Mitch Trubisky had to sit behind Marquise Williams on the Carolina quarterback depth chart before finally getting to show what he could do as a starter in 2016. The Ohio native turned in an incredibly impressive season that made his draft stock soar so much that he decided to declare for the NFL Draft after just one year as the Tar Heels’ signal caller.
When media outlets are saying you have a pretty good chance to be the first quarterback taken in the draft, it isn’t difficult to pass up the risk of continuing to play without compensation in college where your career could end on any given play.