INDIANAPOLIS -- The secret sauce remains elusive to those trying to find the perfect formula for scouting college quarterbacks. It's quite possible the code will never be cracked. There will always be hits and misses as the search for the next Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady ensues. There is no perfect process.
Different evaluators concentrate on different traits. Some might be physical and easy to spot, others like trying to find a foul stench in the wind.
The answers received around NFL combine week about top priorities for a quarterback prospect ranged from instincts to leadership to functional intelligence to decision-making to production.