Anthony Richardson's NFL Draft Combine measurments revealed
Anthony Richardson is a dark horse prospect for a top 5 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft. After his combine measurements were revealed, buzz is starting to pick up around the former Gators signal caller.
And it isn’t hard to see why. Richardson is an athletic specimen, weighing in at 6-foot-4, 244 pounds with 10.5 inch hands at the NFL Combine. For reference, Cam Newton’s NFL Combine numbers were 6-foot-5, 248 pounds.
Richardson is essentially the size of Derrick Henry playing quarterback.
Florida QB Anthony Richardson checks in at 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds with 10.5” hands at weigh-ins.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 4, 2023
Is Anthony Richardson a true QB1 in the NFL?
Richardson was considered to be QB4 off the board right at the end of the college football season, but his size alone is moving him up draft boards, even before his combine measurements came out.
His college stats tell another story about Richardson, though. Like Kentucky’s Will Levis, Richardson struggled against Power 5 competition while Bryce Young and CJ Stroud did not. He threw for just 17 touchdowns with 9 interceptions. He does have a cannon, but he ran into accuracy problems with the Gators.
He does bring another skill to the table, though; his speed. He was an excellent runner this past season, totaling 654 rushing yards and 9 touchdowns in 2022.
Can that translate? It may depend on the system of his future NFL squad.
I can hear it now, “With the #1 pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Chicago Bears select Anthony Richardson from the University of Florida.”
Justin Fields, your days in Chicago are numbered!
The rumor making the rounds is the Bears are shopping the first pick for draft choices.
I heard AR had a good interview with the Bucs. Imagine them trading up to draft AR at #1?
The Trask vs. AR QB competition in Tampa next summer would be must-see-TV. It’d be the ultimate brains vs. brawn challenge!
Anthony Richardson having the NFL sing his praises makes me wonder. If he’s so great. Someone has to be TERRIBLE! Is it Richardson or NAPIER????? Sun belt Billy has Vince Young 2.0 in his possession. He has a couple of serious SEC running backs and for a while the guy who would get that SACK RECORD BRENT COX!!!! Had a mountain in the middle of his defense and Florida always gets dbs!!!!!
So did Florida su….ck, or just the sun belt Saban????? Be honest. In 2016 did anyone believe Georgia would be this far ahead of y’all in 2023???? LOL
PS. Yea I saw it, but did y’all???
Negan
I wish him the best, but I would choose Young, Stroud, and others ahead of of him. I think he’d be worth the gamble on the third day of the draft.
I sincerely believe even a second day draft choice is worth the gamble on all that physical talent. It’s just that QB is also a mentally challenging position and AR is woefully behind the learning curve there. There’s no guarantee he’ll get over that learning curve any more than Ryan Leaf, Vince Young, or Jamarcus Russell.
I’m thinking that he’ll have to switch positions in the long run, unless a QB whisperer can work wonders. I believe you mentioned him as a WR? If he could figure it out he’d scare the DBs :)
I was thinking RB or TE, but WR would be more natural as Emilio previously pointed out. Not saying that he’d make an NFL quarterback, just that if that happens it’ll be the day that you-know-what freezes over.
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Nice job by AR. Wish him success in the future.
There will be some NFL coach out there somewhere salivating over physical talents thinking he can be the one to fix his bad decision making and lack of progression skills. A lot of coaches have tried and not succeeded so far. Resist the urge and draft less risky options.
“Lack of progression skills”. A pretty weak take.
AR never showed any real success in the SEC. Put some pressure on him and he folds like a cheap suit. He can look good throwing to receivers in a drill but he never did live up to the hype.
Was Richardson faster than our receivers?
Maybe, looking at his combine measures. Good question, though.
Maybe he should have thrown the ball to himself this past season… ;D
Hey, if his howitzer of an arm weren’t so powerful, he might’ve tried. ;)