2020 NFL Draft: 5 quarterback prospects to watch for the Saints

If the New Orleans Saints lose Teddy Bridgewater, they could pick a quarterback like Jalen Hurts or Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft.

Jacob Eason, Washington

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Career stats: 468 completions on 782 pass attempts (59.8%) for 5,590 yards (7.1 yards per attempt), 39 touchdown passes to 16 interceptions. 82 rushing attempts for -126 yards (-1.5 yards per carry) and 2 touchdown runs

Eason has a strong arm, but he’s slow to find his targets, much less wind up and throw to them. He can hurt defenses when he does get in rhythm and is protected by his offensive line, and doesn’t really fear pressure, but he’s taken a lot of sacks and doesn’t offset it with any ability to make plays off-script, whether it’s flipping the field by bailing out of the pocket or taking off to pick up yards on the ground. That doesn’t project very well for his NFL fortunes, though he has the size (6-foot-6 and 227 pounds) to theoretically absorb some big hits. Then again, “prototype size” didn’t do much to protect Cam Newton, Carson Wentz, or Andrew Luck.

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