2019 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Dwayne Haskins

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Dwayne Haskins, 6-3/231 Quarterback Ohio State

Dwayne Haskins Scouting Report
By Charlie Campbell

Strengths:

Powerful arm

Can throw a hard fastball into tight windows

Quality build

Can push the ball downfield

Throws a good deep ball

Able to loft in touch passes

Has stretches of good accuracy

Stands tall in the pocket

Moves his eyes

Comfortable and patient in the pocket

Shows good timing

Lots of upside

Weaknesses:

Raw

Lacks experience

Inconsistent decision-making

Has to get faster at working through progressions

Footwork needs improvement

Ball placement can be off

Not a dangerous running threat

Summary: With J.T. Barrett running out of eligibility at Ohio State, Haskins took over as the Buckeyes’ starting quarterback in 2018. In his one season as a starter, Haskins ripped the Big Ten, lighting up defenses and putting some huge point totals up on the scoreboard. On the year, Haskins completed 70 percent of his passes for 4,831 yards with 50 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He finished the season strong and decided to enter the 2019 NFL Draft.

There is no doubt that Haskins has the skill set to be an NFL starting quarterback. He has a powerful arm that can rifle the ball into tight windows to beat good coverage. He has a serious fastball and can really spin the football. Along with throwing lasers, Haskins shows the ability to put air underneath the ball and throw touch passes. He is adept at throwing the deep ball and stretching the field vertically. Along with his good size, Haskins shows impressive pocket presence with patience and comfort despite the rush flowing around him. Haskins possesses the potential to be an accurate passer, but he could stand to improve the consistency of his ball placement.

While there is no doubt that Haskins has special arm talent, there also is no debate that he is a raw quarterback who needs development. That is not surprising considering Haskins was only a 1-year starter in college. As a result of his rawness, there are stretches on tape during which everything is just a little bit off with him. His footwork can get thrown off, and his field vision can be slow. For the next level, Haskins is going to need to speed up the process. He has to get faster at working through his progressions and getting the ball out. His decision-making is not consistent, and he made some gambles with ball security that he could stand to improve. While Haskins has some mobility, he is not a dangerous running threat for the pros.

The NFL is always desperate for franchise quarterbacks, and Haskins has the athletic skill set to be that kind of signal-caller. He has a big arm, accuracy, pocket presence, and size. Thus, Haskins looks like a high first-round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Considering that Haskins is raw and needs development, he is not an elite quarterback prospect like an Andrew Luck. For this analyst, I would grade Haskins behind some other recent first-rounders like Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Carson Wentz, Pat Mahomes and Sam Darnold.



Player Comparison: Joe Flacco. Haskins was not an easy player to compare, but he is similar to Flacco. Both are big-armed pocket passers who can push the ball downfield. They also can have stretches of inconsistency. Haskins may not have quite the cannon that Flacco has, but they are similarly styled quarterbacks with powerful arms. If Haskins develops well, he could be a quarterback comparable to Flacco.

NFL Matches: Arizona, Oakland, New York Giants, Denver, Cincinnati, Miami, Washington, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Chargers, New England

The consensus around the league is that Arizona will take Kyler Murray and look to trade Josh Rosen, but perhaps they could shock everyone and take Haskins instead of Murray. Aside from the Cardinals, the next quarterback-needy team selecting in Round 1 is the New York Giants. They have an aging and declining Eli Manning, but passed on a potential franchise quarterback last year. They can’t continue doing that, but perhaps they decide to pass on quarterback again this year. Haskins could be their quarterback of the future.

Sources with Oakland said the Raiders like Haskins, so he could be in play for them.

Even though Denver traded for Joe Flacco, the Broncos are still considering taking a quarterback in the first round. Haskins’ powerful arm and pocket passing could intrigue John Elway.

Cincinnati could decide to move on from Andy Dalton with its new head coach. Miami already moved on from Ryan Tannehill, and clearly Ryan Fitzpatrick is not a long-term starter. Thus, Haskins could go in the early teens to the Bengals or the Dolphins at pick No. 11 or No. 13 respectively.

The Redskins could consider taking a quarterback in the first round because Case Keenum is just a veteran stopgap and Alex Smith may never play again. Even if Smith comes back, he is aging and limited, so Washington could select a quarterback on the opening night of the 2019 NFL Draft.

The Steelers, Chargers and Patriots are all teams that could consider a quarterback as their aging signal-callers have a limited number of years left.

2019 NFL Draft Scouting Reports - Choose Player 2019 NFL Draft Player Previews - Home Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State Trey Adams, OT, Washington Nasir Adderley, S, Delaware Josh Allen, LB, Kentucky Zach Allen, DE, Boston College DeAndre Baker, CB, Georgia Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State Garrett Bradbury, C, N.C. State A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma Brian Burns, DE/OLB, Florida State Devin Bush, LB, Michigan Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State Raekwon Davis, DT, Alabama Andre Dillard, OT, Washington State Noah Fant, TE, Iowa Jaylon Ferguson, DE, Louisiana Tech Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson Cody Ford, OT, Oklahoma Ryan Finley, QB, N.C. State Rashan Gary, DT, Michigan Will Grier, QB, West Virginia Terrill Hanks, LB, New Mexico State Damien Harris, RB, Alabama N'Keal Harry, WR, Arizona State Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon T.J. Hockenson, TE, Iowa Joe Jackson, DE, Miami Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama Jalen Jelks, DE/OLB, Oregon Elgton Jenkins, C, Mississippi State Daniel Jones, QB, Duke Dremont Jones, DT, Ohio State Tre Lamar, LB, Clemson Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson Chris Lindstrom, G, Boston College Greg Little, OT, Ole Miss Drew Lock, QB, Missouri Bryce Love, RB, Stanford Julian Love, CB, Notre Dame Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M D.K. Metcalf, WR, Ole Miss Trayvon Mullen, CB, Clemson Byron Murphy, CB, Washington Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma Ed Oliver, DT, Houston Amani Oruwariye, CB, Penn State Shea Patterson, QB, Michigan Jachai Polite, DE, Florida Taylor Rapp, S, Washington Riley Ridley, WR, Georgia Dalton Risner, OT, Kansas State Deebo Samuel, WR, South Carolina Miles Sanders, RB, Penn State Darnell Savage, S, Maryland Jeff Simmons, DT, Mississippi State Irv Smith Jr., TE, Alabama Jarrett Stidham, QB, Auburn Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida Juan Thornhill, S, Virginia Clayton Thorson, QB, Northwestern Jerry Tillery, DT, Notre Dame Mike Weber, RB, Ohio State Devin White, LB, LSU Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson Greedy Williams, CB, LSU Joejuan Williams, CB, Vanderbilt Jonah Williams, OT, Alabama Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama Mack Wilson, LB, Alabama Oshane Ximines, LB, Old Dominion Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple

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