Mitchell Trubisky
Trubisky is a very interesting prospect. He was a reserve at North Carolina for a while, backing up Marquise Williams for reasons that I still don’t comprehend. But in 2016, when he finally got a chance to take the starting job full time, he flourished. He finished with a 68% completion percentage, threw 30 touchdowns, and was only picked off six times. And, he displayed the ability to escape from a collapsing pocket – a valuable asset to have in the NFL.
As mentioned, his pocket mobility and awareness is one of the greatest strengths of his. He knows exactly where to slide and doesn’t have to look away from the developing routes either. He displays good mechanics and throwing motion, and has an easy delivery. Plus, he has plenty of arm strength.
He doesn’t have a lot of experience taking snaps from under center, however. He’ll need to learn center/QB snap exchanges as well as the drop-back footwork at the NFL level. His experience is also a concern for many scouts, as he’s made only 13 starts in his college career.
But overall, he has everything a quarterback needs to succeed in the NFL. For the Bears especially, he’s a great fit because he excels at managing from the pocket, and Dowell Loggains’s offense requires a lot of pocket presence. His pro-comparison on NFL.com is Matthew Stafford – which I’d take in a heartbeat. Trubisky will need time to learn and adjust to the NFL, but he might have the highest floor of any QB in this draft. And he has the potential to grow from good to great. He’s my favorite quarterback prospect in this draft, and a hell of a fit for the Bears.
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