MMQB: Multiple NFL Evaluators Say There's Not a Single Starting QB in 2022 NFL Draft

[PanthersGOATFan336]

Teams looking for a quarterback in the 2022 NFL draft might not be excited by the scouting reports after Saturday's Senior Bowl.

"A couple of veteran NFL evaluators told me late in the week that they don't believe there's a single NFL starter in this year's quarterback class," Albert Breer of MMQB reported. "Not everyone was that harsh, but it was unanimous that these quarterbacks aren't close to last year's—and most agreed that all five of last year's first-round signal-callers would've been the top guy at the position in the 2022 draft."

The 2021 draft featured five quarterbacks selected in the first 15 picks, including the top three overall. It might be a different story this year—Bleacher Report's Scouting Department listed zero quarterbacks among the top 15 players available. Cincinnati's Desmond Ridder is the top passer listed at No. 17 overall, while no one else at the position is inside the top 40.

Bad news for all the Mayfield..I mean Howell fans

[PanthersGOATFan336]

The Senior Bowl featured several potential first-round picks, including Ridder, Malik Willis, Sam Howell and Kenny Pickett, but scouts were reportedly not impressed.

"It was an average showing all the way around," an AFC executive told Breer. "No one really stood out as a top-level guy. Malik showed the most athleticism and arm strength. You just question how ready he is, coming from the offenses [at Auburn and Liberty] he is."

A team that reaches for a quarterback early in April's draft could regret it. 

 

[PanthersGOATFan336]

Reach for a QB we get set back 3-5 years, OL build a foundation and get a generational QB when the time is right. 

[trucpfan]

1 minute ago, PanthersGOATFan336 said:

Reach for a QB we get set back 3-5 years, OL build a foundation and get a generational QB when the time is right. 

I believe Rhule will reach he seems to poorly evaluate players I can’t wait until the draft.

[firefox1234]

This won’t deter Rhule. He sees the progress but no one else can see it. Just him.

[Waldo]

It would be great year to build an oline but I am not putting much hope into not being a team wasting our only high pick on a dud QB. Buckle up for 'that guy is not the answer yet again' this year.

[kungfoodude]

47 minutes ago, firefox1234 said:

This won’t deter Rhule. He sees the progress but no one else can see it. Just him.

Remember, he and Tepper are smarter than these scouts.

[NYPantherFan]

This is my feeling with the class as well, which is why I'd lean towards taking Willis who has the tools and hope he can be developed.

Everyone else to me just looks like more mediocre versions of lower tier starting QBs like Jared Goff, Jimmy G and Ryan Tannehill. 

[kungfoodude]

4 minutes ago, NYPantherFan said:

This is my feeling with the class as well, which is why I'd lean towards taking Willis who has the tools and hope he can be developed.

Everyone else to me just looks like more mediocre versions of lower tier starting QBs like Jared Goff, Jimmy G and Ryan Tannehill. 

Or you could just lean towards not taking one of them at all.

[Catsfan69]

This isn't news I've been saying this for months.

[SetfreexX]

I will say at the least Fitterer echoed a sentiment that he thought there could be some worth looking at in the middle rounds, but not early as I paraphrase his comments a week or so ago. 

Hopefully Rhule doesn't get his way (Pickett). 

[mrcompletely11]

9 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

This isn't news I've been saying this for months.

We’ve been saying this for months.  We’ve been saying it.  

[kungfoodude]

2 hours ago, mrcompletely11 said:

We’ve been saying this for months.  We’ve been saying it.  

So many of us. It isn't a minority opinion. It's basically consensus at this point.

Edited February 7, 2022 by kungfoodude

[TheSpecialJuan]

7 hours ago, PanthersGOATFan336 said:

Teams looking for a quarterback in the 2022 NFL draft might not be excited by the scouting reports after Saturday's Senior Bowl.

"A couple of veteran NFL evaluators told me late in the week that they don't believe there's a single NFL starter in this year's quarterback class," Albert Breer of MMQB reported. "Not everyone was that harsh, but it was unanimous that these quarterbacks aren't close to last year's—and most agreed that all five of last year's first-round signal-callers would've been the top guy at the position in the 2022 draft."

The 2021 draft featured five quarterbacks selected in the first 15 picks, including the top three overall. It might be a different story this year—Bleacher Report's Scouting Department listed zero quarterbacks among the top 15 players available. Cincinnati's Desmond Ridder is the top passer listed at No. 17 overall, while no one else at the position is inside the top 40.

Bad news for all the Mayfield..I mean Howell fans

sounds about right