In his first mock of the season, Mel Kiper pegged Baker Mayfield, quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners, as the Washington Redskins’ first round pick.
Recently, Bucky Brooks, draft analyst for NFL.com, went a different route in his first mock, selecting Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen at that spot instead. He provided a description for the selection, saying that “Colt McCoy [will serve] as the team’s bridge quarterback until the young gunslinger is ready to assume the QB1 role”.
It’s a fair pick, and a rather exciting one. Allen has unparalleled arm talent, and if he can realize his full potential at the next level, we could be looking at a top-tier quarterback for the next decade.