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Georgia’s Jake Fromm receives NFL Combine measurements

Georgia’s Jake Fromm has received his 2020 NFL Combine measurements. Fromm’s hand size, which is under nine inches, is somewhat concerning.

Georgia’s Jake Fromm has received his 2020 NFL Combine measurements. Fromm’s hand size, which is under nine inches, is somewhat concerning. Nine inches is considered the minimum hand size for an NFL quarterback.

Here’s how both Jake Fromm and Washington Huskies QB Jacob Eason measured at the combine:

Ultimately, hand size doesn’t have much correlation with cold weather performance and fumbles, so it shouldn’t drop Fromm too far. That being said, Fromm doesn’t have the measurables of the other elite quarterbacks in the 2020 NFL Draft.

LSU’s Joe Burrow did have nine inch hands as well. He’ll still be the first pick of the NFL Draft. One-eighth of an inch shouldn’t make too much of a difference for UGA’s Jake Fromm.

UGA football’s Jake Fromm gets NFL player comparison

UGA football’s Jake Fromm gets NFL player comparison from NFL.com. The former Georgia Bulldog will be a top quarterback in the NFL Draft.

Georgia Bulldog quarterback Jake Fromm was invited to the NFL Combine and is expected to be one of the top ten quarterbacks selected in 2020. Where he falls in these ten is up for debate.

Fromm had an up and down 2019 season and struggled to truly get in sync with his new group of receivers. He and George Pickens looked deadly at times, but for Fromm and Georgia, the injuries, suspensions, and players declaring for the NFL decimated the wide receiver position in Athens.

Fromm will get a clean slate in the NFL, but who does NFL.com compare him to?

Jake Fromm’s player comparison is current Washington Redskin’s quarterback Colt McCoy. McCoy doesn’t have elite physical talent, but is a solid player who has been in the NFL for ten seasons.

Dec 29, 2019; Arlington, Texas, USA; Washington Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy (12) warms up before the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium. Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

McCoy has been a back-up for much of his career, which is an indication of what NFL.com thinks of Jake Fromm. Fromm, like McCoy, had a distinguished career at a major college.

McCoy, who was a star for the Texas Longhorns, has thrown for 29 touchdowns and 27 interceptions across 28 career starts. He has over 6,000 career passing yards. McCoy was a third round pick in 2010.

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Which Georgia Bulldogs have the most to gain at the NFL Combine?

Ten Georgia Bulldogs were invited to the 2020 NFL Combine. What UGA product has the most to gain?

Ten Georgia Bulldogs were invited to the 2020 NFL Combine, with the notable snub of defensive lineman Tyler Clark. Clark was a key part of a defensive front that didn’t give up a touchdown to a running back in the entirety of the 2019 season. Clark additionally helped UGA have the top rated scoring defense in the country.

The NFL Combine will go on without Clark. Overall, 337 players were invited. Here’s the ten UGA players who got the invite:

  • Kicker Rodrigo Blankenship
  • Wide receiver Lawrence Cager
  • Quarterback Jake Fromm
  • Running back Brian Herrien
  • Offensive lineman Solomon Kindley
  • Safety JR Reed
  • Running back D’Andre Swift
  • Offensive lineman Andrew Thomas
  • Tight end Charlie Woerner
  • Offensive lineman Isaiah Wilson

Georgia has five players who are projected to go in the first fifty picks on the draft. Some teams (Broncos, Rams) aren’t putting as much on the NFL Combine as they used to. Still, it is an event where players are comparable with each other and will inevitably have some standouts.

NFL coaches have specific measurements and times they look for at each position and if a player doesn’t meet these, then they may take them off their draft board. So which Georgia Bulldogs have the most to gain at the 2020 NFL Combine?

Charlie Woerner, Jake Fromm, Lawrence Cager, and D’Andre Swift are my candidates to boost their stocks the most.

Woerner was an excellent blocking tight end at UGA and may be able to carve out that role in the NFL. Woerner can separate himself as the best blocking tight end if he can score well on bench press and put together a good ten yard split in his forty yard dash.

Swift should put together an excellent forty time, which should be better than the other elite running backs. He can make a case as a first round pick with a sub 4.4 forty.

For Cager it is simple: run a decent forty yard dash to show he has some higher-end speed to get separation in the NFL and come back with a clean medical report on his shoulder.

Jake Fromm will get a chance to show off his underrated athleticism at the combine. If he can show teams that he has the physical traits to succeed, then they should already admire his intangibles and football IQ.

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It’s NFL Mock Draft Tuesday and the latest on Georgia football QB Jake Fromm

A look at where PFF has Georgia football QB Jake Fromm going in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The drafting of an NFL quarterback is far from an exact science and the wrong decision can set back a team for years. Pro Football Focus used their analytical skills to select where the top ten quarterbacks will fall out in the 2020 draft.

To no one’s surprise, LSU’s Joe Burrow is the overall No. 1 selection by Cincinnati. Burrow had an insane 2.95 wins above average metric (WAA). Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa (1.21 WAA) falls into the lap of Miami with the fifith pick. Indianapolis picks Oregon’s Justin Herbert with the 13th pick in the first round.

