COLUMBIA, MO. • With the NFL draft a month away, Drew Lock could be spending his days having his every throw, every decision, every word evaluated and analyzed by teams in the market for a quarterback.
But after a record-breaking season at Missouri, Lock didn’t believe he was ready to slide under that microscope. Physically, yes, he has the arm to impress NFL coaches. The first-team All-Southeastern Conference quarterback has the credentials with 33 career starts and last year threw more touchdown passes (44) than any quarterback in SEC history.
What Lock doesn’t have, he insists, is the base knowledge and experience to operate an NFL offense.