Go birds! What's going on everybody? Let's go. Let's get into it. Let's go on the clock as we now have another edition of the Go Birds on the clock 2026 NFL Draft Preview looking at every position heading into a pretty important draft for the Eagles. When you consider how many players they have, maybe entering their last year with the team, a decent portion on offense, Lane Johnson, Dallas Goddard, Saquon Barkley, Jalen Hurtson, we'll talk about in a second. And then on defense as well, obviously they need two new safeties, the linebacker situation. Like, it's just a big year for the Eagles in adding players that can be Eagles on good rookie contracts for a long time. So I've been loving looking at all these prospects and look forward to talking to you about them in any way I can. So today we're going to look at the quarterback position. Yes, the quarterback position, some of my more famous bad takes, Cardale Jones, I really like him, was a big packs and lynch guy. He was the beginning of the franchise swag movement in terms of just thinking a guy is cool and thinking he'll be a good quarterback. Also famously said, I would take Nate Sudfeld over any quarterback in the Kyler Murray draft. Don't think I've been proven super wrong about that. Class off the top of my head doesn't seem like it's been great, but maybe I'm misremembering. Regardless, Kyler certainly been better than Nate Sudfeld. So not going to lie, when it comes to quarterbacks, I have strong takes on both sides of the ledger. I also thought Jalen Hurts, after I had him in my list of quarterbacks, Eagles should target going into the Carson Wentz draft. And after I saw him against the Cardinals, I said he looks like a franchise quarterback. So can be pretty hit or miss on the quarterback evaluation. So today we are going to look at the 2026 quarterback class, a class that we're not going to include Fernando Mendoza because he's going to go number one. The Eagles are obviously not going to take him. But an interesting class after looking at all of the guys, I feel like there's really only three or four, maybe five-ish quarterbacks that interest me in it. But the question is, what are the Eagles looking for here? As we talked about over the past week, with the two articles coming out about Jalen Hurts, as I talked about with James on Tuesday on the GoBirds pod, go check that one out. What are they looking for a quarterback? Are they looking for someone that can be a backup level replacement that can step into Tanner McKee's shoes when McKee's contract expires at the end of this upcoming season? And maybe McKee's back if there's not a market, but seems unlikely. I feel like he'll probably try to go somewhere, frankly, even just California, because that's where he's from, but even just to go and have a better chance of playing somewhere. Like if McKee's here and doesn't get a chance this year, you wonder if he'll just kind of move on. But they could look for a backup quarterback to replace McKee. They could look for just a super raw developmental guy. You draft him late in the draft and maybe he's a practice squad guy, something like that. Or they could be looking for the next franchise quarterback. And whatever I think of Jalen, whatever you think of Jalen, we have to accept that based off the reporting coming out, based off everything I hear from being in the building since Jalen's gotten there, like, I think there are factions of the team that are completely sold on Jalen. And then there's other parts that are definitely not. Like Jeffrey Lurie, I think is sold on Jalen. I think Nick is bigger on Jalen than people think. I don't think Howie is a big Jalen Hertz guy. I don't think Howie views Jalen as like a special talent at the position. I think Howie can appreciate everything Jalen's accomplished. I think Howie can appreciate Jalen's strength and he's strengths and he does do some things very well. But I think Howie, who is so big on like elite level talent, five star recruits, high draft picks, I just, you can't sell me that he is like sold that Jalen can be a special elite quarterback for the next five years. And here's what I'll say to a quick Jalen thing. Because I saw my boy Joe Jaliel getting roasted on Twitter for this. And the question was phrased poorly on Twitter in his defense, but it was basically like, does Jalen Hertz Super Bowl MVP matter anymore? And I get why on the surface level that seems silly. But when the Eagles look at the quarterback position, they have to look at what they project for the future, not what has happened in the past. Now, past performance can be an indicator of future performance. Past performance can buy players longer rope to struggle, right? But ultimately the Eagles have to ask themselves this, are we going to want to pay Jalen Hertz again? Are we going to do it this off season? Or are we prepared to potentially write him a really big check next off season? So how that impacts the draft is, do they see somebody in this draft class that they feel can be a starting level quarterback? Now the tough thing is, and we talked about this, now they're not going to take him into first round. Like, I don't think so. But you do lose a year of the cheap quarterback play if he sits for a