3. Justin Herbert, Oregon (Top 15 overall)
Why He’s Here On The List: In a draft loaded with massive calls to be made on everyone but Joe Burrow, Herbert is one of the more interesting prospects. Had he come out last year, he’d almost certainly be the starting quarterback for the New York Giants instead of Daniel Jones. He led Oregon to the Pac-12 title and a Rose Bowl win, and now he has another year of experience to go along with the best overall set of quarterback tools at the combine.
What The NFL Types Want To See: It’s going to be hard to judge him in workouts considering he’s going to look and throw like the No. 1 overall pick in the draft. The interview process will be the key to his stock. He has the reputation of not coming across as a fiery field general, but does that matter if he can throw like he can?
Bottom Line: All that might be missing is that crush-the-other-guy-like-a-grape jerkweed streak – at least that’s the perception. There’s no real need to nitpick over a few down games and his inconsistencies – he almost always got the job done. Take him anywhere outside of the top ten and you’re getting a ridiculous steal.