Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Images. ", Carlton, a financial analyst, was a volunteer defensive assistant at Marshall. pic.twitter.com/j8MhJ2o7tG. With only one game under his belt this year, next year's NFL combine will be important, as would a potential pro day, so scouts can get a closer look at him. Ehlinger injured his shoulder in the Valero Alamo Bowl win and missed the second half, though the severity of the injury is unclear. Can SF bring back Jimmie Ward? This is not a post with the intent to hammer Lance for having a small sample size. Height: 6-5 | Weight: 240. "But I can go through and look at last year's draft and how loaded it was up there at the top that I could make a case You could go through and I could find probably 10 guys that would have an opportunity to be the first pick in this year's draft. 49ers fans dont care how well any of the other quarterbacks perform as long as Lance pans out. That man lived at that stadium. Lance had a fantastic 2019 campaign in which he completed almost 67 percent of his passes for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns without an interception (Pro QB rating of 130.8 ) while running for 1100 yds and 14 TDs on the way to leading the Bison to an FCS championship. Jimmy. It sounded more like an aside than a flex. They'd been gone about 10 minutes when Carlton and Trey returned to the house. The Buckeyes began play in October, and Fields had just 11 incompletions through three games; he had 11 touchdown passes in that time frame. None of the coaches were paying much attention to Trey, and during the throwing drills he noticed Trey wasn't moving up in the line. From that point on, all we were looking for was an opportunity. "Are you faster than him?" Free shipping for many products! And for now, theres nothing wrong with that pick. The quarterback took to social media to ask for "a few college receivers" for (presumably) a Bay Area throwing session, starting on Friday (h/t Grant Cohn of SI) BYU's Zach Wilson is the front runner, but Ohio State's . But no one has stood out from the rest as the Allen- or Jackson-type franchise signal-caller. 3 selection in 2021's draft and selected Trey Lance out of North Dakota State. In terms of physical tools, Trey Lance is the quarterback you build in the lab. They question the extent of the dataset. 3 overall in the NFL Draft, but they passed up on these four players as a result. He also carried the ball 24 times for 120 yards in the two starts. Fields, the quarterback whom many thought San Francisco might take at No. CBS Sports draft analysts Josh Edwards, Chris Trapasso and myself, NFL combine burning questions: Young's size and more, C.J. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah suggests Lance not only would have been the best signal caller coming out of the 2022 class, but would likely garner the attention of the first-overall pick in this year's draft. "Tough love, but it was always love. "He was one of our strictest coaches," says Blaise Andries, now an offensive tackle at the University of Minnesota. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? First, he didn't even start for a high school team after his freshman year. Why the Packers' transition to Jordan Love, whenever it happens, will require patience, A new home for Michael Thomas? He has an NFL-ready frame and a cannon for an arm, and McShay has called him "the best quarterback prospect [he has] seen come out of college since Andrew Luck in 2012." He played in eight games over two seasons with the Niners, earning 797 passing yards and five . In terms of physical tools, Trey Lance is the quarterback you build in the lab. Of course, Lawrences rookie year was hindered by the disaster that was the head coach Urban Meyer era, and one can only hope for the Jags that veteran head coach Doug Pederson has started the process of getting Lawrences trajectory back on track. "You can do this." He was 52-2 as the starting quarterback at Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, and Clemson has lost just once with him under center over three seasons (LSU beat Clemson for the national title last season). INDIANAPOLIS A theme at this year's NFL Scouting Combine: There's not a lot of top-level talent. Trey believes he can speak success into the universe. On a dreary February night in Fargo, right after Lance had finished his redshirt season, he got a call from a former high school teammate. Can the Lions fix their defense? And that will be the expectation for Wilson, whom the Jets appear set to draft with the second-overall pick. 8:01 am ET. 1 in the 2021 draft and, in November, participated in Senior Day festivities at Clemson. It was also a chance for Trey Lance to get an idea of where he fit into that wider world. Former NFL scout and NFL Media's draft expert Daniel Jeremiah released his latest rankings of the top 50 prospects in the 2022 draft on Monday, and his top quarterback, Kenny Pickett, is listed at No. Angie says. A class that has been largely underwhelming so far. