Position: Quarterback | Height: 6035 | Weight: 217 | Forty: 4.44 | Class: 2016
Hometown: Honolulu, HI | Dob: 10/30/93 | Projection: Top 10 | Player Comparison: Colin Kaepernick
PROS
- Extremely accurate. Demonstrates high football IQ during pre-snap at line of scrimmage.
- Throws darts. Can zip it into windows, Possesses ability and timing to make all the throws.
- Dual threat quarterback with escapability athleticism and explosive acceleration when he tucks and runs.
- Manages very high tempo offense– the fastest in the nation.
CONS
- Tends to get flustered at times when crowded in the pocket.
- Needs to add at least 10 pounds of bulk to his frame to withstand NFL pounding.
MEDICAL
- Played the final five games of the 2013 season with a partial tear of his MCL. Durability a concern entering 2014.
NOTES
- Mentored by Ducks coach Scott Frost.
- Mariota is of Samoan descent.
QUOTE
“I know Chip Kelly used to talk about he loved the, quote-unquote, ‘Hawaiian Chill Factor’ that Marcus Mariota brought, and he loved the calm that he brought, in that chaotic environment with that uptempo environment with all those weapons around him,” –ESPN Analyst Jesse Palmer
LINKS
Source: NFL Draft Bible News Feed
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