1. Trevor Lawrence - Lawrence isn't an option. Check.
2. Trey Lance - I've come around big time on Lance. Just as a pure passer, I really like his talent. He looks great in the rhythm passing game. He can absolutely nail the difficult throws with ease. His athleticism is just a bonus. He poses some risk, given the amount of project that we have to do from limited tape, but I am a believer.
3. Mac Jones - Jones is a stud. He is at the top of the class in several categories, such as reading defenses and anticipation, which is ya know, kinda important. I project him to have more arm strength as he continues to develop his body and refine his technique. Yes, he is pro ready, but he's also a bit of a projection because I really see so much talent that he can grow into.
4. Kellen Mond - Mond is a big time sleeper, but he's this weird combination of most pro ready (super accurate, consistent, productive) but hardest to project because of his frailness and some limitations I see in his mechanics. I really want to like him, but I think he's ultimately going to need a good landing spot.
5. Zach Wilson - Biggest positives: quickest feet, quickest release, and best footwork in draft. Has a decent amount of under center and play action experience. Good but not great arm. Negatives: Zach Wilson makes bad decisions. There's a difference between playing Me Ball and being creative. If you leave the structure of the offense to make plays, that's creativity. If you leave the structure of the offense because it makes yourself look cool and gives you the opportunity to make a flashy play, that's Me Ball. Me Ball destroys offenses because you can no longer develop structure or get balls to your playmakers. Is it curable? Often times, no. Look at Johnny Manziel. He needs strong leadership to turn it around.
6. Justin Fields - Fields is very inconsistent, very slow to go through reads, and has zero feel for rhythm passing. His experience with pro style reads is limited. He's always going to rely on his athleticism, and that will probably permanently hamper his development. He may be able to put up big numbers in a system that hides his weaknesses, but this will come to the detriment of the rest of the team, and it's not someone I would build a team around.
7. Feleipe Franks - Ridiculous tools. Got beat out by Trask, but you have to hope that you can continue to develop him. Some questions about his ability to read a defense. I think football might just be too fast for him, but he's still just 23 years old, and people grow. Low risk, very high reward if you get him in the middle rounds.
8. Davis Mills - Davis Mills looks the part and acts the part, but his arm is really mediocre, and I doubt it can be improved much because of his mechanics. Maybe I am wrong.
9. Kyle Trask - All around solid player. Pop gun arm, as others here have stated. Was completely flat and out of his depth against fast defenses that forced him to make tough throws. Protect him with your scheme, and he's a good backup.
10. Jamie Newman - Jamie Newman looks the part and throws absolute seeds, but he has some mediocre tape in terms of reading defenses, and you also wonder about the past year of course. Ultimately, he has the highest potential of anyone in my tier three list, in my opinion. I just don't know where his head is at.
