NFL Draft Kyle Trask Pro Day (4 Viewers)

[cant]

I’m pro Trask. I think he has great accuracy, awareness, and footwork. I find these intangibles to be the most important after watching an undersized ”weak armed” Brees dominate the league for 15 years.

I would love to get him in the 2nd, but if we reached for him in the 1st I would support the decision.

 

[meily]

Davis Mills QB Stanford

 

[gtaz21]

Trask will be gone before the Saints first pick.

 

[Analyze This]

Davis Mills QB Stanford

You have posted something similar in two threads now. What makes you such a fan of Mills?

 

[Dillonsp]

Davis Mills QB Stanford

I like Mills, but nowhere near trask because: Mills makes questionable/inconsistent decisions, can be slow making reads/deciding to throw, and locks on to receivers. Those issues may be correctable.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/davis-mills-nfl-draft-player-profile-stanford-quarterback/
All that said, I wouldn’t be mad if we took mills in the mid to later rounds

 

[AFLwhodat]

I’d be fine with Trask in rounds 1-2 and Mills 3rd and later.

 

[meily]

I like Mills, but nowhere near trask because: Mills makes questionable/inconsistent decisions, can be slow making reads/deciding to throw, and locks on to receivers. Those issues may be correctable.
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/davis-mills-nfl-draft-player-profile-stanford-quarterback/
All that said, I wouldn’t be mad if we took mills in the mid to later rounds

I think he's as viable an option to Trask and other QB's in this draft he should be considered in regards to QB prospect on the Saints radar.

The write up you posted his positives are perfect for how this offense runs and wants to get back to.

 

[Dillonsp]

I think he's as viable an option to Trask and other QB's in this draft he should be considered in regards to QB prospect on the Saints radar.

The write up you posted his positives are perfect for how this offense runs and wants to get back to.

Trask is a much better prospect. Again, i like Mills, but slow processors who stare down receivers and make questionable decisions get eaten alive in the nfl. There’s a big flag as to whether Mills can make the transition. Not saying he can’t, but big risk there.
Trask is on the other end of the spectrum in those areas. He leads safeties AWAY from the play with his eyes, quickly moves through progressions, and makes good decisions with rare ball placement accuracy

 

[MLU]

The forgotten Heisman candidate. Trask is arguably the most accurate QB in this class. He has elite pocket awareness and movement, great at his ability to read defenses pre-snap, go through progressions, and elite accuracy, not only in ball placement, but also accurate in anticipation of where his receiver will be and reads of the defense.

“Trask said teams are most impressed with his ball placement. He said that they like his ability to turn a 50-50 ball into an 80-20 ball for his receivers.”
mullen predicts trask will have long nfl career

Combine that with elite size and a solid arm, and I strongly believe, if Trask lands with the right team—like the Saints west coast offense—he may end up one of the best QBs in this class. He has a stronger arm than it appears some believe, and can make all the throws. (“Trask clearly has the arm strength” Lance Zierlein NFL.com Draft Profile)

“Smart, accurate pocket passer who displayed consistent progress in his game through the years. Patient, remains poised as the pocket collapses around him, and consistently scans the field going through progressions. Senses the rush, moves outside the pocket to buy time, and throws with a fluid over over-the-top delivery. Locates the open wideout and goes to the safe, underneath outlet if necessary.
Consistently keeps his eyes downfield and distributes the ball using all his targets. Consistently identifies the open wideout, anticipates where his receivers will be, and hits targets in stride. Accurate and does not make pass catchers work hard based on his ability to place throws. Effective setting up screen throws. Does a great job commanding and controlling the offense.”
-Pro Football Network

Sure he was surrounded with elite receiving options, but some of their achievements should be credited to Trask as well. And is that really a knock? It isn't like Trask was merely average with those receivers. Trask was 4th in the heisman race because he was exceptional. Trasks one bad game was against Oklahoma. He performed poorly, but with his top 3 receivers out. Regardless of their talent, any QB will drop off if his #4 receiver is now #1, #5 now #2, etc., especially with a guy like Trask who excels at anticipating where his receivers will be, which clearly is affected when you lose your top 3 familiar targets, along with numerous other obvious problems—not getting separation, coverage sacks, etc.

The guy's only real knock is mobility. He isn't Kyler Murray, but Trask had 2 rushing TDs against LSU and 1 against Alabama. He isn't a slug by any stretch of the imagination and is certainly capable of running. Our current system is setup for Trask's style play with Brees anyway.

I’d love to see Saints land Trask at 28.

I feel he's a better prospect than Mac Jones. People like to look at stats, but if you ignore that and watch them play Trask is closer to a Joe Burrow-type than Mac Jones. He makes good decisions under pressure. He throws receivers open. He's not easily rattled.

 

[SAINTSFAN]

Interesting analysis on QBs by the Athletic.

Ranking the top 12 QBs for the NFL Draft: Analyzing from Trevor Lawrence to Ian Book

The top five quarterbacks are set. Some of the ones after them offer intriguing possibilities in Round 2 and later.

theathletic.com

8. Kyle Trask, Florida
Trask is a big quarterback (6-5, 236). However, he doesn’t have the arm strength that you would associate with a quarterback of that stature. His arm is average, but he’s very accurate and can throw the ball in good locations, particularly on throws inside the hashes. His ball placement on deep passes outside the numbers can be spotty, but this is more of an arm strength issue. He routinely sees windows open up and throws to open grass with anticipation — he might be the best anticipation thrower in the draft. He’s an aggressive thrower and will push the ball downfield. His best throw might be his seam ball. He moves well in the pocket and buys time with subtle pocket movements. Though he lacks linear speed, Florida ran him on a lot of option plays because of his size and ability to fall forward. He won’t be an option threat in the NFL, but he can be used as a runner in the red zone or short-yardage situations. There are times when he looks like he’s locked on to tight end Kyle Pitts even before the snap and it’s hard to blame him considering how dominant Pitts is. He was very productive at Florida and threw for 4,283 yards with 43 touchdowns his final season. Trask has starter potential at the next level and would be a great fit in a system like New Orleans, which utilizes quick concepts and heavily attacks the seams.