{"id":80352,"date":"2020-02-03T22:19:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T03:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=80352"},"modified":"2021-03-18T22:02:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T02:02:17","slug":"jake-fromm-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/02\/03\/jake-fromm-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Jake Fromm 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jake Fromm Overview<br \/>\nPosition: <\/strong>Quarterback<br \/>\n<strong>Height:<\/strong> 6\u20192\u201d<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>220 pounds<br \/>\n<strong>School<\/strong>: Georgia Bulldogs<\/p>\n<p><strong>Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>40-yard dash<\/strong>: 5.01 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>Vertical jump<\/strong>: 30 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Broad jump<\/strong>: 9 feet, 3 inches<br \/>\n<strong>Three-cone drill<\/strong>: 7.27 seconds<br \/>\n<strong>20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.51 seconds<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jake Fromm 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Jake Fromm, a three-year starter for the Georgia Bulldogs, wasn\u2019t supposed to see action as early as he did. Starting off his collegiate career as a backup, Fromm took the starting job after <strong>Jacob Eason<\/strong> suffered an injury. Fromm never relinquished the position, taking Georgia all the way to the National Championship Game during his freshman season. While the Bulldogs couldn\u2019t take down Alabama in the championship, Fromm earned the right to start in 2018 and 2019.<\/p>\n<p>During his sophomore season, Fromm completed 67.4% of his passes for 2,761 yards, 30 touchdowns, and six interceptions. Fromm started all 14 games for the Bulldogs and improved on all of his major stats during his sophomore season. Fromm experienced a relative down season as a Junior but still finished the year with 2,860 passing yards, 24 touchdowns, and five interceptions. On top of that, Fromm earned permanent team captain honors prior to the start of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Fromm skipped his Senior year to declare for the 2020 NFL Draft. In total, the Georgia native 8,224 passing yards and 78 touchdown passes. The yardage ranks fourth in team history while the touchdowns are second only to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MurrAa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aaron Murray<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Strengths<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Smart, decisive player who takes great care of the football;<\/li>\n<li>Advanced ability to look off defenders and create his own throwing lanes;<\/li>\n<li>Above-average accuracy to all parts of the field, although not quite \u201celite\u201d deep ball placement;<\/li>\n<li>Exceptional touch and impressive ability to lead receivers;<\/li>\n<li>Strong fundamentals and mechanics should translate to the NFL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Weaknesses<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Below-average arm strength;<\/li>\n<li>Didn\u2019t push the ball downfield, although that could be a reflection of Georgia\u2019s coaching staff;<\/li>\n<li>Can run if he has to, but won\u2019t scare defenses with his legs;<\/li>\n<li>Underwhelming Junior season;<\/li>\n<li>Traditionalists may not like his below-average 6\u2019-2\u201d height.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PennCh01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chad Pennington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/chargers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Mid-late first<\/p>\n<h3>Jake Fromm Bottom Line<\/h3>\n<p>Jake Fromm will never be <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/MahoPa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a><\/strong>, but he has what it takes to be a solid NFL starter. Fromm\u2019s ability to work within Georgia\u2019s system, read defenses, and do all the little things right should translate. Picking up the NFL game is perhaps the hardest part of transitioning to the NFL, and Fromm is ahead of the curve in terms of mental development.<\/p>\n<p>Some will question Fromm\u2019s ability to push the ball downfield, but I believe his underwhelming deep passing numbers <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/2020\/02\/02\/jake-fromm-new-england-patriots-nfl-draft-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">had more to do with Georgia\u2019s offense<\/a> than Fromm himself. The Bulldogs hardly ran any deep passing routes, and Gerogia\u2019s receivers never got open downfield. When he was actually allowed to throw downfield, Fromm was typically pretty accurate.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest concern with Fromm comes from his below-average arm. You don\u2019t need elite arm strength to succeed in the NFL if you have elite accuracy. Fromm\u2019s accuracy is better than most, but it might not be enough to make up for his subpar cannon. That said, even with the arm questions, Fromm is well worth the risk for a quarterback-needy team picking near the middle to end of the first round.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"fEixJoHYQQZR0wNBAEp-1w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1197225155\" 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:'fEixJoHYQQZR0wNBAEp-1w',sig:'C7sNFm7iFHok0dDqLQM11laAwIahZce1iRMnxjst1_o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1197225155',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>Georgia Bulldogs three-year starting quarterback Jake Fromm opted to eschew his Senior year to declare for the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":80355,"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":[1647,2],"tags":[5273,5580],"class_list":["post-80352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-featured","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-jake-fromm"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80352","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=80352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}