MOBILE, Ala. — A starter in the SEC as a redshirt freshman. A failed drug test. A mid-career transfer.
In his five years at Florida and West Virginia, Will Grier experienced uncommon highs and lows. Add it all up and he thinks it has prepared him perfectly for the NFL.
“It’s been a wonderful journey,” said Grier, one of eight quarterbacks at this week’s Senior Bowl. “I’ve dealt with a lot of adversity and came out a stronger person.”
Grier, 23, is not projected as a high first-rounder. But he could be an intriguing option for teams like the Broncos that are drafting early in the second round and could move up into the latter part of the first round, like Minnesota did in 2014 to draft Teddy Bridgewater and Baltimore did last year to take Lamar Jackson.