2023 Draft Board: Quarterbacks
If you've ever read one of my draft board articles before then you have an idea of what you'll see below, but there is a slight change. If you haven't read them, quick explanation, I use stats, athletic testing, past performance from current pro players, and formulas to try and determine the chances a prospect in the current draft has at succeeding as a pro. In the past I used a "PSR", and an "A Met" and "S Met" to give every player a round grade. I still use all three of those, but it's put into a formula to determine a Score, which is on a 0-100 scale. The scores differ by position, so before each draft board I will put what the high score was between the 2021 and 2022 drafts at that position. And at the bottom you will see a small blurb I wrote up for each position.
Without further ado, here you go:
High Score: 71.71
My Draft Board
| Players | College | Score | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud | Ohio State | 66.10 | Day 1 |
| Bryce Young | Alabama | 64.26 | Day 1 |
| Hendon Hooker | Tennessee | 63.14 | Day 1 |
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 57.66 | Day 1 |
| Tyson Bagent | Shepherd | 56.12 | Day 1 |
| Clayton Tune | Houston | 47.61 | Day 3 |
| Jaren Hall | BYU | 45.82 | Day 3 |
| Malik Cunningham | Louisville | 44.42 | Day 3 |
| Jake Haener | Fresno State | 43.01 | Day 3 |
| Max Duggan | TCU | 42.44 | Day 3 |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | UCLA | 42.37 | Day 3 |
| Will Levis | Kentucky | 41.97 | Day 3 |
| Aidan O'Connell | Purdue | 37.23 | Undrafted |
| Anthony Richardson | Florida | 0.00 | Undrafted |
| Tanner McKee | Stanford | 0.00 | Undrafted |
My Take: I don't think you can go wrong with Stroud or Young at the top of the draft, it'll come down to which team does a better job of helping them succeed. Hooker and Bennett are getting knocked for their age, plus Hooker is coming off that knee injury, but both had great college careers. I do think there's a chance Hooker goes day 1, so if I was running a team I would consider taking him in the late first. Bennett on the other hand is not getting any 1st round talk and only some day 2 talk, so if I was running a team and he was the guy I wanted I'd probably wait until day three despite the grade. I love Tune. I just wish my team had a second round pick they could use on him. Lots of projects in the day 3-undrafted range, but the two most notable are obviously Richardson and Levis. I don't like the idea of using a first round pick on a project player at any position, so if I was running a team I would pass on both in the first.