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? Kiper and McShay both rank him as the No. 1). OL Aaron Banks "U of M stung for about a half hour," Angie Lance says. Scouting reports | More draft coverage. And while he flashed a lot of "No. At 6-foot, Book is undersized, but Kiper ranks him as the No. Height: 6-3 | Weight: 228. ", What Carlton said in response was far more diplomatic than his wife would have guessed, but his voice did adopt a crisper tone the second the description hit his ears. General manager John Lynch said he believes the only thing 49ers quarterback Trey Lance is lacking is experience. 2, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Author of five books (3 NYT best-sellers). It was like a farewell game for him, just a whole different vibe." 9 overall), Mac Jones, New England Patriots (No. It starts at the top with Clemson's Trevor Lawrence, one of the best QB prospects in years and the favorite to be selected No. 49ers is a registered trademark of the Forty Niners Football Company LLC. 7 overall prospect. Is Trey Lance falling behind the 2021 QB draft class? Theres still nothing wrong with the 49ers selecting Trey Lance at No. Basically: If Fields returned to Columbus for the '22 season, a year from now we'd be talking about him like we talk about Lawrence. A Heisman finalist, he led Ohio State to the College Football Playoff, but it lost 29-23 to Clemson in the semifinal. These are the other draftable quarterbacks in the 2021 class, and each could rise during the pre-draft process (listed alphabetically): Ian Book, Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Book is 30-5 in his career as the starter at Notre Dame, and he has thrown 49 touchdown passes to just nine interceptions over the past two seasons. McShay ranks him as the seventh-best QB in this class. Lance laughed and said, "It was awesome to see you guys.". It would have been nice to have a full season this fall for him this past fall, so he could have played potentially 15 more games or so, but that didn't happenI think that would have helped him in the long run.". By David Bonilla. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. It's a big world out there, full of temptation, jealousy and free safeties who swear they didn't hear the whistle, but in this moment Lance is affected by none of it. Whichever explanation you choose to adopt, there is no doubt it was one of the strangest events of a strange year. After a slow start as a sophomore in 2019 -- he threw five picks in his first three games -- Lawrence finished on a tear, guiding Clemson to a 14-1 season while throwing 36 touchdown passes. ", The questions ended, and Mrs. Klaith thanked Lance as the two bespectacled boys rushed the screen, waving frantically. He's confounding to some ("Talented, not sure what to make of him,". Overall, Lance appeared in six games. "He never wavered. He expects to be full-go in time for organized team activities (OTAs) in May. Jones, following a solid-if-unspectacular rookie year in which he simply did the basic things the Patriots asked of him, got off to a 2-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio before injuries forced the Pats to go with backup quarterback Bailey Zappe, who is now something of a cult hero and has at least prompted the discussion of being a better long-term option than Jones. 6-keys: media/spln/nfl/draft/free/stories, By pressing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the. Lance grew up playing running back until he transitioned to QB and led a wing-T offense at Marshall High School in Minnesota. "Going to school with a smile on your face can have a huge impact," he told the second graders. Wilson was hampered by injuries during 2019, and while he was impressive at times, he was considered a Day 3 QB heading into his junior season (in much the same way no one thought much of Joe Burrow, especially as the top pick, heading into his final year at LSU) after completing 62.4 percent of his throws with 11 touchdowns and nine picks. He set the Florida record for most touchdowns thrown in a season (43) and became the first FBS player in 15 seasons (and only one in SEC history) to throw at least three in nine consecutive games. The audio for the show is embedded above, while the video is available below. 