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Cowboys to tryout pair of QBs at rookie minicamp

Nick Starkel and Terry Wilson played college ball at Texas A&M and Kentucky, respectively, before transferring to smaller schools. | From @ToddBrock24f7

When the Cowboys’ rookie class takes the field for the first time later this week, they’ll have two fresh faces under center.

Rookie minicamp gets underway at The Star in Frisco on Friday and goes through Sunday, with all nine of this year’s draft picks and 20 undrafted free agents expected to attend.

But none of the aforementioned individuals are quarterbacks. And since league rules prohibit any player who has seen action in a regular season game from participating, the Cowboys will bring in two passers on a tryout basis.

Nick Starkel and Terry Wilson will serve as camp arms for the weekend’s sessions, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer.

Wilson spent the 2018 through 2020 season at Kentucky and earned the nickname “Terry Touchdown” in his time with the Wildcats. He amassed over 3,400 passing yards and more than 1,000 rushing yards before transferring to New Mexico for the most recent college season. He got some good pro exposure when he returned to Lexington for Kentucky’s Pro Day in March, where he threw to heavily-scouted receiver Wan’Dale Robinson. (Robinson was selected in the second round by the New York Giants.)

Starkel’s name may be more familiar to football fans in the Lone Star State. He played for Texas A&M in 2017 and 2018, then lost the Aggies’ starting gig to Kellen Mond. Starkel transferred to Arkansas, where he played for eight games and then announced he would transfer again, citing conflict with the coaching staff. He wound up at San Jose State for the 2020 season and threw for over 2,100 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior, leading the Spartans to a Mountain West championship.

Starkel was invited to the Jets’ minicamp last weekend.

Both quarterbacks appear eager to take advantage of this opportunity in Dallas, as evidenced by recent tweets.

Also taking part in minicamp will be practice squad veterans guard Isaac Alarcón, safety Tyler Coyle, defensive end Austin Faoliu, center Brandon Jones, kicker Chris Naggar, and wide receivers T.J. Vasher and Brandon Smith.

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2022 NFL Draft Profile: New Mexico QB Terry Wilson

The Lobos quarterback had a shorter stint as the starter than anyone would have hoped, but he may have the tools to compete in the pros.

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2022 NFL Draft Profile: New Mexico QB Terry Wilson

The Lobos quarterback had a shorter stint as the starter than anyone would have hoped, but he may have the tools to compete in the pros.

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Can Wilson find a niche in the pros?

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Measurables (taken from Dane Brugler and DraftScout.com)

Height – 6′ and 2 1/4″
Weight – 207 pounds
40-yard time – 4.58 seconds
10-yard split time – 1.69 seconds
Arm length – 32″
Hand size – 9″
Wingspan – 77″
Vertical jump – 29 1/2″
Broad jump – 9′ and 10″ (or 118″)
Shuttle time – 4.4 seconds
3-cone drill time – 7.23 seconds
Bench press – 15 reps

Highlights

Strengths

The standout trait that put Wilson on the map to begin with is speed, where his 40-yard dash time ranks in the 91st percentile according to Mockdraftable and compares favorably with recent combine participant Desmond Ridder. Lest you think it’s merely straight-line speed, however, he didn’t earn over 1,000 rushing yards at Kentucky without the lateral agility to make the most of being in space and the strength to shake would-be tacklers.

He can do more than make hay with designed runs, however, as his short and intermediate accuracy, to the tune of a 65% completion rate, were also major factors in Kentucky’s resurgence.

Weaknesses

While making plays with his legs has long been one of Wilson’s fortes, doing so consistently with his arm remains to be seen. He has an adequate deep ball but averaged just 6.5 yards per attempt over the course of his career (by way of comparison, Nevada’s Carson Strong averaged 7.5 YPA while Liberty’s Malik Willis had 8.5 YPA in his two years there).

That extends to other areas of refinement, as well. Pro Football Network’s Ian Cummings notes that Wilson’s mechanics and pre-snap workload will need some time to attune to NFL looks and the pro game’s speed, so any team taking him on is likely to do so as a project upon which to build.

NFL Comparison

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Draft Prediction

Even in a draft class full of question marks at the quarterback position, the peril for Wilson is that he doesn’t offer enough arm to get the same kind of opportunity afforded to contemporaries like Willis, Jalen Hurts, and Kyler Murray. That dampens the liveliness he gets picked in this year’s draft, so expect him to catch on somewhere as an undrafted free agent.

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Terry Wilson ‘is a really intelligent quarterback who happens to have the ability to run’

Terry Wilson is a really intelligent quarterback who happens to have the ability to run.

Terry Wilson is three games into his 2020 senior season at Kentucky.

The Wildcats’ quarterback will face Tennessee in Week 4 of a 10-game SEC-only schedule.

Wilson suffered a torn patellar tendon in his left knee last season and played in only four games.

During his first season at Kentucky in 2018, Wilson led the Wildcats to a 10-win campaign, the program’s best season since 1977.

Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson against Tennessee. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

His journey to Lexington came after one season at Garden City Community College. There, Wilson totaled 2,133 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 518 rushing yards and five scores on the ground.

Wilson enrolled at Garden City after signing with Oregon out of high school to play for Mark Helfrich.

The current 6-foot-3, 202-pound Kentucky quarterback played for head coach Jeff Sims at Garden City. Sims is now head coach at Missouri Southern.

“Terry was a highly-recruited player out of high school,” Sims said on the show “Tennessee Two-A-Days.” “He is what people are looking for these days. He is not a dual-threat quarterback, what he is, he is a really intelligent quarterback who happens to have the ability to run also.”

The entire interview Sims discussing Wilson’s path to Kentucky can be listened to here or below.

 

Twitter reactions to Auburn’s win over Kentucky

Twitter was on fire following Auburn’s victory over Kentucky.

Auburn vs Kentucky quickly became the most discussed SEC game of the 2020 conference opener. In a top-25 matchup featuring the No. 8 Tigers vs the No. 23 Wildcats, social media reactions ran rampant. The following are key tweets throughout the game that showcase both the highs and lows of gameday.

Key takeaways: Seth Williams and JJ Pegues are both freak athletes, that targeting call was very lame, and long live Pat Dye. War Eagle.