Full disclosure: I’m still pulling for Fields and I don’t watch college football.
With that in mind, if we do move on from Fields, I wanted to get my head around how the basic stats of Williams & Maye compare to recent #1s overall.
Main Takeaway: Statistically speaking, vs prior #1 picks, Williams is middle of the pack and Maye is bottom in almost every main category.
Follow-up Questions for those of you who know and watch college football:
- Can someone explain why Caleb Williams is talked about as being “generational” or a can’t pass up?
- Can someone explain why there is so much love on Drake Maye? Honestly, his figures are extremely similar (maybe worse) than Trubisky. Given they went to the same school, that is quite concerning.
I truly think Penix is the most nfl ready qb. He has flashes of being absolutely elite, and a game manager at absolute worst. He’s played a lot of ball and has the best arm from the collegiate level that I’ve seen this year. He likely won’t get the attention until after the draft and he wins a start job somewhere. But dude is amazing. And he’s a great leader. Imo, Caleb isn’t a leader, bit of a diva honestly. And I think maye should hang another year.
We could get Penix later in first round too, maybe even second round. Will Levis fell to that last year