NFL Draft: Breaking down the differences between Winston and Mariota

Oregon’s Marcus Mariota and Florida State’s Jameis Winston have separated themselves as the two best quarterbacks in the 2015 NFL Draft class.

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The last two Heisman Trophy winners are head and shoulders above their competition at the quarterback spot, but over the next two weeks they will be compared to each other constantly. While they were both wildly successful college quarterbacks, that is where the similarities end for these two.

Mariota and Winston are different guys in every sense.

They play differently, have wildly different personalities and will certainly be different quarterbacks in the NFL. Winston is a classic drop-back passer, while Mariota is a passer who can also make big things happen with his legs. Both players come with serious risks though, and the team that drafts each guy will be making a gamble.

Over the next few pages we take a look at how these guys stack up against one another based on each aspect of their games.

Winston and Mariota will wind up being the first quarterbacks taken in the 2015 NFL Draft, so continue reading to see how they stack up against each other.

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