Jordan Lynch: Scouts say I can be an NFL quarterback
By Mike Dyce
Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch had a successful season that included being a Heisman Trophy finalist. Lynch said he was told by scouts he could be an NFL quarterback during the East-West Shrine Game.
“There were still a lot of questions about whether I should be a quarterback or running back or whatever going into the East-West, and the first two days of practice, all of those questions were kind of eliminated. [Scouts there] believed I could be a quarterback with what I showed them, and there are a lot of teams interested in me as a quarterback,” Lynch told the Chicago Tribune.
There has been some discussion of Lynch following in Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch’s footsteps and changing positions to wide receiver or safety.
“About half of the teams came up to me [at the East-West game] talking about a different position or special teams,” Lynch said. “Whatever gets my foot in the door, I am willing to do. I believe I am a quarterback first and I will prove everyone wrong and I will keep doing that. If it depends on getting a check or not getting a check, I will do whatever it takes to get that check. A position change really isn’t in the back of my head because I know quarterback is going to work out. If it came down to where I had to make a switch, I would stay on offense. I feel like I am a playmaker with the ball in my hands.”