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NFL Combine 2018: What to watch from the quarterbacks

By Patrick Schmidt

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins and Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans meet on the field after a 28-23 Trojan win at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Josh Rosen #3 of the UCLA Bruins and Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans meet on the field after a 28-23 Trojan win at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 18, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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Josh Allen
SAN DIEGO, CA – DECEMBER 21: Josh Allen #17 of the Wyoming Cowboys passes the ball during the first half of the Poinsettia Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium on December 21, 2016 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

Josh Allen – The Wildcard

Is there a more polarizing prospect at the NFL Combine this year than Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen? There is a sizeable gap between what NFL Draft experts like Mel Kiper and Mike Mayock think of him vs. what Twitter scouts think of the big-armed signal-caller.

Kiper has Allen going first overall in his mock draft while Mayock has Allen as his No. 2 quarterback prospect behind Darnold. Meanwhile, armchair scouts think Allen should be asked if he’ll be switching positions to tight end after a disappointing junior season at Wyoming.

It’s true, Allen had a disappointing junior season after opening eyes as a sophomore. Allen missed time with injury and struggled to complete slightly more than half his passes. That’s damning for a quarterback prospect no matter how far and hard he can throw the ball, accuracy is the most important trait for a quarterback.

While the 6-5, 237-pound Allen certainly looks the part and has the massive 10 1/8 inch mitts that teams want in a quarterback, Allen has to show that he’s got a changeup in his arsenal and he isn’t so reliant on his fastball. Luckily for him, he won’t be throwing against a defense and he won’t have to fit the ball in tight windows, so I think Allen is going to have a studly performance whirling the ball around the field.

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