Quarterback
Oregon State
6-4 224
40 time: 4.99
Draft board overall prospect rank: #146
Draft board overall quarterback rank: #11
Overall rating: 61*
Sean Canfield has all of the physical skills that NFL scouts love. He’s got a good height with room to fill out in terms of arm strength. He’s got good accuracy and he’s very smart. However, watching him play this season and in the Senior Bowl, I didn’t see anything resembling an NFL starter. He doesn’t have a very strong arm or much experience in a pro style offense, taking snaps under center, and making pro style reads on pro style routes. I see the upside, but not much else. He had one good year at Oregon State and really didn’t play much in his first 3 years because he sucked. He had a good year this year, but one good year in college and the potential to be a good NFL signal caller is not going to be enough for NFL teams to use much more than a 4th or 5th rounder on him. He really lacks mobility and lacks a lot of sacks. He reminds me a lot of Trent Edwards coming out of school, all of the physical tools and upside, but none of the on the field results. Edwards went in the 3rd round and all but failed as an NFL signal caller because he lacked elite NFL arm strength to compliment his big frame, good short accuracy, and mature decision making. Trent Edwards looked like a guy who couldn’t lead a successful drive to save his life last year, despite playing with good talent around him in the receiving corps, and I think Canfield should have the same fate. Someone will take him for a trial run, but they probably won’t like the results.
NFL Comparison: Trent Edwards
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