Nick Foles Scouting Report |
Nick Foles - Arizona (HT: 6-5 - WT: 243) |
Positives -- Has prototypical size for an NFL quarterback, looks the part... Has an above-average arm and is capable of making every throw, gets good velocity on his intermediate throws... Deadly accurate with his short to intermediate throws; completes a high percentage of his passes, including
69.1 percent of his throws as a senior... Posted huge passing numbers, extremely productive at Arizona... Best attribute is his ability to throw underneath routes by placing the ball where receivers can make plays after the catch... Had 350+ yards passing in nine of 12 games as a senior... Has massive 10⅜ inch hands... Smart player, understands what the defense is giving him, makes a lot of smart decisions at the line of scrimmage... When he's hot, he's incredibly difficult to stop and has the potential to be a decent starter at the next level.
Negatives -- Plays in a spread aerial attack that focuses on short throws over the middle, which has padded his statistics... Elongated release that will be picked apart by NFL scouts during post-season workouts... Feet look slow, has a tough time setting his feet when he gets out of position... Has just average accuracy on his deep ball... Improved decision maker who fits well in the spread offense but may have trouble in the NFL when asked to set up under center and go through a natural progression... Not a scrambler by any means necessary, slow and will be prone to taking sacks... Suffered a sprained knee in week seven last year, forcing him to miss two games... Looks like more of a system guy rather than an elite quarterback prospect... Struggles when under duress, forces throws and has no athletic ability to escape... Put up huge numbers as a senior but went 4-8 as a starter.
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Combine Results |
Height |
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6050 |
Weight |
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243 |
Arm |
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34¼ |
Hand |
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10⅝ |
40-Time |
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5.14 |
Vertical |
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30.5 |
Broad |
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9'4" |
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At Arizona -- (Official School Bio) 2L... Likely Arizona's passing-records holder in many categories with a solid senior year... Team Offensive co-MVP... Honorable mention All-Pac-10 first two years... Threw for 3,191 yards despite missing two games in 2010... Hooked up for 20 touchdown tosses, third-best in UA history... Pac-10 POW in Iowa victory, completing 28 of 39 throws for 303 yards and two scores... Three TD passes each in OSU, USC, Oregon and ASU games... Career-high 448 yards against OSU, No. 3 in UA history... Also had 440 against OSU, No. 6... Career-long 85-yard TD throw to Juron Criner against Oregon... Missed UW, UCLA starts with sprained knee... Pac-10 leader in yards and completions per game... Yards were third-most in UA history, completions No. 2... Followed solid debut in 2009... Emerged in third week of season with performance at Iowa that earned him the starting role the following week... Finished the year with 2,486 passing yards, a completion percentage of 63.4, threw 19 touchdowns against nine interceptions and an efficiency rating of 125.25... Yards were then sixth most in school annals, TD throws fourth best, completion percentage in top 10... His 260 completions and 410 attempts were then No. 2 in school history... Earned Pac-10 offensive Player of the Week honors after a then career-best 415-yard, three-touchdown game against Stanford, which earned national QB of the week citation from College Football Performance Awards... Threw career-high four TD passes against Oregon, one of his three 300-plus yardage games... Completed career-high 40 of career-high 51 tosses against the Cardinal for a school-record 78.4 percent and the 415 yards... Then career-long 71-yard pass (Juron Criner) against Oregon... Joined team for fall camp 2008 as a transfer from Michigan State... Spent redshirt year at times emulating opponents' quarterbacks with scout teams, also in drills with top units.
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