With five quarterbacks to go as expected in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, there will still be another viable option as a future starter in a strong class for the position. It would be Kyle Truss of Florida, coming off a breakout season that allowed him to finish fourth in the Heisman Trophy race.
Trey (6-5, 240 pounds) was neck-to-neck with Mack Jones of Alabama as a fast-growing prospect in the SEC. Jones separated and raised his level with his level players in the college football playoffs and led the Crimson Tide to another championship. Truss could not find the same kind of positive postseason showcase in the Cotton Bowl without its dominant Gators draft-headed target.
Trace has the size, strong hands, and accuracy to succeed in the NFL, but he peaks as a starting-to-mid-on prospect for now because he is a prototype pro pocket passer who needs some system support and The need for development has become a complete passer-by. He took advantage of great goals in Florida, led by first-rounders Kyle Pitts and Kaderius Tony.
There would be many NFL teams that had potential for starting QBs in the first round, but their selections were very few. Others will look to Trask to take over in the near future.
Looking at the most likely landing spots for Trusk, likely on April 30, in draft night 2, second or third round:
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Kyle Trask’s Best Fits 2021 NFL Draft
1. Washington Football Team (No. 51 or No. 74 overall)
Washington is replacing Alex Smith with Ryan Fitzpatrick as the new bridge QB. The football team’s developmental options are young former Panthers Kyle Allen and Taylor Heinic, who have a good identity in Scott Turner’s scheme under Ron Rivera. Tusk’s skill set suggests he can be well drafted into the system, WFT should have a more immediate option that can turn into a long term one.
At number 19 overall in the first round, the top five QBs should be out of reach. But Washington have two proper entry night 2 points to take down Trask, with the latter’s third rounder being the 49ers.
2. Chicago Bears (Number 52)
After not being re-signed by Mitchell Trebisky (Biles), Bears went with Andy Dalton as his bridge QB to avoid restarting Nick Foles. But Dalton, like Fittonpatrick, got a $ 10 million one-year deal. Chicago made a similar move, knowing that it could run out of luck in the first round as well, and it needed an early-start solution.
Tusk’s style should appeal to offensive-minded coach Matt Negi and coordinator Bill Ledger. Dalton, who played for the Lasers in Cincinnati, was a parallel-type prospect for Trask when the Bengals took him to the second round in 2011.
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (No. 55)
The Steelers are pulling out another, age-39 season from Ben Roheltisberger, despite having suffered a massive physical fall from a right elbow injury last season. The strength of his arm became limited and the wear chain should continue in 2021. Going into the second round as a transition plan after Trask would be of great benefit.
Pittsburgh has a lot of emphasis on running the ball more effectively with a shuffle line and JuJu Smith-Schuster, Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool have a good array of young receivers. Trek may well be drafted alongside new offensive coordinator Matt Canada with help regardless of Roethlisberger’s feelings on being a lame duck-throwing patron.
4. New England Patriots (No. 46)
The Patriots should be mentioned with every quarter prospect in this draft, but at No. 15 overall, unless they trade, they should join Washington and the Bears to get out of first-round five. Should he deserve a second-round choice like Trusk, he should not hesitate to pick up some picks ahead of Washington and the Bears for Josh McDanels and Bill Belichick.
New England may be poised to find out more about a versatile dual threat at QB, but in terms of mentality and passing skill sets, Trask should have some appeal for traditional rapid growth, such as the Patriots at their most The recent second-round pick out of QB, Jimmy Garapolo. He is heavily supported by two top experienced tight ends, a deep receiving duct and a strong line to lift a young passer-by at Trask’s ilk.
5. Atlanta Falcons (No. 35 or No. 68)
The Falcons may no longer be thinking of attacking the upside down QB, such as Trey Lance of the North Dakota States with No. 4, 49th overall, now likely to take the third QB off the board at No. 3. A potential Matt Ryan starting in the opening round may think of adding a successor. Truss has some athletic limitations, but he can work well in Arthur Smith’s offense with established wide receiver support and expected improvement in play.
6. Las Vegas Raiders (No. 49 or No. 80 or No. 81)
The Raiders arguably got the best season in the last season of Derek Carr’s career. But despite bringing Marcus Mariota back, John Gruden and Mike Meck may go back to kicking the tires and developing a true, non-carry backup replacement with perceived higher exclusion for the foreseeable future. Carr has an easy contract for solid cap savings for this offseason and reaches his 30s before becoming a free agent in 2023.
Trek may work well in Greg Olson’s version of the West Coast passing game as the Raiders can also incorporate some diffusion concepts to help them. It is more likely that round 3 should have a tracer drop.
7. Detroit Lions (No. 41 or No. 72)
The Lions made it harder to get out of Jared Goff’s contract in 2022 by restructuring for cap relief. But should they hang out with their new team this season, they can still cut some extra dead money to eat under a higher cap through the trade or the June 1 cut for next year.
New GM Brad Holmes said he was surrounded by quarterbacks in the square, along with Matthew Stafford-for-Gough Swap the Rams. The Lions should roll with Goff for a long time as a young, freshman option like Troff, they have a pair of potential Knight 2 picks with which to get him.
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