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Social media reacts to Dolphins drafting Kansas State QB Skylar Thompson

Quarterbacks are always popular picks.

The Miami Dolphins concluded their 2022 NFL draft on Saturday evening when they selected quarterback Skyler Thompson from Kansas State with their 247th pick. The Dolphins only had four selections, and they made the most out of them. Channing Tindall, Erik Ezunkanma, Cameron Goode, and Thompson make up Miami’s draft class.

With starter and hopeful franchise quarterback Tua Tagovailoa looking for a leap-year, and backup Teddy Bridgewater for insurance, this was a needed pick to finalize the QB room. Thompson will be a developmental third quarterback for the Dolphins.

In what can be viewed as a successful process, mixed with the flurry of offseason moves, including the acquisition of wide receiver Tyreek Hill, the Dolphins will now wait until the final pick, and then search the scrap heap for undrafted free agents.

As always, social media was quick to react to Miami’s decision to draft Thompson.

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Instant analysis of Dolphins drafting QB Skylar Thompson

Here’s what to make of the selection.

With their final scheduled pick in the 2022 NFL draft, the Miami Dolphins drafted Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson in the seventh round.

Thompson was Miami’s fourth pick of the draft, as they also selected Channing Tindall from Georgia, Erik Ezukanma from Texas Tech and Cameron Goode from California.

He’ll be entering the NFL as a 25-year-old rookie, after throwing for 7,124 yards with 42 touchdowns and 16 interceptions during his time with the Wildcats. He also rushed for 1,087 yards and 26 touchdowns.

His arm strength and accuracy are both decent, but he wasn’t overly impressive during his collegiate career. The athleticism to do some things in the rushing game is a nice plus, but it didn’t move him up anybody’s board.

Thompson joins a Dolphins’ quarterback room that has Tua Tagovailoa, Teddy Bridgewater and Chris Streveler at this point. Before you ask, this pick is not about Tagovailoa. Both Tagovailoa and Bridgewater are guaranteed spots in 2022, but there will definitely be room for a third either on the active roster or on the practice squad.

Miami will have an interesting battle to watch. It may be a better option to keep a project rather than Streveler, who, despite being only two years older than Thompson, has been out of college for four years.

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Dolphins select QB Skylar Thompson with pick No. 247

Everybody freak out!

The Miami Dolphins drafted linebacker Channing Tindall in the third round, wide receiver Erik Ezukanma in the fourth and linebacker Cameron Goode with the first of their two seventh-round picks.

With pick No. 247 the Dolphins selected Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson.

More to come.

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Lions 2022 NFL draft: A quarterback for every round

Presenting a QB option in each round for the Lions in the 2022 NFL draft

With the 2022 NFL draft rapidly approaching, it’s time to break down what the Detroit Lions can do with their picks in April’s selection process. Instead of another mock draft, this series will break down positional prospects at each position that project to be available to Detroit GM Brad Holmes to consider in each of the draft’s seven rounds.

First up: The quarterbacks.

The purpose here isn’t to advocate for or against any specific player. This is about presenting the options that are likely available to the Lions (and other NFL teams) at the position in each round. We’ll go through the options at each position, and we’ll also include projections for the fourth round, where the Lions do not currently hold a pick.

 

Diving into Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson

Breaking down a number of plays from Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson.

With the 2022 NFL Combine approaching, we are nearing the first time — and only — time of the draft cycle where the bulk of the prospects will be taking the field together, albeit for limited workouts and testing. That means we will finally get to see players who participated in different All-Star games, as well as the underclassmen, sharing the same stage.

That gives us a chance to dive into prospects a bit more, and that leads us to Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson. Thompson participated in the Shrine Bowl this All-Star cycle, coming off a senior year that saw him complete 69.5% of his passes for 2,113 yards and 12 touchdowns, against just four interceptions. Thompson and the Wildcats earned an invitation to the TaxAct Texas Bowl, which Kansas State won over LSU by a final score of 42-20.

Looking at Thompson on film, there are some positives that stand out to his game. In this video breakdown, looking at plays from three different games, you will see his pocket movement, his timing in the passing game, and more:

As discussed, teams that rely on the horizontal passing game or West Coast passing concepts might love what they see in Thompson.

Texas Bowl: Handing out game balls for LSU and Kansas State

Which players stood out in the Texas Bowl?

The LSU Tigers football team never had a chance; Kansas State beat them 42-20 in the Texas bowl. LSU was missing a lot of players due to many reasons and could not overcome it. Now the Brian Kelly Era will begin. Here are the players of the game of both teams; it was hard choosing for LSU. 

Game balls

LSU

Jontre Kirklin, a receiver, was thrown in the quarterback position in the Bowl game. Kirklin passed for 138 yards, three touchdowns, including an 81-yard touchdown pass to Chris Hilton Jr. to end the game. Kirklin also threw two interceptions. All night, Kirklin was throwing the ball up for grabs, and LSU receivers came down with the ball a few times. Kirklin also rushed for 61 yards, giving him 199 total yards for the game.

Defensive back Pig Cage had six tackles, three TFLs, and one sack. He played well Tigers, it’s pretty amazing that a defensive back has three tackles for a loss.

Kansas State

Quarterback Skylar Thompson passed for 259 yards and three touchdowns. Thompson was under pressure early in the game but scrambled and was able to find open receivers down the field. He completed 75% of his passes and had a 188.1 passer rating. 