In the second round, Chicago selects Georgia’s Jake Fromm with the 43rd overall pick. In terms of WAA, Georgia’s Jake Fromm is fifth on the list of eligible draft quarterbacks, with a metric of 0.79. See below what PFF has to say about Fromm.

With the 49th overall pick, the Steelers select Utah State’s Jordon Love (.10 WAA). The next QB isn’t selected until the fourth round when the Carolina Panthers select Washington State’s Anthony Gordan with the 103rd pick. Former UGA QB and current Washington Husky Jacob Eason (.31 WAA) goes to Tampa Bay with the 107th pick. Hawaii’s Cole McDonald is selected with the 109th pick by Atlanta. Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts is heading to Kansas City with the 128th pick.

In the fifth round, Detroit selects San Jose State’s Josh Love (.91 WAA) with the overall 131st pick.

PFF speaking of why the Bears should draft Fromm:

Why they should choose Fromm: PFF has been pretty honest when it comes to Mitchell Trubisky. He isn’t quite what we and the Bears thought he’d be.

What they are getting: Jake Fromm graded out reasonably well throughout his time at Georgia, producing a PFF grade above 80.0 in each of his three seasons. This is mostly due to the care he takes with the football. In 2019 alone, he had a turnover-worthy play rate that ranked sixth of 125 qualifying quarterbacks. He was solid throwing into a tight window, as well, producing the fourth-highest grade and the second-highest rate of “accurate plus” passes on his tight-window throws.

The big concern with Fromm is that Georgia relied more on everyone else to win games. He fits the “game manager” title and wasn’t someone who could create outside the structure of the play. 

The 2020 NFL Draft will be the 85th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held from April 23–25, 2020 in Las Vegas.

Georgia football QB Jake Fromm predicts what his 40 time will be

Georgia football QB Jake Fromm predicted his 40 time at the NFL Combine.

Georgia football quarterback Jake Fromm is in Mobile, Alabama preparing for the upcoming NFL Draft with his personal quarterback coach that he’s had since he attended Houston County High School in Warner Robins.

Fromm’s junior season may not have gone the way he had hoped; he was inconsistent at times, received little help from his receivers and ultimately led an offense that left a ton to be desired. But the truth is that Fromm is a great quarterback, as seen during his freshman and sophomore year and at times throughout his junior year.

That’s the reason that he was projected as a top-ten pick by a ton of outlets last summer.

What separates Fromm from other quarterbacks is his preparation. He may not the biggest guy, he may not be the fastest and his arm strength is good but not great, but what he lacks in physical attributes he more than makes up for with his focus and drive.

While partaking in an interview with the NFL Network, Fromm was asked what kind of player the team who takes him in the draft will be getting.

“They’re getting a work horse — a guy who is going to go out and work and prepare,” Fromm said. “A guy who is going to lead. A guy who can make all the throws and make their teammates better, and enjoy it. Man, I love football. I want to go out and be the best football player I can be.”

In the current era of football, where expectations for what quarterbacks should be able to do with their legs are evolving, solely pocket passers are quickly becoming a minority. And though Fromm’s speed and athleticism is not what strikes fear into the opposition, he is quick enough to pick up chunks of yards with his feet if given the space.

The NFL Network asked Fromm to predict what kind of 40-yard-dash time we should expect from the Georgia great.

“We’re going to get a 4.9,” Fromm said. “We’re shooting for a 4.8. A 4.89 is still the same as a 4.80. It’s a 4.8. That’s all you need.”

Last combine (2019), a 4.9 40 time would have been good for 11th among quarterbacks.

NFL releases list of early entrants for the 2020 draft

The NFL Draft is just a few months away and the league released a list of all the early entrants, including from Georgia football.

On Tuesday, the NFL released the official number of early entrants for the 2020 draft.

Of the 115 early entrants, 99 athletes were granted special eligibility (three years removed from high school) and 16 will have graduated but have collegiate eligibility remaining.

Last year, a record 135 collegians left early for the NFL draft. Of those, nearly one-third did not hear their name called on draft day. The siren song of the NFL sometimes isn’t so sweet.

The SEC, proving once again it is the most talented and competitive conference in the nation, saw 35 players forgo their senior year. The Big Ten lost 21 early entrants, the ACC and Pac-12 each lost 13 and the Big 12 lost 8 players to the draft. Other conference and NCAA division early losses include:

  • Mountain West, 6
  • AAC, 5
  • Conference USA, 4
  • Independents, 3
  • Sun Belt, 1
  • MAC, 0
  • FCS, DII, DIII, 5

National champion LSU lost the most early entrants with 9. SEC rivals Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M were next, losing 6, 5 and 4, respectively.

Georgia  offensive tackle Andrew Thomas (junior) is widely expected to be one of the early entrants drafted in the top 10. Other Georgia early entrants include tackle Isaiah Wilson (RS soph, 2nd-3rd round), guard Solomon Kindley (RS junior, late 1st-2nd round), quarterback Jake Fromm (junior, 1st-2nd round) and running back D’Andre Swift (junior, 1st-2nd round).