year. That happened with Jalen, right? Jalen sat for a year, was unbelievable in 2022, was decent-ish in 2023, but it forced him to make a quick decision on him. Because after three years, they basically had to decide if they wanted to pay him. And obviously coming off of 2022, or they paid him, you know, they, oh yeah, I'm sorry, I was completely wrong on that. The Eagles were in a tough spot there because in 2020, he didn't really play. In 2021, he was okay, but they tried to move on from him. And then he has an unbelievable 2022. It's after the third year, and they end up committing this huge contract to him. So, you know, when you're drafting a quarterback, if he's someone that you think can be the guy, you want to get him on the field quickly. So this is a long way of saying, could the Eagles draft a quarterback high? Of course they could. Of course they could. We can deny it, you can deny it, everyone can act like they shouldn't do it. And I don't think they should. I think it would be a mistake, blah, blah, blah. But they could do it. They could look at this class and decide, these guys, that there are quarterbacks there that could end up being like a steal in the second round and could end up being somebody second or third round that has franchise quarterback potential. So, with all that being said, let's get into the draft prospects. And I'm going to go over them in my ranking of them, right? Like, so Ty Simpson, News Flash, he's not my number one quarterback, but he's likely going to be the number two quarterback taken. And again, not including Fernando Mendoza on this. Before we get into it, it is worth saying that some of the most important things about a quarterback are really, really hard to get from watching YouTube, right? They just are. Like, I can't speak to the leadership of these guys, right? Like Jalen's leadership, Jalen's it factor is one of the biggest reasons he's successful. How is he with teammates? Like, I don't know that, but we know it's important. Football IQ, very hard to tell. Like, you can read in scouting reports, they have good football IQ, but ultimately I don't know that information. And the Eagles, probably those three things are some of the hardest things to figure out with a quarterback and then progressions. Like, you got to have a quarterback that can go through his progressions. I know that, you know, first read, quick read stuff matters, but that's also really hard to tell from tape. So, watching quarterbacks just online, like is somewhat of a flawed prospect, but a process because it's hard to tell those things. But that aside, it's not going to stop us. We have to have quarterback take. So, let's get into it. Let's talk about these quarterbacks in the 2026 draft class. So, for me, number one on my quarterback board for the Eagles, Drew Aller out of Penn State, projected to go late day two. So, you know, third round, early day three, fourth, fifth round. But there is a lot to like in my opinion about Drew Aller. And I think the Eagles could look at him as like a guy that they can get at a value that has, that could play and that could be a franchise guy. So, just turned 22 years old. So, one of the youngest quarterbacks in this class, like by far, six, five, 228 pounds, nearly 10 inch hands. So, he checks all the measurables, tall, big hands, young, like he has physically what you want to see. And he can move like watching them run. And we'll get into this, but like he looked a little bit. I'll just say it now, like Josh Allen, Carson Wentz, like the way he moved, the big body, the physicalness, I was impressed by him as a runner. So, his stats, 63% completions on just over a thousand attempts, 7400 yards, 61 touchdowns, 13 interceptions and 45 games. And he had 224 rushing attempts in four seasons for 12 touchdowns. So, he can run, he, his accuracy, you know, we'll talk about that. But he's mobile, he's tall in the pocket, he's young, and he has all the physical attributes. Now, the scouting report on Aller, according to NFL.com, quote, Aller looks the part with prototypical size and an effortless arm that can make any NFL throw. However, inconsistent touch and ball placement are a major hindrance. In big moments and big games, he hasn't proven he can rise to the occasion or sustain efficiency. The stats look good in a conservative offense as a sophomore, but his play became more erratic once the playbook was opened up and more responsibility was put on his plate. He can be slow to process and get to his best option. He also struggles to adjust his pre-snap plan to fit the coverage. It's worth noting Aller's receiver struggled to win man coverage matchups for him. Again, zone, he makes anticipation throws and beats coverage at an adequate clip. Mechanical fixes are possible, but confidence, poise and recognition must be the foundation of any rebound. Aller projects as an average backup with high end traits. So, obviously in there, there's stuff you don't like, right? Slow to process, struggled with a complex playbook, didn't step up in big moments, right? Like the Oregon game had that really bad interception. So, there's a lot, there are things not to like about Drew Aller, but he's still a six emoji guy because he's tall, he has