Weaknesses:
Summary: Ryan Mallett is getting overrated at this point because everyone is in love with his size and arm strength. However, there isn’t much I saw on tape to give Mallett a first-round grade unless he improves greatly in 2010.
Mallett is a very inconsistent quarterback and an extremely raw talent. Plus, let’s also factor in Bobby Petrino’s poor history of sending quarterbacks to the NFL (Dave Ragone, Stefan LeFors, Chris Redman, Brian Brohm). Something about Petrino’s system either doesn’t prepare them for the NFL because the receivers are wide open thanks to great route combinations and play calling, or he just finds a way to mask the talent level (not a problem with Mallett).
Mallett is starting the season with a third-round grade in my book with a second-round projection because I think some team will overdraft him due to his immense upside. Maybe Mallett improves next season, but that would just be me giving him the benefit of the doubt, which I rarely do for prospects.
Player Comparison: Derek Anderson. Anderson has the size and the arm, but like Mallett, he is a bad athlete with poor accuracy.
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