Tim Tebow NFL Draft Scouting Report

Quarterback

Florida


College Position: Quarterback
School: Florida
Grade: Senior
Height: 6-3
Weight: 245
Birthdate: 08-14-1987
Draft Projection: Third
Overall Rank: Unranked
NFL Draft Position (Rank): Quarterback (5)
Strengths
  • One of the most decorated college football players of our generation
  • Off the chart intangibles and a proven winner
  • Demonstrates poise under pressure
  • Good all-around athlete for a quarterback
  • Above average arm strength
  • Excellent mobility
  • Powerful runner
  • Ended his career with a 482 yard passing performance (3 TDs) that had to impress even the harshest critics (of course JaMarcus Russell had a lights out Sugar Bowl performance against a bad defense too)
       

Weaknesses
  • For all his success at Florida, Tebow has failed to demonstrate the skills to be an NFL caliber starting quarterback and especially not a first round QB
  • Lacks accuracy on intermediate routes
  • Elongated delivery
  • His deep balls tend to flutter
  • Has not run a pro style offense and needs to learn to make reads and take snaps from center
  • Not as fast as Vince Young or Pat White which will hinder his viability as a wildcat QB. His power running style is not an ideal fit for the wildcat
  • If a team drafts him as a QB it will either need a lot of patience (2-3 years?) or change its offense to the spread option
  • Ultimately Tebow is a project.  He has a place in the NFL but faces an uphill battle to become a starting QB.   A hybrid role as a wildcat QB, special teamer, and H-back may be his best option

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