upside, he has a rocket for an arm. I think he does have some level of an it factor, although honestly, maybe I should take that away, but just like watching him, I saw like specialness and then he gets the baby emoji because he just turned 22. So, one way I'm going to look at these quarterbacks is just simply put, do I see it? Yes or no? Like when I watch him, do I see that he could be a special NFL quarterback? And for Drew Aller, that's yes. Like I really like the combination of size and mobility. Like I said, he looked Josh Allanee and Carson Wentze in the way that he kind of ran and his throws and like some of the, you know, I saw plays where he like flicked it kind of like Josh Allan would do or Carson would do. I think he's slower than them. He didn't look as explosive to me. Carson obviously pre-injury, but he seemed unafraid in the pocket, had some sick throws that required zip and placement over the middle. If you remember, like Josh Allan coming out had an absolute rocket for an arm. I don't think Drew Aller has that, but man, I do think he has an NFL arm. And I think this kind of matters too. Like a five star recruit out of high school, number one quarterback in his class, probably someone Howie Roseman has heard a lot about over the past few years, has that bit of like exciting to draft. I would take Drew Aller in the third round. I don't think I'd take him at 53 because again, or 54, because again, like there's a lot of complications there with Jaylen, but of all the quarterbacks I watched, the one I came away from the most thinking, he could be an upside special play that could be a low level asset that turns into something big. For me, that's Drew Aller. Now I know Penn State has a bad history of quarterbacks, right? Christian Hachenberg, like you just go down the list of guys who looked like they were going to be good and they didn't. But Drew Aller, five star recruit, number one quarterback in his class, all the physical tools, young, you can work with him on things like, you know, the pre-snap stuff. Like you can work on him with that. Like Jaylen's got a lot better as a passer. The Eagles have seen completely right there, like in their own building, how a guy can improve. Now he's not improved to a point where he can do everything, but he has improved. So for me, Drew Aller is like the guy where if you're going to take him and say, not a ton of pressure on Jaylen, but also like this guy has some it qualities, Drew Aller is my number one quarterback for the Eagles. Number two for me, and I'll be completely honest, I was surprised this guy finished number two for me, Carson Beck from Miami. Like I thought I would not like him as a prospect, but there is a lot to like. So just turn, so he turns 24 November projected go late day to early day three, six, five, 233 pounds, 10 inch hands. So isn't as young as Drew Aller, but certainly checks the physical box. And that's one thing to consider too. Like the Eagles have always liked tall quarterbacks, Nick Foles, Carson Wentz, Tanner McKee, Joe Flacco, right? Jaylen doesn't check the tall box. Again, going back to the how he of, I don't think how he views Jaylen is like a special quarterback. So I give Carson Beck the tree emoji because he's tall. The rocket emoji because I thought he had a cannon watching him throw it. The it factor, which is a new one with the sunglasses. We'll talk about that in a second. And I think he deserves it factor to just all the big college games he played in. And then the dart emoji because I was surprised by this, according to pro football focus tied for 10th and adjusted completion percentage among all quarterbacks. So you really like that. So like I said, six, five, 233 pounds, 10 inch hands. His stats basically 70% on just over 1300 attempts, just under 1200 yards, 88 touchdowns, 32 interceptions. That's a high number. You don't love that in 55 games. Basically all those numbers from three seasons, a little bit early in his career, but they're basically all from three seasons. 177 rushing attempts, seven touchdowns. Didn't think he was super mobile watching him. And obviously I've watched him play college football and big games, but he's a little, little more than I thought watching a bunch of snaps of his in a row. So his scouting report, according to NFL.com, quote, three year starter who has weathered his share of ups and downs. Beck has NFL caliber size and a lot of experience playing in high leverage games. He recovered from 2024 UCL surgery on his throwing elbow, but he appeared to lose some velocity on deep balls and moves and move throws. He works through progressions at a good pace and can throw with anticipation, but he loses track of safety is throwing into hazardous spots. Beck's decision making showed more maturity in his final college season, but pressure can pull him back into old habits. He spins a catchable ball with a compact release, but spotty accuracy leaves to pass breakups and lower conversion rate on tight window throws. Beck projects as a good backup with potential during the starting job down the road, but he must continue developing game managing instincts and quote. Now obviously Jalen's great at managing the game, right? Takes care of the ball, doesn't put it in