Trey Lance is a potential star -- and a giant unknown, Top draft prospect Carter charged in fatal crash, Trade Lamar? The 2021 NFL Draft was supposed to be chock full of promising quarterbacks, including Trey Lance, but the production so far has been awfully disappointing. 28. "Trey is probably the hardest evaluation I've had to do in 11 years," says ESPN draft scout Matt Miller. "The hype wasn't big on Trey," Bahlmann says, in a classic bit of southwestern Minnesota dryness, brittle as the crunch of snow underfoot. "It's not up to me at this point. That man lived at that stadium. If you trust the tape, he should be the No. He retained the job, while Franks transferred to Arkansas. Trey believes he can speak success into the universe. By comparison, last season Trevor Lawrence attempted an average of 33 passes per game, Mac Jones attempted 31, and Justin Fields and Zach Wilson attempted 28. Unlike the other first-round quarterbacks, Lance had plenty of snaps from under center at North Dakota State, and as we mentioned, played in a run-heavy scheme that featured a fullback. Matt Corral, Jeremiah's third-ranked QB right now, is seen as the 34th-best prospect in the draft. There are eerily so many. John Lynch believes Trey Lance, 49ers' entire 2021 draft class will prove to be productive. Book will also be at the Senior Bowl. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Lance was asked his favorite memory of Holy Redeemer, and he said, "Had to be the eighth grade carnival." The 49ers anticipate Garoppolo's injury to not play a major factor in his ability to contribute next season for wherever he may land this offseason, even if that destination remains in San Francisco. If Lance works out well enough, therell be nothing to complain about at all. 2022 will be Lances time, and the following years will reveal whether or not Shanahan and Co. made the correct decision with Lance. "He's a lot more fun and exciting than I am." 3 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, is expected to get the bulk of . Tears flowed from Trey Lance's eyes when he answered his phone at the NFL Draft in Cleveland. It is his only loss at Ohio State. Here's a look at how to follow along with this year's scouting combine, as well as media availability for San Francisco's brass. Lance and Fields' natural arm strength is on a completely different level. There are eerily so many comparisons between the 2021 NFL Draft at quarterback and what happened in the 2018 NFL Draft just a few years prior. ", Through it all, the 20-year-old Lance smiled, laughed and generally conducted himself like someone who isn't so far removed from second grade that he couldn't channel the overall vibe. "He never jogged again," he says. "There is still a lot of change coming, and teams will improve or decline over the coming months," writes ESPN. It's why in our latest mock drafts we -- CBS Sports draft analysts Josh Edwards, Chris Trapasso and myself-- all have him going inside the top 10. 3) | McShay's QB2 (No. 1). When asked Wednesday if that played a role into the 49ers trading up in last year's draft to select QB Trey Lance out of North Dakota State with the No. He would tell me, 'He's good enough, and they'll find him. But fortunately for San Francisco, the quarterback position is one area the 49ers can confidently scratch off their list during the draft process. They eventually selected quarterback Trey Lance. Sure, they see the arm strength and the ability to throw on the run in either direction. Fields, the quarterback whom many thought San Francisco might take at No. There's still nothing wrong with the 49ers selecting Trey Lance at No. Lance in San Francisco with Shanahan and a year to learn the system certainly has an Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes feels to it. 3 overall in the NFL Draft, but they passed up on these four players as a result. Lawrence | Fields | Lance Carlton would ask, and Trey would answer, "Trey. Jones, meanwhile, also started just 17 career games, but we all know the talking points by now: He starred behind an NFL-caliber offensive line with some of the best playmakers on the planet in DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle and Najee Harris. Can the Lions fix their defense? Getting it wrong could, too. There's so many things that go into that. Trey piped in: "I don't even want to go.". Bruce Kluckhohn/AP Images. But hey, we're still two months away from the 2022 NFL Draft, and between Pro Days and the scouting combine, players have the opportunity to raise their draft stock and draw interest from quarterback-needy teams. Team Round PK(OVR) SFO: 1: He also was his third-ranked QB behind Trevor Lawrence (No. The Lances were engaging in the dance of the modern parent: Are we doing enough? Two weeks later, Sproles joined him. 2 quarterback taken in the draft, behind [Trevor] Lawrence.". Lance may have played only one game in 2020 (the Bison, who have decided to play a spring season amid concerns over the pandemic, scheduled just one game in the fall against Central Arkansas), but in 2019 he set an NCAA record for most passes thrown in a season without an interception and became the first freshman to win the Walter Payton Award for most outstanding offensive player in the FCS. "I'm at the stadium watching film," Lance said. Round 1, Pick 3. Even the year beyond. Lance was regarded as an extremely raw talent with just 318 pass attempts under his belt as a one-year starter at North Dakota State. Ehlinger injured his shoulder in the Valero Alamo Bowl win and missed the second half, though the severity of the injury is unclear. Trey's offensive coordinator at North Dakota State, former NFL quarterback Randy Hedberg, tells NFL people, "Trey can carry a franchise with his personality. His dual-threat ability could be enticing for an NFL team. "Trey Lance is simultaneously the draft class' biggest enigma and its most polished quarterback prospect. He barely played in Year 1. Will experience factor into draft position? 