Just wanna point a few things out here:
1. If this kid didn’t come to Miami and date a Cavinder twin, his play last year would be WAY less scrutinized.
2. How “bad” was he last year??
In 2023, after which he was being projected as a Heisman candidate and #1 overall pick, he was #7 in QBR, #5 in PAA, and #5 in EPA.
So in 2024, with the way this kid is talked about, he had to be Brock Glenn bad, right? I’m assuming he totally fell off a cliff and was figured out as a total fraud. So with the putrid running game and a receiving corps that LED THE COUNTRY in drops on catchable balls, how bad were his numbers?
#12 in QBR, #22 in PAA, #15 in EPA.
Oh.
This dude can play ball. He’ll be compared to Cam all year, which is what it is. It’s not fair, but it’s what happens when you’re the guy after the guy. And I don’t expect Cam-level play. But this kid can ball. He can absolutely win you a lot of football games when he’s got kids around him who produce. And I think he’s got a lot of that this year. I expect big things this season. Easily one of the 10 best QBs in the country.