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The NFL Draft is less than a month away, which puts this year’s crop of prospects on the clock. The process has, as always, put plenty of scrutiny on, arguably, the most important position in the NFL, the quarterbacks. This year’s class has been looked upon as shallow outside of Heisman winners Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. That said, it also includes a decent secondary group of quarterbacks headlined by Baylor’s Bryce Petty.
QB Bryce Petty Height: 6’3″ Weight: 230 lbs. Overall college record: 21-4
Petty spent his first two years at Baylor as the backup quarterback behind Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence. He took over the reigns as the starter in 2013, and has been the main cog one of college football’s best offenses over the last two seasons. In his first full year as the starter, Petty was quite productive, throwing for 4,200 yards with 32 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He was also a factor in the running game with 209 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. This earned him much recognition across the country and heavy consideration for the Heisman Trophy (finished seventh in voting in 2013)
In the 2014 season, he had a slight drop in production passing for 3,855 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions, but he was still able to lead his team to a share of the Big-12 championship with TCU. Despite missing one game due to a back injury, Petty had two standout performances with over 500 passing yards. The first occurred in the 61-58 win over TCU, where he threw for 510 yards and six touchdowns, and the latter was a Cotton Bowl-record 550 passing yards with three touchdowns in the 42-41 loss to Michigan State.
| Year |
G |
Cmp |
Att |
Comp % |
Yds |
Yd/A |
TDs |
Int |
Sacked |
Yds |
| Career |
37 |
530 |
845 |
62.7 |
8195 |
9.7 |
62 |
10 |
42 |
247 |
2014 Awards and Honors
-All-America, Honorable Mention
-All-Big 12, Second Team
-Bobby Bowden Award Winner
-Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP
Strengths: He possesses the ideal body type that NFL teams look for at the position along with enough arm strength to make every throw. He has good accuracy on his deep ball, and he rarely underthrows his passes down the field. He has decent mobility that allows him to extend plays and get outside of the pocket when needed. Petty has also shown great leadership along with the intelligence and competitive fire that are needed to play at the next level.
Weaknesses: Petty, like Mariota, played in a shotgun-oriented offense at Baylor under Art Briles that didn’t involve taking many snaps under center. He will have to learn the ins-and-outs of that aspect of the game in order to succeed in the NFL. He is also classified as a one-read quarterback and often locks into his primary receiver that subsequently leads to him to making mistakes. This is his biggest area of needed improvement because it’s more often than not the second and third reads in a passing play that are vital to being successful in the NFL. He also struggles on throws made outside the pocket, which he rarely looks to make plays down the field.
NFL player comparisons: Austin Davis, Brandon Weeden
Potential landing spots: Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears
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The NFL Draft is less than a month away, which puts this year’s crop of prospects on the clock. The process has, as always, put plenty of scrutiny on, arguably, the most important position in the NFL, the quarterbacks. This year’s class has been looked upon as shallow outside of Heisman winners Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. That said, it also includes a decent secondary group of quarterbacks headlined by Baylor’s Bryce Petty.
QB Bryce Petty Height: 6’3″ Weight: 230 lbs. Overall college record: 21-4
Petty spent his first two years at Baylor as the backup quarterback behind Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence. He took over the reigns as the starter in 2013, and has been the main cog one of college football’s best offenses over the last two seasons. In his first full year as the starter, Petty was quite productive, throwing for 4,200 yards with 32 touchdowns and just three interceptions. He was also a factor in the running game with 209 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns. This earned him much recognition across the country and heavy consideration for the Heisman Trophy (finished seventh in voting in 2013)
In the 2014 season, he had a slight drop in production passing for 3,855 yards with 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions, but he was still able to lead his team to a share of the Big-12 championship with TCU. Despite missing one game due to a back injury, Petty had two standout performances with over 500 passing yards. The first occurred in the 61-58 win over TCU, where he threw for 510 yards and six touchdowns, and the latter was a Cotton Bowl-record 550 passing yards with three touchdowns in the 42-41 loss to Michigan State.
2014 Awards and Honors
-All-America, Honorable Mention
-All-Big 12, Second Team
-Bobby Bowden Award Winner
-Cotton Bowl Offensive MVP
Strengths: He possesses the ideal body type that NFL teams look for at the position along with enough arm strength to make every throw. He has good accuracy on his deep ball, and he rarely underthrows his passes down the field. He has decent mobility that allows him to extend plays and get outside of the pocket when needed. Petty has also shown great leadership along with the intelligence and competitive fire that are needed to play at the next level.
Weaknesses: Petty, like Mariota, played in a shotgun-oriented offense at Baylor under Art Briles that didn’t involve taking many snaps under center. He will have to learn the ins-and-outs of that aspect of the game in order to succeed in the NFL. He is also classified as a one-read quarterback and often locks into his primary receiver that subsequently leads to him to making mistakes. This is his biggest area of needed improvement because it’s more often than not the second and third reads in a passing play that are vital to being successful in the NFL. He also struggles on throws made outside the pocket, which he rarely looks to make plays down the field.
NFL player comparisons: Austin Davis, Brandon Weeden
Potential landing spots: Cleveland Browns, St. Louis Rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Chicago Bears
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