{"id":132304,"date":"2022-03-29T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=132304"},"modified":"2022-03-28T22:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T02:34:48","slug":"2022-nfl-draft-bailey-zappe-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/29\/2022-nfl-draft-bailey-zappe-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 NFL Draft: Bailey Zappe Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bailey Zappe NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

Position: Quarterback
\n<\/span>Height: 6\u20191\u2019\u2019
\n<\/span>Weight: 220 lbs.
\n<\/span>School: Western Kentucky<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

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Bailey Zappe 2022 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n

Bailey Zappe led the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers to the Conference-USA Championship game in his senior season. Zappe led all of college football in passing yards and touchdowns, while also shattering many prestigious records held by other college football legends. He statistically had one of the best seasons out of anyone in the sport. The quarterback led Western Kentucky to an 8-4 regular-season record, including a 7-1 record in conference. Zappe was also awarded the conference\u2019s Most Valuable Player award and was also named to the All-Conference First Team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Western Kentucky, led by Zappe, made it all the way to the Conference-USA title game in 2021. However, the team fell to UTSA 49-41 in the game. Zappe threw for 577 yards and four touchdowns in the title game; these stats further exemplify how confident of a passer Zappe is. Over the course of his senior season, Zappe accumulated 5,967 passing yards and 62 touchdowns, which led all of college football in 2021. In fact, his near 6,000 passing yards are the most ever in a single season by a college quarterback. Also, with his 62 touchdown passes, Zappe passed the previous record of 61 touchdowns in a season, held by now-NFL star Joe Burrow.<\/span><\/p>\n

Zappe started his career at Houston Baptist University, and first impressed in his junior (2019) season. He threw for nearly 4,000 yards and had an FCS-best 35 touchdowns that season. Zappe was on the team for all four years of his career (2017-2020) and started most of the Huskies\u2019 games from 2018-2020. He played very well in the shortened 2020 season, and with a few of his Houston Baptist teammates, announced his transfer to Western Kentucky for his final season.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outlook<\/h3>\n

Now, Zappe leaves behind his five-year college career<\/a> and now awaits the 2022 NFL Draft. His records and dominating presence as a passer will certainly help his draft stock come late April. Over his career, he amassed over 14,000 passing yards and 135 touchdown passes. He maintained a consistently good passer rating and QBR throughout all of his college career. His confidence as a passer, combined with some of his skills to adapt to systems, could create some buzz around his lesser-known name.<\/span><\/p>\n

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