harm's way. And that's something that you see with 32 interception to 55 games that Carson Wentz Carson Wentz Carson Beck struggles with now in there. It talks about his accuracy. That's fair. That's an opinion, but like the stats are the stats and he was tied for 10th and adjusted completion. When I watched him, I thought he had some awesome over the middle throws into tight windows. Now I don't love when a quarterback throws off his back foot. I think it's a bad habit, but there are times you have to do it. And I also think it can be a really good sign of arm strength. Like can you when back pedaling like throw the ball at like, you know, 40 yards to get to the receiver. I saw him do that a bunch of times. So again, not ideal to do it, but it just throws off his arms, his shows his arm strength in my opinion. Did see him do some under center stuff. That's one thing watching all these quarterbacks like they're all in shotgun. So it's going to be tough to draft like a pro ready under center quarterback. Not a dangerous runner, but I did think he was like a little more mobile than I expected. Not giving them the running, running emoji, but he did. I do think you could do some things with him as a runner. I also just really, really liked that he played big time games at big time programs. Like he was at Georgia. He was in Miami. He was in the national championship game. Like nothing is going to phase him. I think he'd be comfortable coming to Philadelphia and putting on the crown as the Eagles quarterback. I don't think it would phase him now. In terms of an it factor, I'll be honest. I can't tell if this dude is like super cool or like super goofy, but the fact he played at Georgia and Miami seemed liked by his teammates. One big games there. I'm giving them the it factor. So do I see it like, yes, I think a guy that played at Georgia, played at Miami is six, five, big hands, strong arm, accurate. Like I'll take my chance on that guy. Like not a great runner, but a mobile enough. So he is number two for me on my board. All right. Number three, and again, didn't expect him to be this high. I thought Ty Simpson would finish higher than this to be completely honest, but Kate Klubnik out of Clemson. So early midday three, so you're looking, you know, round four or five ish turns 23 in October, gets the baby emoji, six to 207 pounds, a nine and one fourth inch hands. So I'll be honest, I gave him the tree emoji because just watching him, he looks tall. He has long arms too, which I think helps, but six to that's not like special height there for a quarterback. So the stats, 64% on 1400 attempts, just over 10,000 yards, 73 touchdowns, 24 interceptions, 369 rushing attempts for 17 touchdowns. So he gets the running emoji. He gets the accuracy emoji, which we'll talk about in a second, gets the baby emoji because he turns 23 in October. I give him the rocket emoji. I thought his arm looked special. And then he gets the star because he's one of my favorite prospects at the position. So the scouting report, according to NFL.com, quote, much was expected of Clemson after a strong showing in 2024, but his play in production declined in 2025. He's undersized, but athletic and shows an ability to attack zone windows with adequate velocity over the first two levels. He can make some timing throws with anticipation, wind and rhythm. However, when the first read isn't there, his field vision is average and he's not good enough off platform slash out of structure to succeed at a high enough rate. The accuracy numbers to most area of the field fall below the mark, but tape study shows a high drop count by his receivers. While his designated run production fell off in 2025, he remains pocket mobile, avoiding sacks and exploiting rushing lanes. Maintaining poison mechanics are essential. So finding a short passing attack with a competent running game feels like a must for club Nick. So like I said, you know, they mentioned in there like the accuracy numbers seem to be due to high drop count. Well, pro football focus backs that up because he was tied 19th in a just a completion percentage, which is, you know, all the quarterbacks in the nation. That's pretty good. I again, kind of like Carson Beck thought he showed some arm strength on back footed throws. Which again, is a good indication of me of arm strength. He let it rip a few times down the field and I don't think it like popped off his hand. I didn't think there was any quarterback in the class where the ball like popped off his hand, but I do think he might have a cannon deep. Like I, there were some throws where it was, it was impressive. I think he's a plus runner, like just watching him move the length of, I know it doesn't sound like it matters, like just watching him move with the length of like his arms and just like his, the way he got by guys, I was in on him as a runner, just watching them thought he seemed good in the pocket. Hard to tell on tape, like I said before we started this, but I did think I saw him go through progressions quite a bit. So do I see it? I kind of, kind of like unsure, but more of a yes than a no. So by the way, I do see it with Carson Beck. So Kate Clubnick to me, I would be in on like a fifth round pick where