3 overall in the NFL Draft, but they passed up on these four players as a result. ", This is an anecdotal way of informing the world that it's best not to make the mistake -- as I did -- of suggesting to Carlton Lance that Trey Lance is a late bloomer. His accuracy was a question headed into the season, but he completed 63.3% of his passes and threw just three interceptions as a senior. Lance had his worst game, throwing his first and only collegiate interception in the first half, but ended up completing 50% of his passes, running for 143 yards, throwing two touchdowns and finishing his career with a 17-0 record as a starter. Tears flowed from Trey Lance's eyes when he answered his phone at the NFL Draft in Cleveland. 1 overall pick, but they still don't have a general manager, so it's too early to know for sure if he'll be in Jacksonville next season. Hopefully so. Its lone loss came with Lawrence on the sideline -- he tested positive for COVID-19 at the end of October and went 35 days between starts, missing two games. Trey Lance is a potential star -- and a giant unknown, Top draft prospect Carter charged in fatal crash, Trade Lamar? There's so many things that go into that. His friend, who was redshirting while future pro Easton Stick led North Dakota State to a second straight national title, was sitting in the Fargodome on a random Tuesday night -- in the offseason -- breaking down film of NFL defenses. As a junior, Lawrence completed a career-best 69.2 percent of his attempts, assuaging most of the concerns that cropped up early during the 2019 season. Recruiting services sent out sales pitches with the same guilt-driven message: Your son is falling behind. There are eerily so many. That's been the goal all along.". Lawrence and the Tigers were stunned by Fields' Buckeyes in the Allstate Sugar Bowl, though Lawrence threw for 400 yards and had three total touchdowns in the loss. LANCE LEANED IN, reading the question off the chat function on the Zoom call. Carlton went to the film, where the two of them sat down to see who was right. Ultimately, his wish was granted, and Lawrence has led Clemson to a 10-1 season. Interestingly, Lawrence did show signs of being human early in his sophomore season. That's another box I would check." Getting it right could change a franchise. Lawrence has been the consensus No. We just dealt with what was there.". He also decided against running the 40 at his pro-day, which seemed like a suspect choice. Team Round PK(OVR) SFO: 1: Height: 6-3 | Weight: 210. Of note, the 49ers enter the draft without a first-round pick for the first time since 1996 when San Francisco traded its 1995 first-, third- and fourth-round picks and a 1996 first rounder to the . In a statement, Fields said, "I have no regrets about my time at UGA and have no hard feelings for the school or football program.". It sounds like Lance has started throwing again in the Bay Area. '", But right away, Carlton felt something was off. It's kind of weird to think that's a thing for a job." Lance never faced an FBS team during his college career, and he had just 17 career starts. Off the field, the tall, long-haired QB was the face of the "We want to play" movement over the summer, campaigning to have a college football season in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. ", The biggest hurdle for Lance in college recruiting was the same as it is in draft evaluations: There was just never enough of him. All teams and players mentioned are registered trademarks of the NFL and its respective teams. "(Trey Lance is) more talented than any quarterback in this draft class coming out, and I don't even think it's particularly close," Jeremiah said. "Well, I think the biggest thing is (that NFL teams) wonder if playing just the 17 games, if that gives him enough pictures that he's seen you know, different pictures from defenses," Hedberg explained. How much can we afford to spend and sacrifice for our son to reach his dream? He is 6-foot-4 and 226 pounds, has played in a pro-style offense in college that demanded he make reads at the line, runs the 40 in somewhere around 4.5 seconds and, in response to a question, told the students at Holy Redeemer that he once threw a ball 79 yards. His favorite prayer is "Hail Holy Queen," and he finds it strange that he is entering into a world where potential employment requires "X-rays and MRIs on pretty much my whole body. Now that NFL teams are busy trying to fill holes through NFL free agency, attention will soon turn to the 2021 NFL Draft and the value that can be added through a deep, talented draft class. The deadline to declare for the NFL draft has not been set, which would be the next date to watch for the Ohio State quarterback. 