2019 Senior Bowl: 5 players who improved stock

Drew Lock, QB, Missouri

Before the festivities of Senior Bowl begin, president Jim Nagy touted the talent at the quarterback position. This was coming only a year after number one overall pick Baker Mayfield was a part of the game with fellow first rounder Josh Allen. Nagy still praised his scouts for assembling a very talented group in 2019. Atop that group was Missouri’s Drew Lock.

Lock was neck and neck with Duke’s Daniel Jones for that honor entering the week. His play pushed him well ahead of the Blue Devil. Lock showcased the skills that made many believe he would come out in 2018. One thing was for sure, Lock has a cannon and is not afraid to let it rip. Here he showcases it and hits Corey Ballentine in stride.

What he needed to work on the most was his touch. It’s not necessarily accuracy but his ability to take something off the ball when he needs to. Here he does that with a nice pass.

Another area where there will be concerns is his mental processing. He did not totally clean that up this week either. There were still misses in practice. This was the case at Missouri where he made routine throws hard and suffered from poor reads. Here he misses a wide open slant receiver in favor of making a throw on the run.

That did not stop scouts from raving on Lock’s ability. In shorts he looks like an NFL quarterback, simliar to what they said about Allen a year ago. Lock is not Allen but the two are close comparisons in terms of their arms. Like Allen, Lock should hear his name inside the top-10 or 15. Don’t take my word for it. Here Benjamin Allbright says he is hearing the same thing.