I think there's upside, upside there. And he's a little like Drew Aller to me where I think Carson Beck probably is who he is a little bit. We'll talk about Ty Simpson, but I think there's upside with Drew Aller and Kate Clubnick. All right. The guy that I thought would be number one, the guy that I thought I was in on, Ty Simpson from Alabama falls to number four. So part of this is obviously he's projected to go in the first or second round and I would not take him at 23. We'll talk about if I'll take him at 54, but turns 24 in December, six one, don't love that, 211 pounds, nine and three eighths inch hands, so smaller hands are on the smaller side. 64% completion of 473 pass attempts just under just over, I guess, 3,500 passing yards, 28 touchdowns, five interceptions like the low interception number, 90 rushing attempts for five touchdowns. The scouting report, according to NFL.com, quote, former five star prospect who waited his turn at Alabama and raised his profile in a single season as the tied starter. Simpson is mechanically sound from a footwork and release perspective, providing a favorable foundation to work with, to work from. He's above average as a processor and decision maker, but timing and anticipation remain, remain works in progress. Armed talent velocity or average with limits his success. His repeatable process should help iron out ball placement and consistency is the more he plays. Simpson is unfazed by shell coverages and is decisive when attacking intermediate zone pockets for chunk gains. He can break contain and move the sticks with his legs to learning to cut bait and avoid sacks needs to be prioritized. One year starters rarely boom, so he'll need a patient staff in a clear developmental roadmap to fill in the missing pieces, end quote. So obviously if the Eagles take a quarterback where you're like, Whoa, I can't believe they took him there. Ty Simpsons the one. I mean, maybe he'll fall farther. Maybe his agents doing a good job hyping him up, but he doesn't seem like he would be there at the end of the third round, which means if they like him, they're taking him in the second round. Drew Aller is the one where you're like, you never know. Like maybe he goes higher than people think, but Ty Simpson feels like the, if we're having an insane week on WIP, like Ty Simpson is why because they took him. So tied 40th and adjusting completion percentage, according to pro football focus, don't love that. I did like his pocket presence watching him. I saw a lot of throws where he kept his eyes down the field and then also throws where he stood in the pocket strong and got hit. Lots of nice down the seam throws. A lot of shotgun stuff, right? A few times on your center, but a lot of shotgun stuff. His arm strength on intermediate throws to me seemed legit. Like throws it needed zip on it. He was able to do it over the fingertips of defenders into tight windows. I did think his arm strength in the intermediate part seemed good. I thought down the field, it didn't seem great, but intermediate like 20, 15 yards, I thought he could put zip on it when he needed it. As a runner, he reminded me of Brock Purdy and Brock Purdy like does put stress on defenses, but again, only six, one, like kind of, you know, like the little feet, like moving quick to get yards. Yeah. So I thought he was a good runner like Brock Purdy, but I didn't see a special runner was willing to throw into tight windows. Like a lot of his highlight throws were throws were frankly, I wonder if Jalen puts the ball there and there can be a negative that because now I know he had five interceptions, but in the NFL athletes are quicker. The windows close quicker. Maybe he won't be super cautious with the ball. And I think winning the turn of a battle is clearly huge. Like I said, nice throws over the fingertips of defenders that required some zip and decent amount of over the middle throw. So what I liked about Ty Simpson was the zip on his throws, throwing the ball over the middle of the field, throwing into tight windows seems like a plus as a runner and his arm strength intermediate throws seem good. What I didn't like is he's 24, he's bear or turn 24 in December. He's not played a lot of college football. He's only six, one his hands are a bit on the smaller size. And I don't think he has a cannon for an arm. So do I see it kind of, but I don't see it the way other people do. And again, I would rather take like a Drew Aller, Kade Club, Nick from Clemson, or even Carson Beck. But I feel like Carson Beck is one that'll end up embarrassing me from a, from a take standpoint. So yeah, Ty Simpson comes in fourth on my quarterback big board. All right, on the other side, we're going to talk about one of the more intriguing prospects in the draft class, but also we didn't talk about the coaches kid out at LSU. So we'll get into that on the other side, but first a word from our sponsors. Okay, so like I said, we talked about the big boys in the draft class now, but now let's talk about two of the more interesting prospects in tailing green out of Arkansas and Garrett Nussmeyer out at LSU. So I like tailing green as a prospect better than I like Garrett Nussmeyer. So for tailing green major upside emoji, like