Key Highlights
- A lot of people think he's playing better than he did, and a lot of people are saying he played worse than he did. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe's a rookie quarterback, drafted in the fifth round, and played just like a fifth-round pick is expected to as a rookie.
- That's not an indictment of his talent, nor is it a statement that suggests he'll become a Pro Bowler.
- It's just a statement of fact.
- Fifth-round picks don't normally have huge rookie seasons, especially as a rookie quarterback. Thanks to an article from For The Win, we have an idea of what to expect from fifth-round rookie picks.
- These 10 men went on to have notable (not necessarily good) NFL careers, which include Spencer Rattler, Sam Howell, Mike White, Nathan Peterman, Brett Hundley, Josh Jonhson, Troy Smith, Dan Orlovsky, Mark Brunell, and Steve Grogan. From them, we can extrapolate what an expected fifth-round quarterback can and should do as a rookie.