Jacob Eason | QB | Washington
Elevator Pitch
Eason is your prototypical pocket passer. Before the likes of Lamar Jackson or Patrick Mahomes, Eason would be the type of quarterback that would be the first quarterback taken in the NFL Draft. Big arm and will stand in the pocket to make the throws. Very reminiscent of Josh Allen of Buffalo. Likely will find himself in the first round as quarterback is consistently over-drafted.
Vitals
Height | 6-6
Weight | 231
Class | Redshirt Junior
Strengths
Big-time arm, Eason has a howitzer for an arm. He can stand in the pocket and rip it down the field with ease. He really excels on deep shots coming off of play action. Scouts will salivate at his ability to make deep breaking routes to all areas of the field. He has plus velocity that allows him to get the ball into tight spaces despite coverages.
Eason will stand in the pocket like a statue. Despite pass rushers making a beat on him, the Huskies’ quarterback will stand his ground and chuck it down the field. His strong hands also allows him to hold onto the ball even with edge rushers ripping at the ball to create a turnover.
Despite his size, Eason does a good job of moving around in the pocket if need be. He can create big plays on the move due to his arm strength and the ability to rip it at a moment’s notice. The former Georgia quarterback isn’t a high risk quarterback as he will make sound decisions even under duress.
Weaknesses
One of the big aspects of his game that Eason needs the most work on is within the pocket. His footwork can be very sloppy at times. Eason can be a bit elongated in his dropbacks. On quicker throws, needs to hurry up his process. Often times can be flat footed, while he has the arm strength to get away with it, NFL defenders will be able to take advantage of the poor mechanics. He doesn’t handle pressure well either.
When it comes to throwing the football, Eason has one pitch. Everything that comes out of his hand is a fastball. He needs to work on having more touch on the short and intermediate throws. The other part being that he needs to see the field better, at times he goes with his presnap reads and doesn’t go through his progressions.
Projection: 1st Round
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