Athleticism isn’t everything when it comes to playing the most important position in football. That said, it certainly doesn’t hurt when you’re in the 100th percentile. In case you missed it, Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson set Lucas Oil Stadium on fire Saturday during the quarterback drills at the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine. He set new QB records in the vertical and long jump, ran a 4.43 40 and wowed observers with his easy-looking long ball. In the end, he had a perfect 10 Relative Athletic Score, adding a cherry on top with a backflip.
Richardson had been going as a late first or early second round pick in most mocks, but after that remarkable performance we should expect to see him taken in the top 10. In a new post-combine three-round mock draft from Doug Farrar at Touchdown Wire, the Seattle Seahawks take him at No. 5 overall. Here’s how the rest of the mock played out for Seattle.