2. Mitch Trubisky, quarterback, North Carolina
Trubisky has a real chance to become the next Blaine Gabbert of the NFL. But at least everyone had a good grasp on what Gabbert was capable of doing after he started 26 games for Missouri.
Strong arm? Sure. Athletic? Absolutely. Smart? Very much so. These apply to both players.
The one thing nobody really has any idea about is whether Trubisky will hold up in an NFL pocket with bodies flying around him or if he’ll fold up like a lawnchair, Gabbert style. He sure didn’t look great in his final college game against Stanford — a game that saw Solomon Thomas and Co. put him in panic mode (more on that here).
Yet many different NFL Draft writers believe Trubisky is the best quarterback of the 2017 NFL Draft class — something that makes us remember with horror the abominable 2013 class that produced nary a franchise passer.
Quarterback needy teams should not reach for Trubisky, who is still a huge project quarterback at this time.