Quarterback Spencer Rattler
On Bill Bender’s list, Spencer Rattler is a bit lower on his list but not far off. Howell comes in at No. 1 ahead of the OU gunslinger. Rattler is listed as QB2 and comes in at No. 5 overall.
Rattler endured some growing pains as a redshirt freshman, but he passed for 18 TDs and three interceptions in eight straight wins to end last season. Rattler has the advantage of a third year in Lincoln Riley’s system, and his game will translate well in the NFL. Can he follow in the footsteps of Mayfield and Kyler Murray and be a Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 pick? It’s possible.
In the Sporting News first mock draft, they followed the lead of the Draft Network by putting Rattler at No. 1 overall to the Houston Texans.
The Texans are headed to splitting with Deshaun Watson in some form and they will quickly find that Davis Mills isn’t the answer. For a QB-needy team, the best place to start is with the latest athletic dual threat from Lincoln Riley’s offense.
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