you just watch him and you're like, oh my god, this guy could be Lamar Jackson. Star emoji, love him as a player. It factor emoji seemed like he like just seemed like that dude out there and the running emoji obviously, because he's one of the best running quarterback prospects I've ever seen just watching him move was crazy. So he's projected go early day three. Well, why is that? He obviously needs to adjust as a passer, which we'll talk about turns 24 in October, six, six, you heard that right? Six, six, 227 pounds, nearly 10 inch hands just under 10 inches at nine and seven eighths. Only a 60% completion percentage on just over 1100 attempts, just under 10,000 yards passing 59 touchdowns, 11 interceptions in four seasons. He played at both Boise and Arkansas, 459 rushing attempts. So he ran quite a bit for a whopping 30 rushing touchdowns and he ran a four, three, six, 40. Like when I say this dude was a treat to watch run, I was, and we'll talk about a second, like I think you could draft him just to like as a backup that you put in and just stress the defense, but scouting report from nfl.com quote, a long, rangy dual threat quarterback with upside green's ability to generate explosive plays as a runner and passer helped keep his offensive float in game consistency has been a sticking point though. He has a long unorthodox delivery and tends to baby too many throws. He can generate enough velocity and distance to stress defenses over the second and third level. Green puts the ball in harm's way at an alarming rate, which will translate to greater trouble against more talented defenders and more complicated coverage reads his ability to win with his legs on called runs or pocket breaks pushes his value beyond his passing profile. Green's upside will be tantalizing, but his ceiling will only track with his growth as a passer end quote. So I'm only watching his highlight throws, right? But you can see in there that there are major issues with him putting the ball in harm's way, major issues with him as a passer and the adjusted completion percentage backs that up as he was tied for 107th in adjusting completion again, a lot of shotgun, but when I say he's special as a runner, you have to go watch his tape. His breakaway speed was insane. It was like watching Lamar Jackson and Jayden Daniels body, but honestly Lamar in college was skinny too. He looks like a quarterback that to me, I think he can be a quarterback, but he feels like somebody that I'd be covering in training camp and being like he was a quarterback in college and now he's an electric wide receiver or something. I just think he's an unbelievable athlete. He is a special, special plus runner like him in the backfield with sake one would truly be what the Eagles wanted Jalen to be from a runner where you have to respect him as a runner and if he holds it, it will help the running game for a ton. Now that said, for being a runner, I really did like some things I saw from him as a passer. I thought there were a lot of throws where he stayed in the pocket and kept his eyes down the field and for mobile quarterbacks, that's a real challenge to do. Like if you roll out, it's easy just to duck your eyes and run. I saw him keep his eyes up and make throws down to feel quite a bit. Like I said, the pressure you can put on as a runner is insane, but like he had some sick tight window throws. I think he might have a cannon, but his arm wasn't as strong as I was hoping considering his size, right? Like you would hope he'd have a big cannon for an arm, but maybe if he puts on muscle, that'll improve. So, Taylor and Green to me feels like an Eagles prospect in the way that he'll get drafted and everyone will go, man, if they can develop him, he can be something special and it's true, but I wonder if for someone to probably have to roster, it depends on where he gets drafted. If they feel there's too much work there to do from a passing perspective, that it's not worth it, but I like him a lot. I like the idea of him. I like the pure athleticism. You just have to worry about him as a passer. So the complete opposite end of that is Garrett Nussmeyer and I came away not liking Garrett Nussmeyer as a prospect. So his clear strength is his accuracy. Tied for 20 second and adjusted completion percentage, but outside of that, I didn't really see a lot. He's 6'2", so he's on the undersized scale of it, 9-1 eighth inch hand, so his hands are on the small side, just turned 24 in February, so he's a bit on the older side. He's only played 22 games now 65th in 65% completion percentage on 813 attempts, 42 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, now 12 of those came in 2024, but he does nothing from a running perspective. So the scouting report, quote, this is according NFL.com, quote, undersized pocket passer with legitimate arm talent that has not been able to make up for flaws in his game. Nussmeyer's inconsistent diagnosis and coverage and working through progressions, which limits his ability to counter what defense is showing him. He plays with a gunslinger's mindset and doesn't consistently prioritize ball security. He has a compact release and can spin impressive throws from off-platform angles when needed. He will