Caleb Williams is destined to be a massive bust

[penguinz]

BREAKING: USC QB Caleb Williams has DECLINED to medical examinations with teams at the Combine and did not sign off on having his medical records shared
with all teams.

Williams is believed to be the first combine invitee ever to decline an examination, per CBS. pic.twitter.com/ipHqfxNBYJ

— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) March 1, 2024

[ThaVirus]

Assume all of these prospects were entering the 2024 draft. How would you rank them?

[staylor26]

How I had them as prospects?

1. Luck
2. Burrow
3. Caleb
4. Lawrence
5. Murray
6. Young

Luck is in a class of his own as a prospect. Burrow and Caleb are very close for me. Lawrence and Murray I didn't love, but they were worthy of being #1 overall QBs. I preferred Stroud AND Richardson to Young.

[Sofa King]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Assume all of these prospects were entering the 2024 draft. How would you rank them?

This isn't a football thread where we talk about draft prospects. I'm not sure where that thread is but it's certainly not here. You'll need to look elsewhere for discussion.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by staylor26

How I had them as prospects?

1. Luck
2. Burrow
3. Caleb
4. Lawrence
5. Murray
6. Young

Luck is in a class of his own as a prospect. Burrow and Caleb are very close for me. Lawrence and Murray I didn't love, but they were worthy of being #1 overall QBs. I preferred Stroud AND Richardson to Young.

Pretty much my list. Except I’d put Young at like 14 because I don’t think he’s a good QB.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by The Franchise

Pretty much my list. Except I’d put Young at like 14 because I don’t think he’s a good QB.

Yea I don't think he belongs in the same convo as any of those guys.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by staylor26

How I had them as prospects?

1. Luck
2. Burrow
3. Caleb
4. Lawrence
5. Murray
6. Young

Luck is in a class of his own as a prospect. Burrow and Caleb are very close for me. Lawrence and Murray I didn't love, but they were worthy of being #1 overall QBs. I preferred Stroud AND Richardson to Young.

Yep, purely as prospects.

I ask because someone had posted this pic on Facebook with the caption that Caleb Williams would still go #1 overall if they were all entering the 2024 draft.

I don’t follow college ball but that didn’t sound right to me at all. It’s my understanding that Andrew Luck was basically the best prospect since Peyton Manning and then Elway before him.

Originally Posted by Sofa King

This isn't a football thread where we talk about draft prospects. I'm not sure where that thread is but it's certainly not here. You'll need to look elsewhere for discussion.

Heh, figured this was as good a shot as any to get back to football!

Originally Posted by The Franchise

Pretty much my list. Except I’d put Young at like 14 because I don’t think he’s a good QB.

I was wondering why they included Young. Figured they were probably just including #1 overall picks from recent times but then realized they didn’t include Jameis Winston, Jared Goff or Baker Mayfield.

I think this pic would have been more difficult to rank if they’d swapped Young with someone like Cam Newton.

[ThaVirus]

Why Burrow over Lawrence?

Based on what I hear, they both had pretty similar college careers but in reverse. Burrow started slow then ended with possibly the best college QB season ever, while Lawrence started off hot then fizzled out as he got closer to his draft year.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Yep, purely as prospects.

I ask because someone had posted this pic on Facebook with the caption that Caleb Williams would still go #1 overall if they were all entering the 2024 draft.

I don’t follow college ball but that didn’t sound right to me at all. It’s my understanding that Andrew Luck was basically the best prospect since Peyton Manning and then Elway before him.

Yea, that's horseshit. I can maybe see him going over Burrow, but Burrow was coming off a NC, and that probably gives him the edge when you're splitting hairs for me.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Why Burrow over Lawrence?

Based on what I hear, they both had pretty similar college careers but in reverse. Burrow started slow then ended with possibly the best college QB season ever, while Lawrence started off hot then fizzled out as he got closer to his draft year.

I just never liked Lawrence as a prospect.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

Why Burrow over Lawrence?

Based on what I hear, they both had pretty similar college careers but in reverse. Burrow started slow then ended with possibly the best college QB season ever, while Lawrence started off hot then fizzled out as he got closer to his draft year.

I was never a huge believer in Lawrence. Felt like he was overrated and all the "generational prospect" talk was silly. Argued with many on here about it.

[ThaVirus]

So if you replaced Young with Cam Newton, where would he rank?

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

So if you replaced Young with Cam Newton, where would he rank?

For me….probably at 3.

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

So if you replaced Young with Cam Newton, where would he rank?

4th.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by staylor26

How I had them as prospects?

1. Luck
2. Burrow
3. Caleb
4. Lawrence
5. Murray
6. Young

Luck is in a class of his own as a prospect. Burrow and Caleb are very close for me. Lawrence and Murray I didn't love, but they were worthy of being #1 overall QBs. I preferred Stroud AND Richardson to Young.

Beat me to it. That's the exact order I had. Luck was generational and lived up to it. If his GM cared enough to actually get him a solid OLine he would have been a HOF QB.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

So if you replaced Young with Cam Newton, where would he rank?

I would put him at #3.