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NFL Draft 2019: Top 32 prospects – Post-Senior Bowl edition

By Conor Dorney

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - NOVEMBER 17: Rashan Gary #3 of the Michigan Wolverines looks on while playing the Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 31-20. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: Ohio State (7) Dwayne Haskins (QB) throws a pass during the Rose Bowl Game between the Washington Huskies and Ohio State Buckeyes on January 1, 2019, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Until the announcement that Murray would enter the 2019 Draft, Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins appeared far and away to be the class’s top quarterback prospect, with many speculating that he wouldn’t slide out of the first 10 selections.

Overall, there is a lot to like and project from Haskins as a pro prospect. From a physical standpoint, he has prototypical size and the arm strength required to make throws to every level of the field. He put up video game numbers in his redshirt sophomore season with the Buckeyes, throwing for 50 touchdowns compared to just eight interceptions en route to a third-place finish in the Heisman voting.

Haskins is lauded for his size and arm strength but I still think he’s a bit more of a project than people think. Due to the nature of Ohio State’s offense, Haskins wasn’t routinely tasked with making reads over the entire field and primarily able to excel when he was able to get the ball out quickly.

At times, Haskins will trust his arm strength too much and try to place throws in windows that he shouldn’t, particularly if locked onto his first read. He will have lapses of being completely fooled by pressure off the edge and seems extremely comfortable when he’s not sitting in a clean pocket.

Where there’s a quarterback-needy team, there will be a fit for Haskins but I think the Buckeyes star still has a long ways to go before he’s to be considered an above-average NFL quarterback.

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