Finding Ryan Pace and John Fox Their Ideal QB In 2017 Draft Class

Rushing Aid

One way to determine how effective a quarterback actually is centers around whether the defense is gearing up to stop him and even then can’t do it. In other words, they have absolutely no fear of the running game. A time-tested offensive philosophy is that by running the football well, it takes pressure off the QB and allow him more opportunities for big plays. So this category will determine the strength of the rushing attacks each prospect had in 2016, subtracting of course the yards they themselves ran for. The fewer yards and TDs provided by the running game, the higher the QB ranks.

1. Patrick Mahomes (Texas Tech) – 958 yards and 10 TDs
2. Deshone Kizer (Notre Dame) – 1, 488 yards and 10 TDs
3. Mitch Trubisky (UNC) – 1, 588 yards and 16 TDs
4. Davis Webb (Cal) – 1, 852 yards and 16 TDs
5. Deshaun Watson (Clemson) – 1, 869 and 20 TDs
6. Brad Kaaya (Miami) – 1, 973 yards and 24 TDs
7. Josh Allen (Wyoming) – 2, 353 and 24 TDs