3 to pick Trey Lance. He immediately made an impact at Ohio State, becoming just the third Buckeyes QB in the past 50 years to win each of his first 13 starts. A new home for Michael Thomas? "So there were guys cutting ahead of me in line," he said. How much can we afford to spend and sacrifice for our son to reach his dream? Yes, that does seem a bit premature. What's next: With his bowl game behind him, Wilson announced on Friday, Jan. 1, that he is entering the draft. Some of those scouts are undoubtedly falling in love. That's been the goal all along.". Jump to a QB: Carlton kept hitting the same key: Don't put your worth onto others. In that Week 17 win, Lance completed 69.6 percent of his passes for 249 yards and two touchdowns and was intercepted once. Void of a first round selection, NFL draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah believes it isn't the worst situation for a number of teams heading into this year's draft. Why this class is one of the most talented ever, The Kiper & McShay mini 2021 NFL mock draft: Debating the top 10 picks, How Zach Wilson and BYU became an improbable perfect match, when he took over for them against Hawai'i in 2018, learned to play the position by working with his father, a stint as a child model in multiple commercials and advertisements, injured his shoulder in the Valero Alamo Bowl win, Kiper thinks he is likely to be a Day 3 pick. Angie met Carlton at the door. Lance, whom well get to in a bit, got a pass in year one thanks to the Niners opting to have him sit behind the veteran, Jimmy Garoppolo, for the bulk of 2021. Lance is occasionally late on pulling the trigger on some throws, and he can sometimes miss his target on short and intermediate passes, but these aren't red flags that keep you from taking a potentially special talent with a top-15 pick; these are things you expect to become less of a concern with the more time he's on the field. His accuracy was a question headed into the season, but he completed 63.3% of his passes and threw just three interceptions as a senior. He expects to be full-go in time for organized team activities (OTAs) in May. Carlton paused the screen at one point and asked, "Trey, is this an offensive lineman?" Lance became the first major recruit from that 2018 class to get an offer, committing to NDSU in hopes of becoming just the third Bison QB to ever be drafted. Carlton went to the film, where the two of them sat down to see who was right. Follow full coverage of Trey Lance during the 2021 NFL Draft on ESPN.com. Carlton shrugged. His father, Mike, served as his private quarterbacks coach through high school, helping him to big numbers both through the air and on the ground at Corner Canyon High School. A five-star recruit in the 2018 class, he threw 30 touchdown passes for the Tigers as a freshman in 2018, leading them to a national title. The same Tua who has similar arm talent and athleticism but rarely faced questions about playing behind a top-flight O-line and throwing to top-flight receivers. Can we sit back and expect college recruiters to find Marshall, Minnesota, and look beyond the sparse statistics to see their son's potential? North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance is of the most-intriguing, high-ceiling prospects in the 2021 draft class. While offensive linemen rarely factor into Offensive Rookie of the Year voting, Slater should easily command some attention there. Anyone, the thinking goes, could've done what Jones did last season. Fantasy basketball: How concerning is LeBron James' injury? When he walks into a room, you know who he is. Patient in the pocket keeps his eyes downfield and usually goes through progressions well. He read it mostly to himself, kind of mumbly, and his eyes narrowed the more he read, no doubt wondering where it was headed. He could become the first BYU quarterback selected in the first round since Steve Young in 1984. Lance had a fantastic 2019 campaign in which he completed almost 67 percent of his passes for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns without an interception (Pro QB rating of 130.8 ) while running for 1100 yds and 14 TDs on the way to leading the Bison to an FCS championship. One was a coveted asset who might someday become a star. Is Trey Lance falling behind the 2021 QB draft class? In fact, in those 17 starts Lance attempted more than 25 passes just twice and when you remove those games, he attempted just 16 passes a game. With the 2023 NFL Scouting Combine quickly approaching, let's take a look at the full list of the 319 prospects invited to Indy. Multiple first-round picks, WRs DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. As far as 2021 is concerned, lets flashback to which first-round quarterbacks were selected in that years NFL Draft: 2021 was supposed to be even more impressive than the 2018 class. He's confounding to some ("Talented, not sure what to make of him,". The 49ers used the No. We'll know more after that game. Lance presents the kind of conundrum that no longer seemed possible: He is an underexposed quarterback. It would have been nice to have a full season this fall for him this past fall, so he could have played potentially 15 more games or so, but that didn't happenI think that would have helped him in the long run.". Theres still nothing wrong with the 49ers selecting Trey Lance at No. Finally, he bent forward again so his smile filled the screen. He has all of the physical tools you could ever ask for but has issues in his game and is the most polarizing prospect in the draft. ", Boise State was Lance's lone FBS quarterback offer, and it came the day before signing day. Sam Ehlinger, Texas Longhorns: Ehlinger has thrown for 11,436 yards and put up 127 total touchdowns (93 passing, 33 rushing) over 43 starts at Texas since 2017. They question the competition. Lance showed flashes of immense potential during two starts and a few brief cameos during his rookie season. Round 1, Pick 3. The use of any team names, words, trademarks, logos or photos have been used for descriptive purposes only. Player and team photos used with permission from. "Are you faster than him?" ", The biggest hurdle for Lance in college recruiting was the same as it is in draft evaluations: There was just never enough of him. Who didn't turn every perceived insult into a reason to live? After the fact, when I sheepishly told Angie what I had done, she said, "Oh, you didn't. "Who's stopping Trey?" 7 overall prospect. Mond will be at the Senior Bowl as well. