Anthony Gordon Report

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9	Anthony Gordon	Age 23	Low/Medium/High: Connor Halliday (Low) - Will Grier (Medium) - Andy Dalton (High)				Hall of Fame Caliber		9.0 - 10
10	Quarterback	6'2 3/8"					All-Pro		8.0 - 8.999
11	Washington State	205 pounds	Side notes: 2019 second team all-PAC-12. Set PAC-12 single season records for passing touchdowns, passing yards, and completions. Uncle Greg Reynolds was the #2 overall pick in 2006 MLB Draft.				Pro Bowler		7.0 - 7.999
12	RS Senior	Hands - 9 3/4" Arms - 31"					Quality NFL Starter		6.0 - 6.999
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14	Reads & Decisions (30 points): Wants to see his man gain separation first rather than throwing with anticipation. One read and done decision-maker who latches onto his first option and refuses to let go. Overlooks underneath defenders and puts the ball in serious danger as a result. Allows windows to close by hesitating to get the ball out. Benefited from working in an offense full of quick hitters and screens. Appears to be looking without seeing a lot of times; a bit too robotic with his decision-making process. Seems to determine things pre-snap and ride it off the cliff. Has a decent pump fake to draw defenders in the wrong direction. Throws it away when he has nowhere to go on a scramble. Plays with confidence and won't hesitate to let it rip when he sees an opening. Processing falls off of a cliff in the red zone. Resorts to backyard football a lot.	Accuracy & Ball Placement (15 points): Flashes some quality touch over the middle of the field. Can arc his passes over linebackers and deliver them beautifully in terms of height. Abnormal mechanics don't seem to have a major impact on his accuracy. Alters ball trajectories like few college quarterbacks can. Pulls his passes a bit if there's pressure in his face during the release. Interceptions seem to be more mental mistakes than poorly placed throws. Timing and chemistry with his receivers at Wazzu jumped off the screen quite a bit. Feel for leverage is shocking for a one year starter. Accuracy on the deep ball is pretty impressive. Can keep his guys in stride when hitting them across the middle of the field. Naturally accurate thrower regardless of most variables. Abysmal luck with receivers dropping passes and turning them into interceptions.	Pocket Awareness & Scrambling (15 points): Plays a lot smaller than he's listed. Maintains calm lower half even when bullets start flying past him. Limited scrambler and shouldn't be asked to do a whole lot with his legs. Can escape lesser athletes in backfield chases, but he won't be taking off for additional yardage often. Needs to do a better job of manipulating the pocket and creating a platform. Prefers to bail rather than climb and reset. Goes all or nothing with attempts to relocate in the pocket. Occasionally just shuts his feet off and turn into a statue. Inconsistency against pressure is incredibly confusing. Cool as can be on one snap and then panicked the next despite similar situations. Willing to absorb big shots if it means getting the ball out. Drifts too much when given time. Can't create for himself much when the play breaks down.		Mechanics & Throwing Motion (15 points): Mechanically broken passer who disconnects his upper half and lower half frivolously. Footwork is an absolute mess. Could care less about maintaining his center line and staying aligned with his target. Release is quick enough, but his choices with arm slotting make zero sense. Drops are sloppy and uncoordinated, and it throws off his overall timing. Has no feel for adjusting his release for traffic at the line of scrimmage. Often ends up throwing with his upper body to a downright horrendous degree. Will randomly sidearm it for no discernible reason. Oddly balances himself prior to a lot of throws; sets his feet in weird direction. Ball comes out smoothly despite the awkward setup; usually puts out a tight spiral. Throws like a smaller guy; compact as heck and it makes his delivery cleaner.		NFL Backup		4.0 - 4.999
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16							Potential Practice Squad		2.0 - 2.999
17							Potential Camp Roster		1.0 - 1.999
18							Out of Football		0 - 0.999
19							** - Projection
20							Kent Lee Platte's RAS		Combine Scores
21							40-yard dash: 4.86 seconds**
22							Bench Press: N/A
23							Vertical Jump: N/A
24							Broad Jump: N/A
25							3-cone drill: N/A
