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We know Jacob Eason has the arm, but does he have the other traits to take UW to the promised land?

See that mountain over there? Pretty sure Jacob Eason can throw a football over it. The quarterback’s arm strength has been well-documented, and rarely disappoints the naked eye.

Need an NFL prototype? Eason is your model. At 6-feet-6, 227 pounds, the Husky’s frame spawns instant salivation from any professional scout.

It’s possible that no Washington signal-caller has been as hyped up as the five-star recruit. As a scout-team player, Eason was a topic of conversation even as Jake Browning was setting records as the winningest quarterback in Huskies history.

But Eason’s Herculean arm and build can only take him so far.