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2018 NFL Draft QB stock report – Week 6: What’s wrong with Sam Darnold?

By Conor Dorney

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins passes as Dante Wigley #4 of the Colorado Buffaloes defends during the first half of a game at the Rose Bowl on September 30, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 30: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins passes as Dante Wigley #4 of the Colorado Buffaloes defends during the first half of a game at the Rose Bowl on September 30, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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With the college football season in full swing, all eyes will be on premier quarterbacks around the country to help determine who may be worthy of leading an NFL franchise come draft day next April.

Week 5 of the college football season has come and gone and already we have a change at the top of these very quarterback rankings. As Sam Darnold struggled to lead his injury-riddled USC squad, several other signal-callers across the country stepped up and looked like potential first-round picks.

The purpose of these particular rankings is to allow some fluctuation throughout the course of the season. Hence the term, “draft stock.” Had you proclaimed at the start of 2016 that North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky would be the second overall pick in the upcoming draft, you probably would’ve been called crazy…among not-so-nice adjectives. Many factors play into draft stock and unlike how many view performance in the NFL, there is much more that goes into a player evaluation than stats at the college level. For example, having several great games doesn’t necessarily excuse the performance, habits, or tendencies a player might show over the course of the entire season.

When it comes to the order of these rankings on a week-to-week basis, I take into account what I see on the field and how those skills or inefficiencies can translate to the next level. We’re a long way away from having any clue how the top of the quarterback board will shake out around the league. That’s what bowl games, the Combine, private workouts/visits and the interview process are for. Not to mention the fact that many of the top quarterback prospects will have the opportunity to return to school for another year if they so desire, particularly if the understanding is that their play this season will negatively affect their draft stock.

So, without further ado, here’s a look at the draft stock of the presumptive top five quarterbacks for the 2018 class and where that stock is trending as we enter Week 6.

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