LSU’s defense did an ok job holding Deuce Vaughn in check to start the game, but as the game went on, Vaughn got it going. He finished with 146 yards in 21 carries and three touchdowns. His long was 48 yards, and Vaughn averaged seven yards per rush.

Instant Analysis: Five takeaways from LSU’s loss to Kansas State

Instant takeaways from the 42-20 loss in the Texas Bowl.

What was a ugly season for LSU came to an ugly end Tuesday night in the Texas Bowl.

Kansas State jumped out to a 21-0 lead and never looked back. It was not a good night for LSU in any phase of the game.

But to be fair, with all the roster issues LSU is experiencing, nobody expected it would be. The offense never found any rhythm, the defense couldn’t get off the field, and even special teams gave up some big returns.

On the other side, Kansas State had it clicking. Quarterback Skylar Thompson had one of the best games of his career and running back Deuce Vaughn once again went over 100 yards. On defense, Kansas State was able to force some turnovers that set up a couple scores as well.

It wasn’t just LSU’s roster that was shorthanded, but their coaching staff was too. LSU had to rely on analysts and graduate assistants to have a full staff in Houston tonight.

In a lot of ways, this was an end of an era for LSU as they will now try and put a lot of the ugliness of the last two years behind them. Next time they take the field, they will be led by Brian Kelly.

For now, let’s take a look at some takeaway’s from tonight’s loss.

Five reasons Kansas State could beat LSU

Playing devil’s advocate, five reasons that LSU falters on Tuesday

LSU will face off against Kansas State in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night. It’s the final bowl game of the season before the championship next Monday.

Kansas State comes into this game with a 7-5 record. Outside of their loss to Texas in the final game of the season, four of those losses came against good teams. For the most part, this is a Kansas State team that took care of business when they were supposed too.

They are coached by Chris Kleiman, who’s in his third-year of the program after running a dynasty at North Dakota State in the FCS.

LSU will be coached by Brad Davis in what is the final game before Brian Kelly assumes that roll. Davis was hired by LSU in June to serve as the offensive line coach. Davis will remain in that position as Brian Kelly takes over.

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With all that being said, Kansas State is the favorite tomorrow. To put it mildly, LSU is dealing with a lot of adversity right now. It’s difficult to imagine them winning this game unless some unexpected names step up. On the other hand, Kansas State has some good things going for it. Here are five reasons the Wildcats could take care of LSU in the Texas Bowl.

LSU vs KSU: Previewing the quarterback battle for the Texas Bowl

Not much of a quarterback battle

We have officially made it to game week as the Texas Bowl between LSU and Kansas State is set to kick off one week from Tuesday. The battle of two teams that wear purple but they are on different trajectories at this point.

Kansas State has two quarterbacks with starting experience, LSU has none. Myles Brennan started three games a year ago before an injury ended his campaign, he likely is unavailable for this game. Where will the team turn?

While we await the decision on Garrett Nussmeier’s waiver, we look at the quarterback matchup for the Texas Bowl.

Quarterback Comparison

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Breaking down who has the edge in the tale of the tape.

Thompson vs Nussmeier
6-2 Ht 6-2
223 Wt 172
Senior Class Freshman
141 Comp 29
205 Att 57
68.8 Comp % 50.9
1,844 Yards 329
9.0 YPA 5.8
9-4 TD-INT 2-2

Edge: Skylar Thompson

This really wasn’t much of a competition in the quarterback’s tale of the tape. Nussmeier just hasn’t played much and quite frankly the Tigers don’t have much in terms of experience at quarterback with Max Johnson’s transfer to Texas A&M. Thompson hasn’t been healthy but when he is, he can make the Kansas State offense go along with Deuce Vaughn.

It isn’t for certain if Nuss even plays in this game as we are still waiting on the waiver decision from the NCAA. If granted, he would likely start in the game against Kansas State. If not we could see Matt O’Dowd or even Jontre Kirklin as the signal-caller for this game.

Whichever way they go, expect a heavy dose of the run game to try and protect the quarterback in this one.

Texas Bowl Preview: Stats that define Kansas State

Taking a look at LSU’s bowl game opponent, Kansas State.

On January 4th, LSU will face off against Kansas State in the Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston.

Kansas State is a rare foe for LSU, with the two squads only having faced off once in 1980. Because of this unfamiliarity, LSU fans probably don’t know much about this Kansas State team. Let’s dive in.

Coaching Staff

Kansas State is led by head coach Chris Klieman, now in his third year with the Wildcats after putting together an incredible 69-6 record at North Dakota State.

Klieman has yet to win a bowl game at Kansas State but has had his team ranked at one point or another during every season of his tenure.

Shortly after the regular season ended, Klieman decided to part ways with OC Courtney Messingham and TE’s coach Jason Ray. Former Kansas State QB Collin Klein will take over the play-calling duties against LSU.

Despite the change at OC, it’s no secret what Kansas State wants to do on offense. They will try and establish the run game, playing a physical brand of football with some short pass game stuff spruced in.

The defense is run by Joe Klanderman and Van Malone. Klanderman has worked under Klieman for some time now, following him from North Dakota State. Malone, who works with CB’s and is the team’s defensive passing game coordinator, has a rich coaching history in Texas and the Big 12.

On defense, Kansas State will typically appear in a 3-man front, allowing their LB’s and DB’s to be patient and fly to the ball.

Next, the offense

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