Perhaps Jalen Milroe is one of the most under -discussed prospects of the NFL design of 2025. The former quarterback from Alabama was invited by the league to take part in the event. This is usually a sign that the player is selected in the first rounds.
Milroe follow consensus boards at the end of the second round, although 25.6% of the bill designs contain it in the first.
Teams are usually ready to bet on quarterbacks with physical tools, even if there are legitimate concerns about their skills as a passer -by. We saw how Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson let the college game grow in multi -year MVP candidates, and Milroe only belongs to the same class in terms of sporting attributes.
I thought Jalen Milroe was a better passer -by in 2023 than this year, but he has so much potential that I would make a shot on him in the second or third round. pic.twitter.com/n2FPW8ZLVD
– Jay Gruden (@coach_jayguden) April 8, 2025
It only takes one team to fall in love with a player and take him with conviction. If the design approaches, it doesn't take much to understand how Milroe could skyrocket to the top of the class 2025.
Rare air
There is only a handful of current quarterbacks that are sporty compared to Milroe: Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels and Justin Fields.
Milroe: 6-2, 225 lbs; 4.37 40-yard fittings board
Jackson: 6-2, 205; 4.34
Daniels: 6-4, 210; 4.32
Fields: 6-3, 227; 4.44
All three by Jackson, Daniels and Fields were taken in the first round – although Jackson was the very first choice on the first day in 2018.
Perhaps the most bright draft profile came on Milroe from Pro Football Focus (PFF), which highly praised the arm strength of Alabama QB:
Milroes's best capital is his arm strength. He has a cannon and a natural ability. His arm appears the most on deep balls. If he lets it lose over 40 meters, he is one of the best in business. Milroes 95.8 PFF -PSF grade for such throws is the best in the design class. In ARM talent he can win as a passer -by at the next level. It enables him to be imperfect with his timing because his arm can compensate for it. Sometimes he has to rule and learn in this arm strength to throw with some touches with shorter passes, but if he can show it on the deep ball, it is something special.
How rare is Milroe as a runner? Well, he has faster than his Alabama teammate and the star of Detroit Lions, Jahmyr Gibbs, according to CBS Sports:
It is not necessary to bury the Lede – Milroes greatest strength is its rushing ability. He was once faster with GPS than Jahmyr Gibbs when they were teammates in Alabama. Yes, you read the right. It eliminates angles on the sidelines and beats the defenders of the second and third level with one step onto the start and he can also miss defense lawyer in narrow areas.
Sure, it is possible if not likely that Milroe will end up closer to Justin Fields than Lamar Jackson or Jayden Daniels. Fields, however, is the kind of player that teams like to continue bets. Therefore, the New York Jets made him their starter and guaranteed two years in his contract in this low season.
For the same reason, Milroe is worth gambling. It could take a first choice in the first round to acquire it.
Is Milroe Sean McVays Trey Lance?
It is not difficult to understand the plan of San Francisco 49ers behind the third Trey Lance in 2021. It is also not difficult to understand why he didn't get out.
The 49s swings after the fences
After Kyle Shanahan had seen a great Bowl victory against the Kansas City Chiefs, which were stolen by the every talented Patrick Mahomes of their understanding, he persuaded himself in Lance after exchanging his first round. The 49s were simply exceeded against Mahomes with a limited Jimmy Garoppolo under the middle. Lance should have the answers and the ability to create itself, even if Shanahan's offense from the point of view of an X and O of options from the point of view of an X and O was more.
You missed a lot of time
Ask me why Lance didn't work for San Francisco and I will ask if you have all day.
Lance was 2021 during the draft process and had about 300 college passing attempts. All physical tools and more were there that justified the bet.
But it is not the case that the 49s were patient and allowed him to gain more experience. Injuries were also to blame. Ultimately, Lance only took four starts in San Francisco before the 49s and Shanahan pulled the plug.
Does Sean McVay feel the attraction?
It is difficult to observe what Jalen Wurs has become with the Philadelphia Eagles and does not want that for themselves. After Hurts was taken into the second round in the second round and Carson Wentz 'start job was stolen, he became a huge cheat code and a short rescue process in Philly. Daniels also has a similar talent with the Washington commander.
It simply makes life easier if you have a quarterback that sees its recipients covered and can pick up a handful of meters with his legs to keep them in front of the chains in the second, third and fourth place. This is not a luxury that Sean McVay enjoyed with the Los Angeles Rams during his time, since neither Jared Goff nor Matthew Stafford will routinely beat her with her legs.
I come back to the idea that McVay and Shanahan have very similar roots. They were together in Washington when Robert Griffin Jr. conquered the NFL as a beginner in the storm. Both understand how much there is to win with a quarterback that can create all elements of the designed piece alone even after the defense.
Since Stafford is satisfied thanks to its last contract adjustment, there is no pressure that a rookie quarters can play immediately. This is exactly what Milroe needs when he will make the jump from a talented college perspective a NFL star.
Will Jalen Milroe McVay's eye catch in this design? Could the Rams be a sleeping goal for the quarterback for the 26th?