Kyler Murray came under new scrutiny after the NFL combine, during which several teams reportedly questioned his NFL readiness after meeting with him in Indianapolis.
Talent evaluators apparently had new questions about the reigning Heisman Trophy winner's mental acuity and leadership style, leading to further concern about his chances of developing into a franchise signal-caller at the next level.
But according to quarterback guru and former Washington Redskins head coach Jim Zorn, who's been training Kyler Murray in preparation for the NFL draft, the potential number one overall pick will have no trouble grasping NFL concepts once he's entrenched as a team's franchise signal-caller.
“Remember, he’s been a student athlete, so his preparation is a few weeks behind other guys that are getting ready for the NFL game,” he said of Murray, per Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer. “But his ability to learn and retain is right on. I’d say the one thing that you would have to question him about is really the offense he was with in college. And he knows that. So you realize he knows what he’s doing. And then when you start talking about the NFL game, it’s probably a little more basic terminology, when it comes to defensive terminology, and maybe more detail in coverages than he’s needed to know. But I’m not afraid at all of him learning it. I think he’s going to be right there.”
As a first-year starter in 2018, Murray set the NCAA ablaze, leading the Oklahoma Sooners to the College Football Playoffs by throwing for 4,361 yards, 42 touchdowns, and seven interceptions while completing 69.0 percent of his passes. He also rushed for 1,001 yards and 12 touchdowns.
The Arizona Cardinals, who hold the No. 1 pick, reportedly began engaging teams in trade discussions for incumbent starting quarterback Josh Rosen earlier this month.
Cardinals rookie head coach Kliff Kingsbury, then with Texas Tech, said in October that he would “take [Murray] with the first pick in the draft if I could.”
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