NFL Draft season is upon us. Every year around this time, Jim Nagy (executive director of the Reese’s Senior Bowl) rounds up a talented group of college seniors to head down to Mobile to improve their NFL draft stock at the Reese’s Senior Bowl. Last year’s crop featured Kenny Pickett, Brian Robinson, and Christian Watson, just to name a few.
Marrying stats and film, I dusted off the prospect notebook and dove into the skill sets for this year’s group of NFL hopefuls. Some players hail from smaller schools, so coming across enough game film to form an opinion on their skill sets is impossible. I included their statistics for reference, so you can see, at least on paper, where they stack up against their peers. Dynasty rookie drafts will be here before you know. Now is the time to get a jump on your league mates and study up on these prospects.
Our Fantasypros team will be providing in-depth coverage all week from Mobile. We’ll have Twitter spaces on Tuesday and Wednesday (7 pm EST on the FantasyPros Twitter account) where you can hop in the room with our special guests and us to hear us chop it up and get your questions answered. Thursday, we will have a live stream on YouTube (7 pm EST) recapping all of the week’s action.
It will be a glorious week of football content to reignite your NFL Draft fires.
- 2023 Senior Bowl Preview: Offense
- 2023 Senior Bowl Preview: Defense
- 2023 Senior Bowl Primer: Dynasty Rookies
Check out all of our 2023 NFL Draft Scouting Reports & Prospect Profiles 
2023 Senior Bowl: Dynasty Rookie Quarterbacks (Fantasy Football)
Stats:
- 2022 (143 QBs, minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 16th
- Adjusted completion rate: 25th
- Yards per attempt: 1st
- Big-time throw rate: 57th
- Deep passing (148 QBs, minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 31st
- Deep throw rate: 23rd (20.2%)
- Pressured passing (141 QBs, minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 77th
- Pressured rate: 13th-lowest (23.6% of dropbacks)
Scouting report:
- Hooker has the prerequisite arm strength to make all the NFL throws, but he doesn’t have a cannon by any means. His short area accuracy can be sporadic, with him airmailing touch passes within ten yards of the line of scrimmage.
- He is a “see it and throw it” quarterback. Hooker is not an anticipatory thrower. He does tend to stare down his first read, which results in corners jumping routes in the NFL. Hooker wasn’t asked to go through full-field reads, with many plays having a predetermined option and, at the most, Hooker having to get to his second option. The Vols also gave him a ton of stacked formations where his 1-to-2 progression was easy.
- Hooker displayed rushing upside in college. He is adept at letting his blocks set up in front of him with adequate vision. He is not an explosive or dynamic rusher in the open field, so I wonder how much rushing production will translate to the NFL.
Player Comp: Joshua Dobbs
Stats:
- 2022 (143 QBs, minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 20th
- Adjusted completion rate: 25th
- Yards per attempt: 26th
- Big-time throw rate: 37th
- Deep passing (148 QBs, minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 3rd
- Deep throw rate: 68th
- Pressured passing (141 QBs, minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 104th
- Pressured rate: 14th-lowest (24.2%)
Scouting report:
- Bouncy feet in some clean pockets. His footwork can lapse on short timing throws or when pressured. This leads to accuracy wanes.
- Inconsistent touch on passes. He will lace a perfect ball to the boundary on one play and then follow it up with a sideline throw that could have used a tad more mustard or a short pass that’s fastballed to his receiver.
- When he’s in rhythm, Hall can put some special throws on tape. Easy velocity. A strong arm that can also lead him to attempt some tight window throws he shouldn’t.
- Rushing upside should be there for Hall in the NFL. Good burst and lateral agility in the open field. A playmaker with the ball in his hands.
Player Comp: Jordan Love / Taylor Heinicke
Stats:
- 2022 (143 QBs, minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 15th
- Adjusted completion rate: 7th
- Yards per attempt: 34th
- Big-time throw rate: 62nd
- Deep passing (148 QBs, minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 26th
- Deep throw rate: 17th-lowest (11.0%)
- Pressured passing (141 QBs, minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 35th
- Pressured rate: 80th (30.8%)
Scouting report:
- Max effort thrower. Haener has average arm strength. His offense catered to his quick release and accuracy on short and intermediate timing throws.
