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Dwayne Haskins

Ohio State passer put up big numbers

I have some interest in Dwayne Haskins. He doesn't carry with him the excitement of Kyler Murray, but some chance he'll be the second quarterback selected, maybe going to a team like the Giants (who have some nice skill guys in place). He brings with him a nice, albeit short, college resume.

Haskins was just a one-year starter, but it was a pretty impressive year. He threw for 4,831 yards and 50 TDs last season. That's the most TDs of any first-round quarterback from the last 25 years, and the 3rd-most yards. The ones to throw for more yards both turned out pretty well: Steve McNair and Patrick Mahomes. (Table shows other expected first-round quarterbacks, in bold.)

FINAL YEAR OF COLLEGE, 1ST-ROUND QBS (1993-2018)
YearPkPlayerComAttPctP YdsTDP
201710Patrick Mahomes38859165.7505241
19953Steve McNair30453057.4486344
2019?Dwayne Haskins37353370.0483150
201222Brandon Weeden40856472.3472737
20161Jared Goff34152964.5471943
20181Baker Mayfield28540470.5462743
201712Deshaun Watson38857967.0459341
20083Matt Ryan38865459.3450731
20044Philip Rivers34848372.0449134
200411Ben Roethlisberger34249569.1448637
20152Marcus Mariota30444568.3445442
2019?Kyler Murray26037769.0436142
20021David Carr30847664.7429942
20122Robert Griffin III29140671.7429337
19991Tim Couch40055372.3427536
20037Byron Leftwich33149167.4426830
200818Joe Flacco33152163.5426323
20183Sam Darnold30348063.1414326
201422Johnny Manziel30042969.9411437
200018Chad Pennington29243367.4400638
201432Teddy Bridgewater30342771.0397031
20031Carson Palmer30948963.2394233
20151Jameis Winston30546765.3390725
19981Peyton Manning28747760.2381936
200610Matt Leinart28343165.7381528
19946Trent Dilfer25540063.8379930
201626Paxton Lynch29644366.8377628
201810Josh Rosen28345262.6375626
20172Mitchell Trubisky30444768.0374830
20128Ryan Tannehill32753161.6374429
199911Daunte Culpepper29640273.6369028
201832Lamar Jackson25443059.1366027
19982Ryan Leaf21037556.0363733
20041Eli Manning27544162.4360029
20143Blake Bortles25938267.8358125
20121Andrew Luck28840471.3351737
2019?Drew Lock27543762.9349828
20091Matthew Stafford23538361.4345925
200722Brady Quinn28946761.9342637
200322Rex Grossman28750357.1340222
201316EJ Manuel26338768.0339723
19993Akili Smith19132558.8330730
20095Mark Sanchez24136665.8320734
201110Blaine Gabbert30147563.4318616
199912Cade McNown18832358.2313023
20071JaMarcus Russell23234267.8312928
200422J.P. Losman25142259.5307733
200611Jay Cutler27346259.1307321
20063Vince Young21232565.2303626
20051Alex Smith21431767.5295232
200917Josh Freeman22438258.6294520
200232Patrick Ramsey25644957.0293522
201025Tim Tebow21331467.8289521
20111Cam Newton18528066.1285430
200319Kyle Boller22542153.4281528
19931Drew Bledsoe21138654.7277018
200525Jason Campbell18827069.6270020
19955Kerry Collins17626466.7267921
2019?Daniel Jones23739260.5267422
200524Aaron Rodgers20931666.1256624
20023Joey Harrington18632257.8241523
19943Heath Shuler18428564.6235425
20118Jake Locker18433255.4226517
19992Donovan McNabb15725162.5213422
199726Jim Druckenmiller14225056.8207017
201112Christian Ponder18429961.5204420
19932Rick Mirer12023451.3187615
20187Josh Allen15227056.3181216
20162Carson Wentz13020862.5165117
20011Michael Vick8716154.012348
20101Sam Bradford396956.55622

Brandon Weeden is another guy who put up big numbers his final year of college, and obviously he didn't work out very well. Marcus Mariota, David Carr. But a lot of those productive college passers worked out pretty well.

Landing spot could mean a lot. Haskins might very well end up in a bad coaching situation, or stuck behind a veteran who has a couple of good years left. But maybe the most intriguing quarterback in upcoming rookie drafts not named Murray.

--Andy Richardson

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