In November, The Star published a story titled “Drew Lock leads college football in touchdown passes. But should he go pro early?” By now you probably know what happened: Lock elected to come back to Missouri for his senior season.
Is it the right choice? Time will tell. But everyone The Star spoke to about Lock this season thought it made more sense for him to return to school, rather than compete with a loaded 2018 draft class for quarterbacks.
“In general, I think it’s better to stay in school, especially if the team and the offense is willing to challenge you in the next year, help you have a little bit of an NFL environment in your final year,” said Trent Dilfer, a former NFL quarterback and analyst for ESPN.