Jalen Hurts’ stock is soaring heading into NFL Draft on Thursday

The one of more peculiar NFL Draft stories isn’t that of the top of the draft, but on where Jalen Hurts falls and what his role will be.

“Hurts is QB3 of this draft,” wrote ESPN senior writer Jeff Legwold, who put Hurts as his 32nd overall player in the NFL Draft after talking to NFL scouts, executives and coaches. “The former Alabama quarterback is calm under pressure, has boatloads of toughness and high-end movement skills and possesses the ability to extend plays and escape the pocket. There is a vastly underrated awareness in his game and, in the right hands, he will be a starter.”