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. Should pick up NFL schemes quickly despite limited experience, Has a quick release and gets passes immediately to the intended target, Sells fakes well, shows elusiveness, gets outside the pocket to avoid the rush with ease, He has the arm strength to push the ball downfield and hit closing windows outside. "And second, you're studying NFL defenses?". If we were up by 40 at halftime, what was I supposed to do? On offense, he threw for 1,097 yards, 10 touchdowns, and three interceptions in nine games. And it begins, This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with San Francisco 49ers or NFL Enterprises LLC. A late offer from BYU, however, gave him something Boise could not: playing college ball close to his family. He has shown all the physical (speed, arm strength, accuracy) and mental (ability to read a defense, leadership, pattern identity) qualities NFL scouts look for, but in precious few repetitions to evaluate their next-level utility. The delay will undoubtedly move back the timeline for his recovery at least a little bit. It sounds like Lance has started throwing again in the Bay Area. It was around that time that Carlton started saying, "The only one stopping Trey is Trey." 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. "What are you doing right now?" NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? 2 overall), Justin Fields, Chicago Bears (No. "I learned a lot about myself, and who I want to be, and became a better person through this whole process," Lawrence said earlier this month. News Sports Autos Business Michigan Life + Home Entertainment Opinion Obituaries. Featured | NFL Draft Prospects 2021: Pauline's updated big board, player rankings. What do you believe? Wilson finished the season with 425 passing yards and five total touchdowns in the Cougars' blowout win over UCF in the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl. Trey Lance: The biggest risk in the 2021 NFL Draft class. 9 QB in this class. After a slow start as a sophomore in 2019 -- he threw five picks in his first three games -- Lawrence finished on a tear, guiding Clemson to a 14-1 season while throwing 36 touchdown passes. It is expected to be six months should there be no complications. He also carried the ball 24 times for 120 yards in the two starts. "No, Trey is not a late bloomer," he said, each syllable strung like barbed wire. NFL Nation: Analysis for every pick San Francisco 49ers 2021 NFL Draft Class. "You don't know what someone right next to you is going through at home, so asking people how they're doing might be weird and awkward right at the beginning, but your positive energy can change your life, and the lives of others. Same with signing perennial Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams to a record-setting new contract during the offseason, too. Wilson, meanwhile, was disastrous in year one and hasnt been much better his sophomore season despite missing three games because of a preseason knee injury. That includes ESPN, which released its early picks for Super Bowl 58 participants, league MVPs, and breakout players. Jeremiah believes there are a lot of quality starters beyond the first 32 picks, including two target areas for the 49ers: cornerback and offensive line. Soon it evolved into a motivational call-and-response. MORE: Trey Lance's best draft fits include 49ers, Patriots. Scouting reports | More draft coverage. Overall, Lance appeared in six games. He walked next to his son and held his hand on the seat and did all the dad things you're supposed to do until he realized -- about five seconds into this big deal -- that he was even less essential than the training wheels. Lance struggled during his lone start in 2022 in Week 1 against the Chicago Bears, and there wasnt enough from him prior to his injury to make any sort of grand conclusions. He hit both of those marks in a shootout win against Florida in the SEC championship game, and he had four more touchdowns in Bama's win over Notre Dame. Trey . Lance essentially played 10 quarters of meaningful football his rookie year, with two starts. Still, that shouldnt prevent us from looking at some hindsight perspectives here, and San Francisco can still cringe at the thought it missed out on these other top-performing rookies the team otherwise could have had instead of Lance. We begin with Lawrence, the likely No. Again, to reiterate our point above: sometimes the biggest thing holding young players back is lack of experience, whether in college or on an NFL sideline to begin their career. It was also a chance for Trey Lance to get an idea of where he fit into that wider world. But in the small sample size we do have, he's been really, really, really good. 16) | McShay's QB3 (No. After completing 192 of 287 attempts for 2,786 yards and 28 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman, Lance caught the eye of NFL scouts as a top-tier NFL Draft prospect in 2021. Angie was torn; she wanted to give her son the best opportunity to succeed, but she didn't want her son to turn into an entitled line-cutter, either. Former NFL scout and NFL Media's draft expert Daniel Jeremiah released his latest rankings of the top 50 prospects in the 2022 draft on Monday, and his top quarterback, Kenny Pickett, is listed at No. CBS Sports draft analysts Josh Edwards, Chris Trapasso and myself, NFL combine burning questions: Young's size and more, C.J. He completed 41-of-71 passing attempts (57.7 percent) for 603 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. He racked up 823 yards on 101 designed runs in 2019 and 327 yards on 33 scrambles, as well. Nov 11, 2021 at 5:55 PM --881. shares. 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