make a throw that makes you a believer in one series, but often falls it up with a turnover that reignites the doubt. He has adequate mobility in the pocket and limits his sack count. Teams will need to balance Nussmeyer's mistakes and durability concerns against his potential to improve on his LSU output and put. So a lot not to liken there, undersized pocket passer, not a plus as a runner, puts the ball in harm's way, like almost a two to one interception to touchdown ratio, but he's accurate. Now it's not consistent, but he's accurate. If you look at pro football focus, they had him, like I said, tried for 20 second and adjusting completion percentage. He was at the senior bowl, so that's noteworthy. The Eagles like themselves a senior bowl quarterback, but just such not a dangerous runner. I have to be out on the guy. Like I need a quarterback that can stress a defense with his foot, with his feet. Otherwise you have to be an elite elite special pocket guy and I don't see that in Nussmeyer because of his size. And I didn't think his arm was that special. Like I gave him the accuracy thing because he was twyled, tied for 20 second, adjusting completion, but I didn't see like a special passer of the football. I think he seems a little like Tanner McKee, but just smaller and that matters because Tanner's height and size allows him to be a great pocket quarterback. Garrett Nussmeyer, I think might have trouble seeing over the line of scrimmage. So very willing to sit in the pocket and let things develop as opposed to running, but arm strength to me seemed only okay. So do I see it as a quarterback, like a starting NFL quarterback? No, I do not see it. So all right, a few more quarterbacks here. Sawyer Robinson at a Baylor just turned 23 in February. So he gets the baby emoji, six four, 216 pounds, nine and three eighths inch hands gets the tree emoji because he's on the taller side. I just thought he looked tall and long. I thought he had some impressive arm strength. Like, or sorry, I didn't think his arm strength seemed impressive considering his size. Sorry, I misread my notes there. Seemed calmed under pressure in the pocket, but I didn't really see many super impressive throws. The scouting report according to NFL.com quote, fifth year senior with pro traits and arm talent. Robinson possesses a quick release and good velocity, but his subpar touch timing and accuracy are notable on the first two levels. He'll need better eye discipline to keep linebackers and safeties from jumping from jumping passing lanes. He's composed in the face of pressure and can make off platform throws when needed. He's mobile, but won't beat many teams with extended plays a shift away from spread based reads to a more balanced attack featuring traditional tight ends could help, but Robinson struggles with accuracy and ball placement could be tough to overcome end quote. So I kind of saw it again, because he's tall. I thought he had like you know, the arm strength was like, uh, like I said, um, but yeah, I'm not, I'm not really super in on, on Sawyer Robinson as a, as a quarterback. So kind of saw it, but out on him. Another guy that I couldn't believe I'm in on and ultimately like, it's like when you know you're going to make a bad decision, right? Like you're looking at something and you're like, this is overpriced. I should not buy it. I should not pay for it. Ooh, but I'm going to do it. Like that's Diego, uh, Pavia to me out of Vanderbilt. Just turned 24 in February. He's old. He is five 10. Let me repeat. He is five 10. And that is ultimately why I have no choice but to be out on him. I saw Dillon Gabriel last year with the Browns come to, um, come to training camp and like just too small. He is too small, but, but when I watched him, kind of in, kind of in, I gave him the it factor emoji because to succeed like he did at his height has to be special. I gave him the upside emoji because maybe we're just all sleeping on the fact that he is really good. And then he gets the accuracy emoji and this to me is what really moved him up, tied for ninth in adjusted completion percentage. So I don't know, like he was good at Vanderbilt. I think he was like in the Heisman running, from not mistaken. Um, but he seems like he can move. He can create on the fly, like off schedule throws or such off schedule plays such a big part of the NFL. That's also why I'm concerned about Garrett Nussmeyer. I don't think he can make plays off schedule, but like Drew Aller can do it. Drew Beck can do it. Um, you know, so there are player, I think Ty Simpson might be able to do it. Diego can do it. I think he can do it. Um, had some nice tight window throws. Um, and again, cause he's only five 10, there has to be a bit of an it factor. Uh, the scouting report according to NFL.com quote, Pavia is a short, tough, productive quarterback who plays bigger than his measurables. He elevates those around him and was the main character in Vanderbilt shift from doormat to winning program. I love that. He's improvisational, creating explosives that aren't on the call sheet without playing reckless hero ball. He scans through progressions, throwing with intermediate accuracy, but impatience versus zone can lead to costly mistakes. He