How the NFL starting QBs were rated as high school prospects

The NFL season gets underway tonight so there’s no better time to remember every expected quarterback starter across the league and how they fared as high school QBs. Nearly half (15 of 32) of this year’s NFL Week 1 starting quarterbacks attended Rivals Camp Series events as high school prospect.

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ARIZONA CARDINALS – Kyler Murray

The Allen, Texas, four-star quarterback had a respectable ranking at No. 71 nationally and fifth at dual-threat. But we were conservative in ranking Murray because of his small stature, especially in an era before undersized QBs became the norm in college and the NFL.

ATLANTA FALCONS – Kirk Cousins

Cousins went through the recruiting process before the Rivals Camp Series and so in-person evaluations were limited for the low three-star. Plus, he only had UConn, Western Michigan and Toledo before then-coach Mark Dantonio offered late at Michigan State.

BALTIMORE RAVENS – Lamar Jackson (Rivals camp alum)

Looking back on his phenomenal career at Louisville and now in the NFL, it’s hard to believe we ranked Jackson as the No. 17 dual-threat QB in the 2015 class. But even after a decent showing at the Rivals Camp Series in Miami, he was far from a finished product, didn’t have a smooth release and sitting in the pocket was not his strong suit.

BUFFALO BILLS – Josh Allen

After unsuccessfully trying to get a scholarship at Fresno State and turning down a walk-on spot at San Diego State, Allen went to junior college and then transferred to Wyoming.

He never attended a Rivals Camp Series and probably wasn’t…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 21:57:10

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