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Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
6'4"	244 lbs.	32 3/4"	10 1/2"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.44 Sec	N/A	40.5"	10'9"	N/A	N/A

Games	Completions	Attempts	Cmp %	Yards	Touchdowns	Interceptions	Rush Yards	Rush Touchdowns
22	215	393	54.7	3105	24	15	1116	9

Pros

• Lamar Jackson with Cam Newton build at the quarterback position and is easily one of the most dangerous dual threat quarterbacks in the draft.

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• Has elite level athleticism for the position and can rip off 50+ yard runs at any given moment on the field. 

 

• Elite agility allows him to make tacklers miss as well as maneuver in the pocket with ease. 

 

• The strongest arm in the draft, period.

 

• Too big and too powerful to get dragged down by one man.

 

• Does good job of growing through his progressions on the field and picks his targets well.

 

• His laser pass velocity has allowed him to throw absolute ropes to his receivers when they find the hole in zone coverage.

 

• Very competitive player that will keep fighting a team until the bitter end. 

 

• Incredibly clever as a quarterback when trying to maneuver in the pocket with a fair amount pump fakes and look offs (check out the touchdown through against Utah). 

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• Played very well against SEC teams even in losses and often gave them runs for their money until the end. 

Cons

• One year of full time starter experience in college.

• Lackluster throwing mechanics which has lead to major accuracy issues so far in his career. 

 

• Very willing to take on contact when running in the open field, risking potential injury.

 

• Doesn't know his own strength as a quarterback yet when throwing passes and often overthrows his target.

 

• Hardly any touch on his passes which can lead to passes getting dropped from shear force.

• Didn't play in an NFL offense in college that featured a great deal of misdirection and RPO. 

Overview

Anthony Richardson has the highest ceiling of any quarterback in the draft with his rocket of an arm, elite athletic profile, and ability to read defenses and decipher the path of least resistance from a defense. His issues with his mechanics however are going to be quite the hurdle in the NFL for a coaching staff to deal as his throws aren't just off target but often out of range for any play to be made on the football and his offense that features plenty of scripted throws for him to make shroud teams ability to find out how much of the success he had in college was from his play on on the play or the plays called by his team. His one year of starting experience also doesn't help his cause here as well and teams are going to have really do their research on his game overall. The good news for him however, he's just too much of a box office superstar on the grid iron for teams to right off completely and his physical attributes could make him a monster in a system that plays to his strengths.