2013 SR Non-Official Mock Draft 4th Round Thread!
With the 1st pick of the 4th Round The Jacksonville Jaguars select Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
6'2, 227
OVERVIEW
Only two quarterbacks from Syracuse have been drafted since 1945, but with a consistent senior season, Nassib will be the third (and first since Donovan McNabb in 1999). Entering his third year as the starting quarterback for the Orange offense, he will contend for most of the school's career passing records in 2012.
Nassib flew under the radar as a two-star high school recruit out of Pennsylvania, redshirting in 2008 and serving as the back-up behind Ex-basketball player Greg Paulus in 2009. He inherited the starting quarterback duties in 2010 as a sophomore, throwing for 2,334 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Nassib had his best season last year as a junior, finishing with 2,685 passing yards, 62.4 completion percentage and a TD-INT ratio of 22-9.
ANALYSIS
Nassib has good-enough arm strength to make throws at all levels of the field with the mechanics and beautiful ball fakes that scouts love to see. Nassib tends to make poor reads under pressure and force throws, but is a smart player and does a nice job using his eyes to hold defenders and work through his progressions. He isn't a statue in the pocket and is very accurate throwing on the run, flashing impressive toughness for the position. Nassib is a gamer with a live arm and the potential to rise up draft boards with a consistent senior year, ranking as one of the more underrated players for the 2013 NFL Draft.
We at Jaguars front office don't much like the 2013 class of quarterbacks, but we know we're needy in that position and so we had a plan in place for each round. In the 4th round we didn't expect Ryan to be there, so we're very happy to declare our best case quarterback scenario in this draft has come to pass.
With the 1st pick of the 4th Round The Jacksonville Jaguars select Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse
6'2, 227
OVERVIEW
Only two quarterbacks from Syracuse have been drafted since 1945, but with a consistent senior season, Nassib will be the third (and first since Donovan McNabb in 1999). Entering his third year as the starting quarterback for the Orange offense, he will contend for most of the school's career passing records in 2012.
Nassib flew under the radar as a two-star high school recruit out of Pennsylvania, redshirting in 2008 and serving as the back-up behind Ex-basketball player Greg Paulus in 2009. He inherited the starting quarterback duties in 2010 as a sophomore, throwing for 2,334 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Nassib had his best season last year as a junior, finishing with 2,685 passing yards, 62.4 completion percentage and a TD-INT ratio of 22-9.
ANALYSIS
Nassib has good-enough arm strength to make throws at all levels of the field with the mechanics and beautiful ball fakes that scouts love to see. Nassib tends to make poor reads under pressure and force throws, but is a smart player and does a nice job using his eyes to hold defenders and work through his progressions. He isn't a statue in the pocket and is very accurate throwing on the run, flashing impressive toughness for the position. Nassib is a gamer with a live arm and the potential to rise up draft boards with a consistent senior year, ranking as one of the more underrated players for the 2013 NFL Draft.
We at Jaguars front office don't much like the 2013 class of quarterbacks, but we know we're needy in that position and so we had a plan in place for each round. In the 4th round we didn't expect Ryan to be there, so we're very happy to declare our best case quarterback scenario in this draft has come to pass.