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Ranking 20 college football QBs with best chance to succeed in NFL

By Andrew Miller

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans throws the ball to score a touchdown in the second quarter against the Oregon Ducks at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05: Sam Darnold #14 of the USC Trojans throws the ball to score a touchdown in the second quarter against the Oregon Ducks at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /
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FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 19: Mason Rudolph #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs in the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 19: Mason Rudolph #2 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the TCU Horned Frogs in the second half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on November 19, 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

No quarterback has better weapons at receiver to work with in the country than Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph. He’s been in the thick of talks as a first round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Teams like the Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, and New York Giants could use a quarterback with the size, arm strength, and overall potential of Rudolph.

Very few quarterbacks also look to have as promising of season in 2017 than Rudolph. Aside from the deep talent at wide receiver he has at Oklahoma State, the running back position is strong as well. Freshman All-American running back Justice Hill gives the Cowboys exactly what they need to have a thriving offense under head coach Mike Gundy.

Rudolph has the versatility to fit in a multitude of NFL offenses. While he does not line up much at all directly behind center, most NFL offenses do not run an offense that does that too frequently anymore.

One example of a talented NFL quarterback taking too many hits from seven step dropbacks after lining up behind center is Andrew Luck with the Indianapolis Colts. The Kansas City Chiefs had it figured out with Alex Smith in getting the ball out of his hands in just a few seconds and lining up in the shotgun formation most of the time. The hits on Smith are minimized and defenses have less time to read the development of the play. The way that NFL offenses are trending right now bodes well for Rudolph.

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