That's a desperation signing. He's a big step down from Ward and Beck.
Fifita was statistically pretty great 2 out of his 3 seasons
Among P4 starting QBs returning/ with eligibility remaining for next season he has The
- 5th best Passing grade under pressure (behind Mendoza, Sorsby, Sayin, Stockton. Just ahead of Demond Williams, JKS, Arch, and Jevin Jennings)…. So that’s GREAT company. … with 6th best AdjComp% under pressure…4.8% BTT% to 3.4% TWP% in those situations
- 8th best Passing Grade when kept clean. 5.9% BTT% to 1.1% TWP%
- 8th best Passing Grade against the Blitz with a 4.9% BTT% to 0.9% TWP% which actually ranks 1st directly ahead of Sayin, Sorsby, Stockton, Maiava there.
- 9th best passing grade when not blitzed…
- on throws that take >2.5s, he is 1st in BTTs. This is where Cam was exceptional. Fifita is directly ahead of JKS, Sayin, Maiava, and Dante Moore in this metric. 8.5% BTT% to 2.6% TWP%.
He isn’t elite in most any of these metrics. But he makes big throws, is mobile, is pretty accurate, a good decision maker… versus Beck he will absolutely generate more explosive plays. I’d worry about him throwing over the middle a bit more due to his height. But he’d be great here imo.