Will Size Affect Alabama QB Bryce Young’s NFL Draft Stock?

Is Bryce Young tall enough? is he big enough?

Both of these questions are related to size, but they are very different issues for the NFL scouting community, as the former Alabama quarterback will learn a lot in the coming months.

It’s hard to separate Young’s track record of collegiate success from a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, but some professional teams will invest in him a very expensive first-round draft pick. scrutiny. The success or failure of a player picked at the same time Young was picked could be the difference between a contract extension and a pink slip for the NFL general manager.

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Young’s height, and his bias toward short quarterbacks, is going to be a tedious debate heading into the 2023 NFL Draft. But a bigger concern for NFL clubs might be his slim frame. conducted a live YouTube tape assessment of Young on .

But for Zierlein, it’s not the height the club is concerned about Young.

“It’s the frame. Forget the weight, it’s the frame. He’s a little bigger. Actually, Kyler Murray has a pretty fat lower body. So does Russell Wilson.” If a man fell on you, how would your body react to it? How would you withstand a beating in a year?”

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Admittedly, Young is not a physically impressive man. He can pass strangers on the streets you would never guess he’s going to be his NFL Draft pick at a price. However, to his credit, he seems to play with the awareness that he is among the giants. He’s a brilliantly elusive scrambler, and uses that skill more of the time instead of taking off on his own. NFL clubs will love him.

When he rushes, he hates contact – usually sliding wisely and avoiding more hits than necessary. you will love it. That’s not to say he isn’t tough. Because Young has no fear of throwing the ball to the face with a pass rusher. He was flat on release and missed seeing many big completions in Alabama.

Recovering from a hit like that is harder in the NFL. Bigger, faster players will hit Young on Sunday, but the physics are pretty simple. His body would absorb more punishment. He doesn’t have to worry about falling in the draft. he won’t wait long He proved himself to be a prodigious passer at the college level.

And hopefully he’ll prove just as durable next time.

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This article originally appeared in Tuscaloosa News: Bryce Young faces size questions ahead of NFL Draft