Oklahoma's Kyler Murray and Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins are generally thought to be the top two quarterbacks in this year's NFL Draft class, but lately, another kid is climbing the charts: Missouri's Drew Lock.
There has even been some talk that some teams favor Lock over Haskins, and University of Colorado head coach Mel Tucker, who was previously a defensive coordinator at Georgia and has faced Lock several times, loves what he sees from the young signal-caller:
“His arm talent is off the charts,” Tucker said, according to Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Post. “He’s a competitor. He’s a guy that if you make a mistake defensively, he can hurt you. He throws a really nice deep ball and I definitely think he’s an NFL talent.”
Lock is coming off of a senior campaign at Missouri in which he threw for 3,498 yards, 28 touchdowns and eight interceptions while completing 62.9 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 147.7.
Those numbers aren't as impressive as Murray or Haskins, but Lock will still be one of the top quarterbacks picked.
Tucker went on to add that he thinks the 22-year-old will “have a really good NFL career.”
Lock began the full-time starter for the Tigers during his sophomore year, throwing for 3,399 yards, 23 touchdowns and 10 picks while completing 54.6 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 133.3.
His best season actually came during his junior year, when he finished with 3,964 yards, 44 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, recording a completion percentage of 57.8 percent and a passer rating of 165.7.
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