenge of half-field play calls. He has to make sideline-to-sideline progressions in the pros. Again, good NFL coaching is key for Watson.

Not Sure: Josh Allen, Wyoming: appears to be returning to Wyoming for 2017.” ~John Cooney

Deshaun Watson’s highlight reel.

Deshaun Watson’s DraftBreakDown page.

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Brad Kaaya is ranked 34th overall by DraftTek and 7oth by CBS Sports while Walter Sports thinks he’s the 7th best QB in this draft (behind: Kizer, Trubisky, Mahomes, Watson, Davis Webb and Jared Evans).

Brad Kaaya, 6-4, 210, Miami (Fla.)

“Some say Kaaya is making a mistake coming out a year early. Plays with poise and confidence. Great ball skills, excellent ball carriage and always ready to pull the trigger. Spins a tight spiral and shows a live arm. Uses the entire field. I like what I see. Many feel his 2016 campaign was a down year, but he created plentiful good tape for pro personnel people. His NFL activity projection is a couple of seasons away. But keep tabs… I like this guy.”  ~John Cooney

Brad Kaaya’s highlight reel.

Brad Kaaya’s DraftBreakDown page.

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Mitch Trubisky is ranked 22nd overall by DraftTek and 13th overall by CBS Sports. WalterFootball has him as the 2nd best QB in the 2017 draft in April.

Mitch Trubisky, 6-3, 220, North Carolina

“Not only is this impressive QB coming out a year early, he may be the best pure QB in this draft. A one-year starter at North Carolina, Trubisky turned 2016 into a money-maker. He played fast, threw accurately, was mobile and displayed impressive confidence. Wow, what an arm! Under a creative QB coach in the NFL, Trubisky will flourish. He’s the full pro package; big arm, big frame, effectively mobile and a natural thrower. Keep Trubisky in perspective as he has just one season in college as a starter and is hitting the draft as a senior. He needs time and good coaching, but he’ll star if in the right NFL environment.”  ~John Cooney

Mitch Trubisky’s highlight reel.

Mitch Trubisky’s DraftBreakDown page.

Apparently — for now — there’s no clear cut el numero uno quarterback in this draft. As the draft draws closer — and once the tighty-whitey-ballet called the Combine takes place — these boys-to-men transformers will all be movin’-on-up in the draft because a QB-needy team will always be a QB-needy team and if you’re an organization like Cleveland, you just can’t help yourself. That’s right, there’s a good chance a QB still goes first in the draft. My personal pick is Mitch Trubisky (yesterday it was Deshaun Watson… big deal.. so, ask me tomorrow and I’ll tell you “truthfully” who I like best then) and in fact, I think he displays all the traits necessary to run Andy Reid’s offensive scheme and do it masterfully better than Alex Smith (by year three). So, tell me, who would you like to see wearing red and gold come next season? I think there’s a good chance one of these fellas will be strolling into St. Joe, come late July. Who do you prefer? If any.