The 2020 NFL Draft will be the 85th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held from April 23–25, 2020, in Paradise, Nevada and will be televised live on ESPN.

ESPN analyst has Georgia football QB Jake Fromm moving up in NFL draft

ESPN analyst Todd McShay has Georgia football QB Jake Fromm moving up in the NFL Draft.

Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm, who elected to skip his senior year and test the NFL draft, has one influential football analyst predicting Fromm made the right decision to move on.

ESPN analyst Todd McShay has Fromm rated as the 28th overall player and the fourth best quarterback in the draft. Fromm was 35-7 as UGA’s starter and 13-7 against Top 25 teams during his three years in Athens.

“There’s a reason talented quarterbacks such as Justin Fields and Jacob Eason kept transferring out of Georgia,” McShay wrote on Wednesday.

“Though he is the least physically gifted of the top five quarterbacks in the class, Fromm is the type of QB who will always find a way to win and excel with high-end football intelligence.”

In Yahoo Sports mock draft, they have Fromm selected by Chicago in the second round, 43rd overall, but the Bears first pick. USA Today has Fromm going to the Las Vegas Raiders (sounds a bit strange) in the third round with the 91st overall pick.

The 2020 NFL Draft will be the 85th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held from April 23–25, 2020 in Las Vegas.

PFF ranks Georgia QB Jake Fromm and newcomer Jamie Newman

PFF ranks Georgia football QB Jake Fromm and newcomer Jamie Newman.

The analytical gurus at Pro Football Focus reviewed each play this season for each of the 130 FBS starting quarterbacks. They ranked each player based on several metrics, including strength of each opponent.

Georgia quarter back Jake Fromm was graded at eighth highest for the season. Incoming grad transfer (Wake Forest) Jamie Newman graded out at No. 16, after beginning the season at No. 7.

LSU’s Joe Burrow, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence, Ohio State’s Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts from Oklahoma were the top four college quarterbacks in 2019.

Here is PFF’s analysis of Fromm and Newman:

Fromm:

It wasn’t always pretty from Fromm this season, but he just simply got the job done when he needed to (save for one outing against South Carolina). Outside of the game against SC, he just simply didn’t make many unforced errors in 2019, and that will certainly take him far at the next level.  He had elite passing grades on throws over the middle just the same as he did on throws outside, finishing with the 10th-most big-time throws on passes outside the numbers. Fromm’s departure to the NFL draft gives way for the Newman transfer as he’ll have big shoes to fill in Athens.

Newman:

Newman finished the year as the country’s sixth highest-graded quarterback on all throws at least 10 yards downfield, completing passes at a high rate and uncorking 22 big-time throws compared to just four turnover-worthy passes. He stood tall in the pocket and utilized his big arm to squeeze throws into tight windows, seemingly at will. When necessary, Newman took something off the ball and floated passes into his big receivers on the outside. He was the country’s 10th highest-graded passer on throws outside the numbers in 2019, completing 106-of-175 attempts for 1,548 yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 of his big-time throws came on such passes.

Twitter reacts: Jake Fromm declares for NFL Draft

Fromm is one of the finest to ever suit up in red and black. Rightfully so, Bulldog Nation reacts with gratitude.

Georgia’s 2020 offensive rebuild just got a lot harder. Junior quarterback Jake Fromm, who started all but the first game of his collegiate career, has declared to forego his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

Fromm finishes his career donning silver britches having won 36 games (including the 2017 season opener in which he relieved an injured Jacob Eason and never looked back) and heaving led the Dawgs to three consecutive SEC East titles, one SEC title, and a Rose Bowl victory along the way.

He is the third Bulldog quarterback to finish his tenure undefeated when starting against the Florida Gators. The other two: John Rauch from 1945-1948 and Buck Belue from 1979-1981.

He never lost to Tennessee or Georgia Tech, either.

The decision is surprising to some, as Fromm’s 2019 completion percentage was his lowest in his three years in Athens.

He entered his final season as a projected first round pick, but without three of his favorite receivers from 2018 and with new starters struggling to separate, Fromm has fallen in mock drafts.

Regardless of where he’s drafted, Jake Fromm is one of the finest quarterbacks to ever suit up in red and black. Rightfully so, the Bulldog Nation has reacted with immense gratitude.

 

Jake Fromm to enter the 2020 NFL Draft

Junior QB Jake Fromm has made his decision for next year. He will forgo his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

University of Georgia quarterback Jake Fromm has made his decision on his future.

The junior QB has decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2020 NFL Draft.

Fromm has had an incredible career at UGA, helping the Bulldogs win a Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl and nearly capture a National Championship.

Fromm will finish 4th all-time in passing yards and 2nd all-time in passing touchdowns.

It was a memorable three seasons out of Fromm that Georgia fans will never forget.  We wish Jake nothing but the best in his NFL journey.