- Watched: Georgia, Tennessee (2017), Auburn (2017), Kentucky (2017)
- Pros:
- Good arm strength and takes heat off it when he needs to
- Adjusted completion percentage (per PFF) is right in line with the top QBs from the 2018 class
- Throws a very good deep ball
- Quick to get the ball out on RPOs
- Light and bouncy on his feet in the pocket
- Willing to sit in the pocket even if it’s muddy
- Will adjust arm angle to get the ball around defenders
- Cons:
- Ball placement in intermediate range is inconsistent
- Relies on coach to make adjustments at the line
- Can go through progressions, but it’s almost always of the half-field variety (i.e. if the hitch is taken away, hit the post behind him)
- General:
- Shotgun based vertical attacking offense
- Probably more of the coach’s effort, but Lock was intercepted by a safety one play and Mizzou came back to that same play knowing how the safety would play it again and Lock was able to throw it over the top for a TD the second time around
- A lot of dropped passes
- Overall Take:
- Pro-readiness: 3rd (out of 6)
- Potential: 1st
- Overall: 1st
- Number Grade (out of 100): 88
- I like Lock a lot as a passer. He has the height and arm strength you love if you’re a fan of toolsy prospects, but I believe him to be more accurate than a lot of the tools-guys that have come before him (i.e. Josh Allen). He’ll have to adapt to NFL offenses; while the NFL is transitioning towards becoming more spread-oriented, it’s still much more sophisticated than what he works with at Missouri. He relies on his coach to make the calls at the line of scrimmage, works exclusively out of shotgun, and rarely moves beyond half-field reads. Still, all the tools, including the accuracy, are there for him to be molded into a good starting QB IMO.
- Most Likely Comp: Better Nick Foles
- Peak Comp: Matt Stafford
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