can stand and deliver or escape and win with his arms or legs when pressured. However, he lacks ideal mechanics and needs altered launch points for cleaner sight lines and release points. His deep ball below average. Don't like that. He isn't an explosive or fast, but he's a force multiplier for the run game, especially near the goal line. Efficiency and success rates check out across most situational filters, but he requires a more tailored scheme. Quarterback's his size rarely make NFL rosters, but his competitive should be a tough, should be a plus as long as he's willing to accept a role as a backup. End quote. I could picture Sirianni like banging the table for him as a competitive guy with an it factor, and I can picture everyone else being like, no, he's five 10. So ultimately I will make the responsible decision. I will say no, but man, it was a little bit to like there. All right. The last two that I don't see it with cold Peyton out of North Dakota state, like maybe he is such a runner that he's 63, 233 pounds. So he's, he's a big dude, right? It gets a tree emoji gets the run emoji. His hands are 10 and one fourth inches. So he's got big hands, good passer 72% on 255 attempts, 136 carries for 77 yards for 777 yards and 13 touchdowns. Like excuse me. His running was super, super impressive. Like he is not, he's not tailing green out of out of Arkansas, but some of his runs, he looked a little bit like who was that guy hated on the saints that a Taysum Hill looked a little bit like Taysum Hill. Like that's who I kind of see. So the scouting report quote Peyton is a dual threat single season FCS starter with good size. He's a lefty which stood out with shoddy mechanics and subpar arm talent, but still manages to deliver throws with touch to all three levels. He lacks drive velocity to dot throws and to tight windows. It might not have the timing needed to outfox pro defenders though. He's not shifty, but excels when short yardage is needed and is build up speed for explosive runs once he gets rolling. Peyton projects as a QB three and will require package plays to take advantage of his rushing ability until he proves himself a functional pocket passer. End quote. So again, the run seemed awesome. Was a tough quarterback runner. Wasn't like shifty and fast, but just like somehow the run kept going. Like I'd be watching him. I'd be like, Oh, he's down. And that's like, Oh, he's still going. Oh, he broke through. Little worried. That's because of the talent he played against. But yeah, I, uh, I put no for do I see it just because I think as a passer, he has so much work to do and he played at such bad competition, but he does check a little bit of the physical traits for the Eagles of big, you know, two to 133 pounds, big hands. And he did have some impressive throws. Now the last one, I almost didn't put an emoji for him to be honest. And I really even shouldn't put this emoji, but I felt bad not putting emoji for him. Luke Altmeyer out of Illinois. So looks like he's going to be a day three pick six to 210 pounds, nine inch hands. So very small hands undersized at six to 63% completion percentage on just over a thousand attempts, 7,924 passing yards, 60 touchdowns, 24 interceptions ran quite a bit, but I didn't think he looked impressive as a runner. Um, I gave him the dart emoji just even though he was tied for 47th and adjusting completion percentage. Like that's not special or great, but it's not, you know, 106 or whatever tailing green was. Um, the scouting report quote three years starter with solid passing production relative to the lack of protection he saw in 2025. Altmeyer has experience in pro passing concepts and shows decent eye discipline slash patients to give the play a chance. He throws with adequate anticipation into his own windows, but a slower operation time and lack of arm talent hurts his chances of beating tight man coverage. Edge Presser sneaks up on him and he hasn't learned to avoid sacks often enough. Altmeyer could have a tough time beating out pro backups for a roster spot. I agree. I didn't really see an NFL quarterback. Like there were plays like you look, he played college football at Illinois props to you. You probably had a great time. Like I just didn't see an NFL quarterback and I don't see someone the Eagles will draft. So the guys I could see the Eagles taking Cole Payton. I could see them taking a tailing green. You wonder if they would take Nussmeyer just to get it dug, but I don't ultimately think they would take him. Uh, Ty Simpsons issue within his own. I like Kade Clubnick, but I don't think they'll take him. Don't think they'll take Carson Beck, although I was a little like maybe college, how he's a big college guy drew our drew our, he's the guy I could picture how he getting in like the third or trading up for where we're like, maybe we got a little bit of something here. So that'll do it for today's podcast. As always, thank you guys so much for listening. We're going to get some guests coming up in recent pot and some upcoming pods because we're going to talk offensive line and I need someone to help me out with that. So that'll do it. Go out, enjoy your day until next time. He's Elliott. I'm James talk to you guys later.
