A scouts perspective

A scouts perspective

Saturday, May 2, 2015

Bryce Petty, QB - 103rd overall pick

Height
Weight
Arm
Hand
10 Yd
40 Yd
Bench
Vertical
Broad
3-Cone
Shuttle
60 Yd Shuttle
6-3
230
31 7/8
10
1.68
4.87
DNP
34
121
6.91
4.13
DNP

Game Film Evaluated:
Kansas State (2014)
West Virginia (2014)

Pros: Able to avoid pressure and beat teams with his arm. Solid and impressive footwork allowing him to put good zip on the ball. Throws a nice deep ball and gives his receivers chance to run under it and away from defenders. He will stand tall in the pocket and take the hit to get rid of a ball on target. Flashed ability to throw with anticipation.  Good athlete who can run to buy time and take off for yards at times. He is comfortable throwing it up in single coverage on a deep pass. He has that clock inside to warn about pressure.

Cons: Up tempo, spread offense. One read QB. Never worked under center nor had to call plays. He needs to learn to slide to avoid unnecessary hits when he does run downfield. He took some good hits vs West Virginia. He can be late on and not throw with anticipation on 15 yard out pattern. Gun shy throwing ball in tight spaces or when receivers are covered.


Summary: Bryce Petty has significant upside to the NFL but has to learn to work in a pro style offense to succeed. He has not had any experience playing under center, making presnap reads and calling the play. He has an advanced feel for the position, the internal clock to avoid pressure, uses his feet to buy time and beat with his arm and impressive footwork. He was used to throw into wide open receivers in college and having defenses struggling to keep up with the tempo offense. He will need time to develop those skills but has a chance to be a solid starting QB in the NFL. 2nd round pick.

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