2021 NFL Draft Profile: Trey Lance. Ahead of the upcoming HBCU Legacy Bowl, let's take a look back at the 49ers history with players from historically Black colleges and universities. He has all of the physical tools you could ever ask for but has issues in his game and is the most polarizing prospect in the draft. 2021 NFL Draft All-Upside Team: Trey Lance starts at QB, Levi Onwuzurike and Joseph Ossai star on defense. Behind him, the QB2 for the 2021 rookie class is up for debate. 2 Alabama erases 17-point deficit, wins SEC, Trade Lamar? Some are scared witless. Yet, Trey Lance made it look easy. Jones has started just 16 games for the Crimson Tide, so it's possible he could return for another season to try to be the No. "I'll definitely be back to play foursquare," Lance said, prompting what sounded like a small riot, "and go to HRS basketball games.". Over the final 10 games, Lawrence had a completion percentage of 67.9 and threw 28 touchdowns against just three picks (and that includes the playoffs vs. Ohio State and LSU, where Lawrence completed just over half his throws with two touchdowns and no interceptions). 29 overall pick after the 49ers went all the way to the NFC Championship Game. Except that now-infamous Week 2 broken ankle all but put an immediate stop to any hype Lance had mustered up to that point. Lance struggled during his lone start in 2022 in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears, and there wasnt enough from him prior to his injury to make any sort of grand conclusions. But his sophomore season brought middling numbers (11 touchdown passes, nine picks) and a six-week absence in the middle of the campaign with a fractured thumb. If Lance works out well enough, therell be nothing to complain about at all. 2 quarterback taken in the draft, behind [Trevor] Lawrence.". Now 6-0, the Buckeyes are primed for another title run behind Fields' stellar 89.5 Total QBR. Pre-draft analysis, for what it's worth, indicates Lance won't be the second quarterback drafted (BYU's Zach Wilson, we are told, is all but assured to go to the Jets at No. "No, Trey is not a late bloomer," he said, each syllable strung like barbed wire. While each gun-slinger's situation is uniquely different due to a variety of impactful outliers, through 10 weeks, a re-draft of this year's quarterback class presents . At some point in his high school career, he found himself traveling the well-worn and sometimes-coded road from "quarterback" to "athlete." By comparison, last season Trevor Lawrence attempted an average of 33 passes per game, Mac Jones attempted 31, and Justin Fields and Zach Wilson attempted 28. The second graders in Mrs. Klaith's class bounced in and out of their Plexiglas-enclosed desks, talking in unison in their own delirious language, treating every one of life's minor revelations with frantic wonder. He completed 41-of-71 passing attempts (57.7 percent) for 603 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. My jersey number is 5, but I can't give you my phone number." But after stacking up elite numbers en route to an 11-0 record, he is square in the middle of the Round 1 mix. But in those games, I've never seen a player so dominant. Matt Corral, Jeremiah's third-ranked QB right now, is seen as the 34th-best prospect in the draft. Can we sit back and expect college recruiters to find Marshall, Minnesota, and look beyond the sparse statistics to see their son's potential? Wilson finished the season with 425 passing yards and five total touchdowns in the Cougars' blowout win over UCF in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. Did I see it blowing up like this? In the lead up to the 2022 NFL Draft, analysts have made note that this year's quarterback class isn't as attention . "Oh, no -- very abnormal. Yes, that does seem a bit premature. Lance was selected with the No. Mrs. Klaith, a consummate pro, managed the chaos like an auctioneer. He has done it in 10 of 11 games this season. You don't find many people who obsess over anything the way he does with football.". 3, has floundered amid a scuffling Bears offense, and the lack of offensive weaponry around him has certainly hindered his own development. The best-case scenario is that the, Rohan Chakravarthi and Wayne Breezie discuss the recent quarterback news with the San Francisco 49ers, and if Trey Lance is quarterback No. Trey Lance: The biggest risk in the 2021 NFL Draft class. This brings us full circle, back to Lance. Then, his final two words didn't leave it at that and did indeed answer the question without any more explanation. 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