- The best-case scenario would be an offense that asks Haener to operate as a quick processing point guard. He profiles as a solid backup that could keep the offense afloat in a pinch. Please don’t ask him to go out and play Superman or be a floor-raising QB.
- His outside the numbers accuracy can be spotty. His arm strength limitations show up here, but he does display the ability to layer throws versus zone coverage.
Player Comp: Kellen Moore
Stats:
- 2022 (143 QBs, minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 1st
- Adjusted completion rate: 4th
- Yards per attempt: 34th
- Big-time throw rate: 31st
- Deep passing (148 QBs, minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 30th
- Deep throw rate: 77th (15.1%)
- Pressured passing (141 QBs, minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 22nd
- Pressured rate: 27th-lowest (26.9%)
Scouting report:
- Adequate zip on short and intermediate throws. Rainbows, deep throws. His average arm strength shows up past 15-20 yards.
- Good pocket presence overall. Tune is not a massive rushing threat, but he does display good pocket mobility. He can buy time for his receivers to uncover. He will drift some against pressure, though.
- Tune was not asked to make full-field reads at Houston. He tends to force throws to his predetermined first read.
Player Comp: Jake Fromm
- Passing yards: 4,580
- Completion rate: 70.0%
- Passing Td:Int ratio: 41:8
Career:
- NCAA career passing touchdown record (159)
- 2021 Harlon Hill Trophy winner (aka. D-ll Heisman)
Scouting report:
- Limited statistics and film were available.
- From limited game film studied:
- A lot of scripted throws/predetermined reads
- Inconsistent footwork/mechanics
- Lapses in his mechanics can lead to him threading the needle on one throw and airmailing the next of a similar depth/play design.
- Plus arm strength. Effortless velocity on throws.
- He is a pandora’s box player that could land with late-round draft capital if he can string together plus plays this week in Mobile.
Player Comp: N/A
Stats:
- 2022 (143 QBs, minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 40th
- Adjusted completion rate: 43rd
- Yards per attempt: 12th
- Big-time throw rate: 53rd
- Deep passing (148 QBs, minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 15th
- Deep throw rate: 39th (18.3%)
- Pressured passing (141 QBs, minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 91st
- Pressured rate: 54th (33.7%)
Scouting report:
- Efficient thrower when working in a rhythm. Ran TCU’s RPO offense sufficiently, working the short and intermediate areas of the field while getting the ball out of his hands quickly.
- Duggan is an adventure against the pass rush. When he faces interior pressure or his first read isn’t open, he can get happy feet and pats the football like he’s trying to burp a newborn baby. Even though TCU didn’t task him with full-field reads, Duggan seemed to be a second or two behind on getting the ball out. His processing is thrown off sometimes as he refuses to come off his first read. If this happens and he faces pressure, he usually drops his eyes and looks to scramble.
- Duggan can be late to feel the rush. He’s a developmental QB prospect that will need some time to catch up to NFL systems and the speed of the game.
Player Comp: Will Grier
Stats:
- 2022 (143 QBs, minimum 150 dropbacks)
- PFF passing grade: 106th
- Adjusted completion rate: 92nd
- Yards per attempt: 75th
- Big-time throw rate: 109th
- Deep passing (148 QBs, minimum 20 deep passing attempts)
- Adjusted completion rate: 133rd
- Deep throw rate: 77th (15.2%)
- Pressured passing (141 QBs, minimum 50 pressured dropbacks)
- Adjusted completion rate: 62nd
- Pressured rate: 79th
Scouting report:
- Dynamic rusher. Cunningham can make defenders miss in tight quarters while also benign able to shed arm tackles.
- Cunningham’s biggest strides need to come as a passer. His arm strength is average. He is at his best when delivering quick hitters to his receivers in stride. His deep ball accuracy is erratic, and receivers are left waiting on passes many times.
- His penchant for superhero plays will get him into trouble in the NFL. Cunningham will force throws and attempt passes while he’s getting wrapped up by a defender. The results were disastrous at times. The more he comes to terms with the fact that it’s ok to dirt a ball or throw it out of bounds, the better off he’ll be.
Player Comp: Dennis Dixon
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