{"id":84516,"date":"2020-04-09T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=84516"},"modified":"2021-03-20T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T20:04:43","slug":"brian-lewerke-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/09\/brian-lewerke-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Lewerke 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Brian Lewerke Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Position: Quarterback<br \/>\nHeight: 6\u20192\u201d<br \/>\nWeight: 213 Lbs.<br \/>\nSchool: Michigan State<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Combine Performance Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>40-Yard Dash: 4.95 seconds<br \/>\nBench Press: n\/a<br \/>\nVertical Jump: 31.0 inches<br \/>\nBroad Jump: 113 inches<\/p>\n<h2>Brian Lewerke 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/brian-lewerke-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Lewerke<\/a><\/strong> is a three-year starter who had an excellent 2017 (2,793 yards passing, twenty touchdowns, and 559 rushing yards with five touchdowns), a frustrating 2018 (54.3 completion percentage with eight touchdowns and 11 interceptions), and a 2019 that was just good enough to secure a spot in the NFL Combine (3,079 passing yards, 17 touchdowns, 13 interceptions). His mobility out of the pocket and flashes of excellence have given promise of a solid NFL prototype quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Completion percentage will be a key detractor for NFL scouts, as he never achieved a 60 percent mark. He has the ability to make downfield throws but is too often off the mark. With two seasons as a team captain, and a 2017 All-Big Ten Honorable Mention he has shown the leadership intangibles needed to be a supportive quarterback in the NFL.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Solid agility in and out of pocket; sets up a second throw point;<\/li>\n<li>Intangibles needed as a team leader and solid experience as a three-year starter;<\/li>\n<li>Powerful arm on downfield throws;<\/li>\n<li>Not afraid to run the ball or take a shot in a zone-read scheme;<\/li>\n<li>Discerns the pocket collapsing and when he needs to run;<\/li>\n<li>Has frame and intangibles needed to correct possible mechanical errors;<\/li>\n<li>May have been hurt by chaotic Michigan State system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Touch on the ball is often a concern due to arrant balls and incompletions;<\/li>\n<li>Multiple soft-tissue injuries, although no surgeries;<\/li>\n<li>Unable to consistently string together impactful plays;<\/li>\n<li>Never achieved marks set in the 2017 season;<\/li>\n<li>Throws at wide receivers, not anticipating throws;<\/li>\n<li>Needs improvement on drop step to set up quick progression routes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NFL Comparison: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DaniB.00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">B.J. Daniels<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Teams with Need at Position: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Bears<\/a>, <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\/cowboys\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/falcons\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projection: Priority Free agent<\/p>\n<h3>Bottom Line on Brian Lewerke<\/h3>\n<p>Brian Lewerke is epitomized by really good flashes, and lowlights that will be very frustrating for coaches to deal with. There is very few in-between to work with, and that inconsistency may drop him out of all seven rounds. The biggest knock is the lack of accuracy which is a vital component of developing NFL quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p>However, a strong arm and his time as a starter in a pro-style system will make Lewerke a tempting free-agent option for coaches. Those who are bullish on him will cite the chaos in the Michigan State system, and the fact he has the base traits needed for a functional system to properly mentor him. He has been working with NFL Network analyst and former quarterback<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RoseSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sage Rosenfels<\/a><\/strong> this off-season, in hopes of refining mechanics. Working with a patient coach could push him to a nice career as a backup.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"-XnMzuJmTWh-zgj7juMuCQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1194765419\" 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:'-XnMzuJmTWh-zgj7juMuCQ',sig:'8f-8Jz9MGXVVYgZgGFMSAupwwkLscLDKu3vYhyZI7WM=',w:'594px',h:'446px',items:'1194765419',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>Brian Lewerke 2020 NFL Draft: Draft profile for three-year starter and team captain Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":84594,"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":[5273,5871],"class_list":["post-84516","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-brian-lewerke"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84516","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\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84516"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84516\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84516"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84516"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84516"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}