{"id":57288,"date":"2019-01-28T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T23:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=57288"},"modified":"2019-04-22T20:38:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T00:38:00","slug":"drew-lock-2019-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/01\/28\/drew-lock-2019-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Lock 2019 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Position: <\/strong>Quarterback<br \/>\n<strong>Height:\u00a0<\/strong>6&#8217;4&#8243;<br \/>\n<strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a0225 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School<\/strong>: Missouri Tigers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data<br \/>\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.69 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 31.0 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 4 inches<br \/>\n<strong>20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.12 seconds (tied for second-best among quarterbacks)<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Drew Lock 2019 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/drew-lock-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Lock<\/a><\/strong> is one of the most interesting prospects in the 2019 NFL Draft. Lock was one of the most coveted quarterbacks coming out of high school, ranking as the sixth-best pro-style quarterback in the 2015 recruiting class. Lock ended up landing with Missouri, becoming one of the best quarterbacks in school history. A four-year starter, Lock finished his collegiate career completing 56.9% of his passes for 12,193 yards, 99 touchdowns, and 39 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Lock\u2019s best season came during his Junior year back in 2017. Playing in all 13 games, Lock completed 57.8% of his passes for 3,964 yards, 44 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. Lock\u2019s 44 touchdowns were a conference record, a feat made all the more impressive considering <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=NewtCa00,NewtCa20&amp;search=Cam+Newton&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Newton<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/StafMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Stafford<\/a><\/strong>, and many other legit NFL quarterbacks came from the SEC.<\/p>\n<p>While his 2018 season wasn\u2019t quite as good from a statistical standpoint, Lock did erase a few worries during his final year in college. For one, Lock completed a career-high 62.9% of his passes during his senior season. Prior to 2018, Lock has never eclipsed a 58% completion percentage. Additionally, Lock led Missouri to their best record in Lock\u2019s four-year collegiate tenure (8-5).<\/p>\n<h2>Strengths<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ideal build and body for the NFL<\/li>\n<li>Rocket arm capable of reaching any part of the field<\/li>\n<li>Confidence and willingness to stretch the field<\/li>\n<li>Improved completion percentage every year as a starter<\/li>\n<li>Reduced turnovers and improved decision making as a senior<\/li>\n<li>Capable of throwing both on the run and from the pocket<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Weaknesses<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Accuracy, especially to the deep portion of the field, is scattershot<\/li>\n<li>Overconfidence in his arm can lead to poor decisions<\/li>\n<li>Tends to lock on to the first read regardless of coverage<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes leaves the pocket too early and struggles to sense the rush at times<\/li>\n<li>Overall, not as consistent as one would like<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CutlJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Cutler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/giants\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Giants<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Early- to mid-first round<\/p>\n<h2>Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>Lock probably isn\u2019t the best quarterback in the class, but he has the best arm. His frame, athleticism, and overall build give him the potential to be a franchise quarterback for years to come under the proper tutelage. His accuracy is underwhelming and he some questionable decisions simply because he believes in the power of his arm. That might not carry over to the NFL, as everyone is faster and better than the competition he was able to exploit in college. That said, he\u2019s shown the ability to make big plays and put up numbers with an underwhelming set of weapons at Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>He doesn\u2019t have quite the same arm as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/patrick-mahomes-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, but he has a similar profile. However, he also has a similar profile to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jay-cutler-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jay Cutler<\/a>, and Cutler is a more likely outcome. Drafting Lock is something of a project, as he still needs to work on reading a defense and adapting to the NFL game before earning the starting role. Lock\u2019s best fit would be going somewhere with a veteran quarterback already entrenched and letting Lock learn the game at his own pace.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"6HV7eSwrRoBA83NTHxfbeg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1089833954\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6HV7eSwrRoBA83NTHxfbeg',sig:'ZeAL7wWSKMVzarGkHAkzzhSGbT64pk3HSUhF1Aj3Mgg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1089833954',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri quarterback Drew Lock set a single-season touchdown record and should be one of the first quarterbacks selected in the 2019 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":57371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[4070,266,4069,61,92,40],"class_list":["post-57288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2019-nfl-draft","tag-denver-broncos","tag-drew-lock","tag-football","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57288"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57288\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57288"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57288"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}