Brandon Weeden Scouting Report |
Brandon Weeden - Oklahoma State (HT: 6-3½ - WT: 221) |
Positives -- Has a good arm, is not elite, but strong enough to make all the throws he'll need... Put up huge numbers at Oklahoma State, throwing for over 4,000 yards in each of the past two seasons in the Big 12... Completed over 72 percent of his passes as a senior... Great size, looks like an NFL
quarterback... Good intangibles, is a leader on and off the field, teammates react well to him... Although not a threat to run, is good at moving in the pocket and avoiding pressure... Throws a nice deep ball, gets good trajectory on his throws and is accurate down the field... Does a good job with pre-snap reads, will make adjustments at the line and put his team into the correct play... Keeps his eyes downfield and will step into pressure to deliver throws... Despite his age he was the best quarterback at the Senior Bowl and if one team really likes him and thinks he can contribute immediately then he could go higher than anybody expects... He'd be a top ten lock if he were five years younger.
Negatives -- Misses some easy throws, often sails the ball over receiver's heads but is the beneficiary of having a very good set of receivers who will bail him out at times... Has a little bit of an elongated throwing motion, needs some coaching... Trusts his arm too much, will make throws that he shouldn't, tries to fit the ball into tight windows and is prone to some bad interceptions... Footwork breaks down at times, throws off balance too often... Turnover prone... 28-years-old, spent five years playing Minor League Baseball as a pitcher, will turn 29 as a rookie... There are currently 15 NFL starters who are younger than Weeden... Not much of an athlete, is not a threat to take off and run with the football... Oklahoma State quarterbacks have not panned out in the NFL in recent years... Stats may be inflated a bit due to the spread system that Oklahoma State plays... Is not asked to go through a natural progression, may be a bit of the product of the system... Locks onto receivers, most of his routes are timing routes and he'll stare down his target rather than baiting corners with his eyes.
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At Oklahoma State -- (Official School Bio) 2010: A former professional baseball player who joined the Cowboys in 2007... Had a record-breaking junior season in his first year as a starting quarterback since 2001... The All-Big 12 first-team quarterback as selected by the Big 12 coaches and Associated Press... Already owns a nice collection of school records, including single-season records for passing yards (4,277), total offense (4,209), touchdown passes (34), completed passes (342), pass attempts (511) and the completion percentage (66.9)... He holds the single-game records for completions (34 vs. Baylor) and passing yards (435 vs. Baylor)... He owns four of the top seven single-game passing totals in school history... Ended the season third nationally in passing yards (4,277), No. 16 in points responsible for at 15.7, No. 16 nationally and tops in the Big 12 with an efficiency rating of 154.10... Was sixth nationally with 32 touchdown passes... Enters his senior season with a career passing efficiency mark of 155.42 to rank fourth in the country among active players, trailing only Kellen Moore, Andrew Luck and Case Keenum... Named as OSU's male student-athlete of the year for 2010-2011 for his work in the classroom and on the field... Had seven 300-yard passing games and three 400-yard games... He also had at least one touchdown pass in every game, at least two TD passes in 11 games and he had three TD passes against Washington State, Tulsa, Louisiana, Baylor and Kansas... Against Tulsa, he had six touchdown passes to go with 409 yards... Had a completion of at least 38 yards in every game... His single-game yardage totals that rank in OSU's all-time top 10 include a school-record 435 against Baylor... He had the fourth highest total twice with 409 yards against Tulsa and Texas... He had the school's seventh best game when he had 389 vs. Kansas... His 356-yard effort vs. Texas Tech is No. 10 all-time... Completed more than 70 percent of his passes five times.
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