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28	Arm Strength (15 points): Doesn't mind throwing from bad platforms, and it doesn't take much heat off of his passes. Velocity isn't special, but it should allow him to hit most of the windows in the short and intermediate game. Passes begin to die out quickly the further downfield they get. Willing to let out the gunslinger mentality when it's needed, even though the tools don't necessarily match up. Arm won't be capable of hitting all the throws that are expected of an NFL quarterback, but it should be enough to hit most of them. Has a decent feel for the throws he can and can't make. Distance isn't nearly as impressive as velocity. Passes don't look likely to cut through the elements. May not have unlocked the potential with his arm due to the poor lower body mechanics he has. Seems to be putting his whole body into a lot of the throws he makes.	Relative Athletic Score (10 points): Grade used is a substitute due to an incomplete athletic testing profile. Height score of 5.30, weight score of 2.08, and projected 40-yard dash of 4.86 (5.21 score) are totaled. Total of 12.59 is divided by three to get 4.197 as an average. 4.197 is halved as a penalty for the incomplete testing profile, which results in a 2.0985 substitute score. Rounded up to 2.10.	Reads & Decisions: 9 points	Accuracy & Ball Placement: 11 points		Pocket Awareness & Scrambling: 4 points	College Statistics (JUCO - Fresh)
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30							Freshman Year	Passing: 65.1%-3864Y-37TD-13INT
31			Mechanics & Throwing Motion: 3 points	Arm Strength: 8 points		Character & Meds: -0 points	Freshman Year	Rushing: 44A-0Y-0TD
32						RAS Substitute: 2.10	Sophomore Year	Passing: N/A
33						RAS Substitute: 2.10	Sophomore Year	Rushing: N/A
34		Character & Injury Concerns (10 points - DEDUCT ONLY): No major medical or character concerns during his time in college, although lack of playing time may be a contributing factor to the clean bill of health. Well-versed with coach speak. Not necessarily a question dodger but he won't open up a ton in media interviews. Didn't appear to be a team captain for the Cougars in 2019.	Final Grade (Total /10): 3.710 - Depth Player				Junior Year	Passing: 60%-17Y-0TD-1INT
35							Junior Year	Rushing: 0A-0Y-0TD
36							Senior Year	Passing: 71.6%-5579Y-48TD-16INT
37			Final Ranking:	#191 overall prospect		QB #9 of 15	Senior Year	Rushing: 51A-0Y-0TD
38						QB #9 of 15	Total Stats	Games Played: 29
39						7th Round Value		Passing: 69.3%-9460Y-85TD-30INT
40						7th Round Value		Rushing: 95A-0Y-0TD
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42	The Book on Gordon	Games watched: Oregon (2019), UCLA (2019), Washington (2019) - Tape Review Date: 1/9/20
43	The Book on Gordon
44	It's no surprise that Gordon comes from a baseball background when you study his tape. His abnormal throwing mechanics are the first thing that will be noticed regardless of how green the evaluator is. He's an entirely upper body thrower who whips the football around like few other quarterbacks do. He had quite the high school football career for a guy who received little to no national buzz in terms of recruiting. A California division IV state champion, Gordon led a ferocious passing attack for the Terra Nova Tiger football team. He spent his first year of college at the JUCO level, playing for the City College of San Francisco, and ultimately leading them to a CCCAA championship in his lone season with the program. It didn't take long for Gordon to get onto the radar of larger programs, and he was scooped up by the Washington State Cougars to be the eventual leader of their passing attack. Gordon, standing at 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds in his redshirt season, eventually bulked up and filled out his frame more over the following years. At this point his career Gordon was a virtual unknown who was buried on the depth chart for the Cougars. He did not take any snaps during 2016 or 2017, as former Cougar Luke Falk was captaining the team to modest success. The arrival of East Carolina transfer Gardner Minshew made the situation even murkier in 2018, and Gordon would end up sitting for another year as Minshew lit the college football world on fire with his mustache madness. When it was announced that former Eastern Washington quarterback Gage Gubrud would be joining the program, it seemed like all hope was lost for Gordon as a prospect. Gubrud's performances had been declining for years, but he posted over 5000 yards and 48 touchdowns in a standout 2016 season. It was presumed that Gubrud would be handed the steering wheel immediately. Gordon kicked him to the passenger seat instead. Three strong showings of 400+ yards to start the season put Gordon in a comfortable lead for the job, but he proceeded to throw for nine touchdowns against UCLA to seal the deal. The remainder of Gordon's season would be more of the same, where he threw for an average of 53 times per game, averaging 429 passing yards per game to go with it. Gordon's lone standout season was enough to earn him an invite to the 2020 Senior Bowl, where he looked worthy of the opportunity. While he did not test at the NFL Combine, he was a participant in the throwing sessions. The knocks on Gordon will be very similar to what Minshew faced coming out of the air raid offense, but his baseline arm talent and accuracy should be enough to excite NFL some coaches. It's unlikely that Gordon goes in the top 125 given his flaws and limitations, but he's a near lock to go off the board between rounds five and six. He has backup potential with the right developmental track.
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