Former Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm did not have the most impressive showing at the 2020 NFL scouting combine.
Fromm was the slowest of the 13 quarterbacks that participated in the 40-yard-dash, clocking in at 5.01 seconds.
ESPN’s Todd McShay did not hold back when discussing Fromm and where he projected him to land after his collegiate career and combine performance.
“With Fromm, he comes out as a freshman and gets that job because of the injury and never relinquishes and has 5-stars transferring (Jacob Eason to Washington, Justin Fields to Ohio State) because he just turns into the guy,” McShay said Tuesday during a teleconference after the combine. “The past couple years, he had no receivers. With 3 injuries up front, protection was inconsistent, but you go back and study the tape when he had (talent at Georgia) on offense and he made plays. Watch him at the combine, his balls are floating. He’s a brutal evaluation.”
“I would argue he’s as smart football intelligence wise as any quarterback in this class,” said McShay, continuing. “You talk to anyone at Georgia about his work ethic and the length he goes to have success and you can see how he was able to overcome the lack of elite physical tools, but some of his throws aren’t going to work in the NFL. Eason, who he beat out, has a much better arm. Tua is such a natural. The ball just pops out. Burrow doesn’t have elite arm strength, but he can make all the throws.”
McShay gave his honest evaluation of Fromm but let’s not forget this is a quarterback who has dealt with adversity and has performed well on college football’s biggest stages these past three years.
Fromm was one play away from winning a National Championship, won a Rose Bowl and a Sugar Bowl. There aren’t that many quarterbacks in the college football era that have a resume quite like his.