2021 NFL Draft- Can the Buckeyes quarterback chase down Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence?
Depending on how you look at it, what’s in front of Justin Fields is either a daunting challenge or a fun opportunity: Can he chase down Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and become the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft?
Written content by Chris Trapasso via CBS
No way, right? That has to be what you’re thinking. History says the team with the first pick will ultimately select the odds-on favorite. And Lawrence was anointed as the next truly impeccable quarterback prospect when he was the nation’s top overall recruit in 2018. For many, Lawrence evokes glorious scouting memories of Peyton Manning in 1998 and Andrew Luck in 2012, and neither eventual No. 1 choice was caught by their respective competitors, Ryan Leaf or Robert Griffin III.
Of course, the numerical spot in which Lawrence or Fields is picked won’t be directly tied to the amount of NFL success they experience. But there is prestige that comes with being the first player selected in the draft, and while both have other, more immediate goals in mind — like winning a national title — they want to join that exclusive fraternity, even if their agent and PR team advise them to say otherwise after the season concludes.
And now, early in November, I have a two-fold, summarized stance on these quarterbacks as top pick candidates in next April’s draft:
Lawrence is the real deal, a majestic thrower of the football with athleticism many scramble-happy quarterbacks don’t possess.
Fields isn’t far behind him
Remember, Fields isn’t a stranger to being an alpha football player. In that high school class of 2018, he was the No. 2 overall recruit per 247 Sports.
Lawrence has more experience and flashier high-profile games on his resume right now. His traits are a tick more impressive than Fields’ yet the two are quite a ways ahead of anyone else at the collegiate level when strictly considering physical capabilities. Read more from CBS.
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