Notre Dame Football: Where will the Irish’s draft prospects land?

2. Jack Coan, third to the fourth round

Like Carson Strong, Bailey Zappe, or Chase Garbers, Jack Coan is a more traditional drop-back pocket passer. If there is one thing that Coan showed at Notre Dame that he did not show during his time at Wisconsin was a good, crisp deep ball.

Coan can absorb a playbook and do everything asked. The form New York player of the year is not going to be a plus in the running game, and he is not an elite athlete. However, this draft has few quarterbacks as fundamentally sound as Coan.

The Wisconsin transfer has shown the ability to set his feet well, move around the pocket, reset his feet, and drive the football. Once thought of as a game manager, Coans’ 4 to 1 touchdown to interception ratio shows he can take care of the football and make plays.

Coan possesses a “Bradyesque” leadership quality that players rally around. Players want to play with him and for him. If there is any concern about Coan’s ability, Notre Dame football threw to the middle of the field often.

Coan has to work on throwing outside the numbers with more consistency.