Brian Lewerke | QB | Michigan State
Elevator Pitch
Lewerke showed a lot of promise after his redshirt sophomore season in 2017. He regressed over his final two years but the scout thought process is if he did it once, he can do it again. He is an option to join a roster as a third quarterback or practice squad arm.
Vitals
Height | 6-2
Weight | 213
Class | Redshirt Senior
Strengths
Lewerke has the leadership aspect to his game that teams will love. He was a three-year starter after sitting his first two seasons in East Lansing. He finished his career voted captain twice. In the pocket, he shows good pocket awareness. Will climb the pocket or move laterally to find time to release the ball. Has good touch on his throws with adequate arm strength for a NFL quarterback.
Lewerke isn’t just a passer, as he can run the football. Can show some toughness on the runs. Can play in an offense that runs with zone reads and read options with the ability to attack with his legs and arms. As far as his platform, throws from good platform. Doesn’t see a drop in play from speeding up mechanics with pressure.
Weaknesses
The regression from the sophomore campaign is concerning. After posting a 20 touchdowns and seven interception season, Lewerke threw 25 touchdowns and 24 interceptions over the next two. He never completed more than 59.6 percent of his passes. He does have some ball placement and accuracy issues that need to be cleaned up with some mechanics adjustments.
While speeding up his mechanics doesn’t seem to be an issue, his mental processing needs to speed up at times. When watching his games from this past season it felt like he stayed on his first and second reads too long before getting to the third and fourth options. At the NFL level, players move quicker and he will need to dial it up to keep with the times.
One of the worries for Lewerke is that he is a see it open, throw it quarterback. He needs to become more of a passer and less of a thrower. There really doesn’t seem to be any anticipation in his game. Also the velocity at which he throws is a question mark. He needs to work on stepping through his throws and driving the ball downfield.
Projection: Day 3
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