As college football continues to evolve, many teams have transitioned from traditional offenses to up tempo, spread schemes. While the change has led to increased offensive success, quarterback responsibility has been altered. Because the NFL has not followed college football’s offensive changeover, it has become increasingly difficult to project aspiring quarterbacks for the pro level.
“It’s harder now to evaluate these quarterbacks just because of the spread system,” said Kelvin Fisher, Bills Director of College Scouting. “Their percentages are up high, their yardages are up high just because they’re throwing five yard passes and everyone else is doing the work so yeah, it is definitely harder to evaluate and when you do see that quarterback playing in a pro-style offense, you get excited about it.