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Tyler Van Dyke’s Draft Stock and the Danger of Early QB Hype

1) The benching of Miami quarterback Tyler Van Dyke—and this is nothing against the kid, who’s still just a redshirt sophomore—is just another example of people jumping the gun on hyping the draft stock of players at that position. It happened last year with former Oklahoma and now South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler, who was projected by some as a first-round pick, only to be benched in favor of true freshman Caleb Williams before transferring. And it may be happening again with the Hurricanes, who got a spark from former top-50 recruit Jake Garcia late in The U’s ugly loss to Middle Tennessee.