As Mac Jones continues to generate buzz about potentially going as high as No. 3 in next week's NFL draft, league executives are raving about his football mind.
"He's as smart as advertised. I'd say borderline genius when it comes to football," one executive told Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated.
Jones parlayed one full season as Alabama's starting quarterback into becoming arguably the fastest-rising prospect in the 2021 draft class. Viewed by most as the fifth-ranked quarterback at the beginning of the draft process, Jones has quickly worked his way up boards and has been rumored as the favorite for the 49ers after they traded up to No.