Sawyer Robertson

Robertson has the look of a career backup that will operate in a quick-passing and screen-heavy offense (hello, Denver). Most of Robertson's passes in his final season at Baylor consisted of first-read quick hitters, in-breakers, and screens. He has a clean throwing motion with a quick release to operate in this type of system. He operated in a system that routinely asked him to hit his first read or his checkdown without forcing him to operate with pure progression or even half-field reads. Robertson will have to deal with defenders jumping his routes in the NFL because of how badly he stares down his first read on many plays. Robertson has sufficient arm strength to operate in the short and intermediate areas of the field. He lacks that extra gear with his arm and is a max-effort thrower. He plays more like a 5'11" quarterback than one standing at 6'4". His deep ball is ok, but nothing to write home about. His wide receivers are left waiting for the targets many times. With boundary nine routes, he lacks arch on the ball, preferring to toss back shoulder balls all day. This could be related to his touch, his arm strength, or a combination of the two. Little second-level layering of the ball is seen in his film. Most of his throws are thrown on a line. Robertson is a "see it, throw it" quarterback. Robertson has the mobility to offer some off-script ability, but he lacks the willingness. With the high reliance on quick hitters and first reads in college, when that first option is unavailable, he can get antsy in the pocket. His pocket awareness has to improve to operate in the NFL. He's late to feel the rush many times and will bail or spin out of the pocket if he does feel the heat. There are some instances of him climbing the ladder when the pocket is collapsing, but it's not frequent enough.