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5 NFL Draft sleepers for Round 1 selections

By Rucker Haringey

GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 10: South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) runs with the ball during the game between the SouthCaroline Gamecocks and the Florida Gators on November 10, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 10: South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) runs with the ball during the game between the SouthCaroline Gamecocks and the Florida Gators on November 10, 2018 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Florida Field in Gainesville, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 26: Quarterback Will Grier #7 from West Virginia of the South Team on a pass play during the 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 26, 2019 in Mobile, Alabama. The North defeated the South 34 to 24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
MOBILE, AL – JANUARY 26: Quarterback Will Grier #7 from West Virginia of the South Team on a pass play during the 2019 Reese’s Senior Bowl at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on January 26, 2019 in Mobile, Alabama. The North defeated the South 34 to 24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

3. Will Grier

Quarterbacks always find a way to rise as we get closer to the draft. Kyler Murray, Dwayne Haskins and Drew Lock are certainly going to be first rounders. Most mocks have Daniel Jones in the middle of Round 1 too. Don’t be surprised if Grier sneaks into position to be the fifth quarterback taken on Day One.

Scouts who don’t like Grier frequently point to his lack of size for the position. That’s ironic since many of those same scouts are perfectly comfortable with the idea of Murray going No. 1 overall.

The more reasonable criticisms of Grier are about his interest in making easy plays from the pocket. That’s something he didn’t do a ton of at West Virginia. Good NFL coaching should be able to teach him how important that is as the professional level.

What makes Grier an interesting prospect is that he’s a quarterback who just finds ways to make plays. There’s a certain Mahomes quality to his ability to make throws on the run and from different arm angles. He isn’t going to take the NFL by storm like Mahomes did, but it’s easy to envision a team seeing enough commonalities between the two to draft him at the end of Day One.

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