The NFL Draft: Where the Games Don't Matter

The NFL Draft: Where Suddenly the games don't matter.

Well somehow he's done it!  Through no fault of his own, Jake Locker has made draft experts fall in love with him all over again.  The guy has been at Washington since I've been of legal drinking age (or so it would seem).  I'll post his college statistics, and you tell me what number screams "DRAFT ME EARLY!"

Stats Overview Passing


YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA TD INT SACK RAT

2007 155-328 2062yds 47.3 6.29  14TD 15INT 17sacks 105.01

2008 50-93 512yds 53.8% 5.51  1TD 0INT 10sacks 103.55

2009 230-395 2800yds 58.2% 7.09  21TD 11INT 28sacks 129.75

2010 184-332 2265yds 55.4% 6.82 17TD 9INT 19sacks 124.20

Jake is not just a victim of circumstances in terms of being at Washington during coaching changes and when there was little talent around him.  He has not once had a performance at the college level that should have any talent evaluator or NFL scout thinking he has a future as an NFL QB.  He's not accurate enough as a passer and, he has not performed well against his best competition.  What am I missing here?  Frankly the kid doesn't deserve to be at the Senior Bowl.  How could he possible be among the best senior QB's in the country when he is an average at best college QB?  I said this last year about Jimmy Claussen and I'll say it again about Locker.  Don't believe the hype.  The team that drafts Locker is wasting a draft pick.  The team that drafts him with a 1st round pick might as well tell their season ticket holders to spend there $$$ elsewhere for the next 4 seasons until they draft their next QB.
 
I don't need film study or one one time to know the guys that can or can't play.
 
Here's 5 guys being talked up who deserve it based on production.
 
1. Von Miller LB Texas A&M
2. AJ Green WR Georgia
3. Patrick Peterson CB LSU
4. Gabe Carimi T Wisconsin
5. Julio Jones WR Alabama
 
Here are guys being talked up that I just can't buy.
1. Jake Locker QB Washington
2. DeQuan Bowers DE Clemson
3. Blaine Gabbert QB Missouri
4. Ryan Mallet QB Arkansas